Die Europäische Union hat sich zum Ziel gesetzt, die Unterschiede im Entwicklungsstand der verschiedenen Regionen zu verringern. Insbesondere der Abbau der Arbeitslosigkeit in rückständigen Regionen steht dabei im Blickpunkt. Der Artikel zeigt, dass Agglomerationskräfte ein Marktversagen...

The introduction, abolition and subsequent re-introduction of the minimum wage in the German electrical trade gave rise to series of natural experiments, which are used to study minimum wage effects. We find similar impacts in all three cases on wages, employment and the receipt of public...

This paper provides evidence over a long time period on the question of who bears the burden of social security contributions (SSC) in Germany. Following Alvaredo et al. (2016) we exploit kinks in the budget set generated by a drop in the marginal SSC rate at earnings caps. Based on...

This paper provides evidence over a long time period on the question of who bears the burden of social security contributions (SSC) in Germany. Following Alvaredo et al. (2016) we exploit kinks in the budget set generated by a drop in the marginal SSC rate at earnings caps. Based on...