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The Impact of the Regulation of Low Wages on Inequality and Labour-Market Adjustment : A Comparative Analysis
Bazen, Stephen - 2000
In all continental European countries there exist non-market mechanisms that determine or "regulate" wage rates for the low-paid. We consider the experience of three countries that have national minimum wages - France, Belgium, and the Netherlands - and three where low wage rates are determined...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014155946
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Monopsonistic competition, low-wage labour markets, and minimum wages : an empirical analysis
Bachmann, Ronald; Frings, Hanna - 2016
This paper investigates the degree of monopsony power of employers in different industries against the background of a statutory minimum wage introduction in Germany in January 2015. A semi-structural estimation approach is employed based on a dynamic model of monopsonistic competition. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011480762
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Wage Inequality in Germany after the Minimum Wage Introduction
Bossler, Mario - 2020
We revisit the development of monthly wages in Germany between 2000 and 2017. While wage inequality strongly increased during the first years of this period, it recently returned to its initial level, raising the question what the role of the German minimum wage introduction for this reversal...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012840443
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Employment expectations and uncertainties ahead of the new German minimum wage
Bossler, Mario - Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung - 2016
. Januar 2015 ein neuer Mindestlohn eingeführt. Dieser Artikel analysiert, ob die Bekanntgabe seiner Einführung bereits die … bei betroffenen Arbeitgebern. Außerdem werden von den vom Mindestlohn betroffenen Arbeitgebern Lohnkosten häufiger als …. Januar 2015 ein neuer Mindestlohn eingeführt. Dieser Artikel analysiert, ob die Bekanntgabe seiner Einführung bereits die …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011418249
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Price effects of minimum wages : evidence from the construction sector in East and West Germany
Werner, Thomas; Sell, Friedrich L.; Reinisch, David C. - 2013
In this paper, the authors present a new approach to estimate the impact of a minimum wage on the labor market of the construction sector in Germany. Instead of estimating the effect on employment, the authors focus on the change of prices on a firm level in order to differentiate between a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010195673
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High-impact minimum wages and heterogeneous regions : conference paper
Vom Berge, Philipp; Frings, Hanna; Paloyo, Alfredo R. - 2013
We estimate the effects on wage and employment growth rates of the introduction and subsequent increases of the minimum wage in the main construction industry of Germany. Using a regional dataset constructed from individual employment histories, we exploit the spatial dimension and border...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010342111
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Do minimum wages increase job satisfaction? : micro data evidence from the new German minimum wage
Bossler, Mario; Broszeit, Sandra - 2016
In Deutschland wurde am 1. Januar 2015 der gesetzliche Mindestlohn von € 8.50 pro Arbeitsstunde eingeführt. Mit einer …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011471357
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Monopsony competition and the minimum wage : evidence from Germany ; conference paper
Bachmann, Ronald; Frings, Hanna - 2014 - Preliminary
This paper investigates the degree of monoposony power of German employers in different industries, using a semi-structural approach based on a dynamic model of monopsonistic competition. The empirical analysis is based on a linked employer-employee data set which allows us to control for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010483879
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Monopsonistic competition, low-wage labour markets, and minimum wages : an empirical analysis
Bachmann, Ronald; Frings, Hanna - 2015
This paper investigates the degree of monopsony power of employers in different industries against the background of a statutory minimum wage introduction in Germany in January 2015. A semi-structural estimation approach is employed based on a dynamic model of monopsonistic competition. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011408479
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Did the minimum wage reduce the gender wage gap in Germany?
Caliendo, Marco; Wittbrodt, Linda - 2021
In many countries, women are over-represented among low-wage employees, which is why a wage floor could benefit them particularly. Following this notion, we analyse the impact of the German minimum wage introduction in 2015 on the gender wage gap. Germany poses an interesting case study in this...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012792801