and prime-aged women in employment and the wage bills of particular sectors, but reduced the shares of older women and …

they consider lower wages and higher wage dispersion major prerequisites for stronger employment growth. The theoretical … the downward pressure on wages and led to rising income inequality. Many German economists welcomed this effect, because …

employment in food retailing. Using data on the universe of German shops, we find that relaxing restrictions on business hours … increased employment by 0.4 workers per shop corresponding to an aggregate employment effect of 3 to 4 per cent. The effect was … driven by an increase in part-time employment while full-time employment was not affected. The statistical significance of …