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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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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 - 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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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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Lost in transition? : minimum wage effects on German construction workers
Bachmann, Ronald; König, Marion; Schaffner, Sandra - 2012
Using a linked employer-employee data set on the German construction industry, we analyse the effects of the introduction of minimum wages in this sector on labour market dynamics. In doing so, we focus on accessions and separations, as well as the underlying labour market flows, at the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009575163
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Lost in transition? : minimum wage effects on German construction workers
Bachmann, Ronald; König, Marion; Schaffner, Sandra - 2012
Betriebsebene erfolgt. Dabei kommt ein einzigartiger Linked Employer-Employee Datensatz zum Einsatz. Da der Mindestlohn zunächst nur …-von-Differenzen-Ansatz genutzt werden. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass sowohl Einstellungen als auch Trennungen in Ostdeutschland durch den Mindestlohn …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009580080
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The employment effect of industry-specific, collectively-bargained minimum wages
Frings, Hanna - 2012
, obwohl der Mindestlohn in (Ost-)Deutschland bindend ist. Dieses Ergebnis kann durch Substitutionseffekte, Umgehungsstrategien …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009580125
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The effect of minimum wages on labour market flows : evidence from Germany
Bachmann, Ronald; Penninger, Marion; Schaffner, Sandra - 2015
Betriebsebene erfolgt. Dabei kommt ein einzigartiger Linked Employer-Employee Datensatz zum Einsatz. Da der Mindestlohn zunächst nur … innerhalb des Bauhauptgewerbes als Kontrollgruppe dienen. Während der within-Ansatz zeigt, dass der Mindestlohn Arbeiterflüsse …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011408468
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Lost in Transition? Minimum Wage Effects on German Construction Workers
Bachmann, Ronald - 2012
Using a linked employer-employee data set on the German construction industry, we analyse the effects of the introduction of minimum wages in this sector on labour market dynamics. In doing so, we focus on accessions and separations, as well as the underlying labour market flows, at the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013099804
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Lost in Transition? – Minimum Wage Effects on German Construction Workers
Bachmann, Ronald - 2012
Using a linked employer-employee data set on the German construction industry, we analyze the effects of the introduction of minimum wages in this sector on labor market dynamics. In doing so, we focus on accessions and separations, as well as the underlying labor market flows, at the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013102685