We estimate the earnings losses of a cohort of workers displaced during the Great Recession and decompose those long-term losses into components attributable to fewer work hours and to reduced hourly wage rates. We also examine the extent to which the reduced earnings, work hours, and wages of...

This paper presents new evidence on the employment effects of a large increase in agricultural minimum wages in South Africa using anonymized tax data. We add to the minimum wage literature by differentiating employment effects resulting from the destruction of existing jobs and from the slower...

We estimate the earnings losses of a cohort of workers displaced during the Great Recession and decompose those long-term losses into components attributable to fewer work hours and to reduced hourly wage rates. We also examine the extent to which the reduced earnings, work hours, and wages of...

Das Mindestlohn-Kompendium trägt alle wichtigen Informationen zusammen, die in der Mindestlohndebatte interessant sind. Zuerst werden die verschiedenen Arten von Mindestlöhnen dargestellt. Dann werden die Mindestlohnregelungen in Europa präsentiert. Neben den monatlichen Mindestlöhnen und...

We develop a simple model of labor market participation, human capital degradation, and re-training. We focus on how non-participation, as a distinct state from unemployment and employment, is determined by the welfare system in interaction with labor market conditions and personal...

Niedriglohnbeschäftigung wird häufig als soziales Problem wahrgenommen, das es mit gesetzgeberischen Maßnahmen zu begrenzen gelte. Die vorliegende Untersuchung zeigt mit Daten des Sozio-oekonomischen Panels, dass einerseits zwar durchaus Anzeichen dafür bestehen, dass...

Die Einführung des gesetzlichen Mindestlohns in Deutschland im Jahr 2015 war im Vorfeld heftig umstritten. Die Diskussion entzündete sich vor allem an den erwarteten Beschäftigungsfolgen der Reform. Größere Beschäftigungsverluste sind allerdings fünf Jahre nach der Mindestlohnreform...

We develop a simple model of labor market participation, human capital degradation, and re-training. We focus on how non-participation, as a distinct state from unemployment and employment, is determined by the welfare system in interaction with labor market conditions and personal...

In this paper we examine nominal earnings flexibility in Ireland during the Great Recession. The Irish case is particularly interesting because it has been one of the countries most affected by the crisis. Using tax return data that are free of reporting error and cover the entire population of...

The number of long-term unemployed in Germany has stagnated at around one million for several years. Despite excellent labour market conditions, the long-term unemployment rate is well above the OECD average. Therefore, the "carrot and stick" principle of Hartz reforms is in clear need of...