In many countries, non-compliance with minimum wage legislation is widespread, andauthorities may be seen as having turned a blind eye to a legislation that they havethemselves passed. But if enforcement is imperfect, how effective can a minimum wage be?And if non-compliance is widespread, why...

Niedriglohnbeschäftigung hat in Deutschlandin den vergangenen Jahren deutlich an Bedeutunggewonnen. Nach IAT-Berechnungenmit zwei verschiedenen Datenquellen lag derAnteil der Niedriglohnbeziehenden unter denVollzeitbeschäftigten (2003) bei 17,1% undun ter allen abhängig Beschäftigten...

Using several unique data sets on wage agreements at both industry and firm levels inFrance, we document stylized facts on wage stickiness and the impact of wage-settinginstitutions on wage rigidity. First, the average duration of wages is a little less than one yearand around 10 percent of...

In many countries, non-compliance with minimum wage legislation is widespread, and authorities may be seen as having turned a blind eye to a legislation that they have themselves passed. But if enforcement is imperfect, how effective can a minimum wage be? And if non-compliance is widespread,...