This study analyses employers' support for the introduction of industry-specific minimum wages as a cost-raising strategy in order to deter market entry. Using a unique data set consisting of 800 firms in the German service sector, we find some evidence that high-productivity employers support...

Die gemeinsame Stellungnahme von WSI und IMK beantwortet ausgewählte Fragen zu den bisherigen Auswirkungen des Mindestlohns und seiner zukünftigen Anpassung. Die Fragen und Antworten, die in diesem Policy Brief präsentiert werden, erfolgten im Rahmen einer schriftlichen Anhörung der...

This paper analyses the effects of minimum wages on competition in the German roofing sector. The case is particularly interesting since this sector is faced with a uniform minimum wage despite significant regional disparities in productivity and wages. As a control industry we take the plumbing...