-productivity "trap," through the attrition of skills and work habits. We develop and calibrate a model along these lines for East Germany … are present. -- Labor market ; labor market traps ; calibration ; East Germany …

persistence versus relatively high microeconomic labor market flow numbers. We calibrate the model for East Germany and examine …

receive less attention. Yet, a popular argument for a federal minimum wage in Germany is that it will prevent in-work poverty …

. Germany poses an interesting case study in this context, since it has a rather high gender wage gap and set the minimum wage …

With its introduction in 2015, the statutory minimum wage in Germany intends to benefit primarily low-wage workers … decrease by 2.46 and 6.34 percentage points respectively in the West and East of Germany after 2015. Applying counterfactual … decrease in discriminatory remuneration structures in the West of Germany due to the introduced wage floor. …

erences in the distribution of income and wages using county-level data from Germany. Chapter 2 analyzes the impact of the so …

This study quantifies the short-term distributional effects of the new statutory minimum wage in Germany. Using …

This study quantifies the short-term distributional effects of the new statutory minimum wage in Germany. Using …

market reforms implemented in Germany between 2003 and 2005. I exploit regional variation in the intensity German counties …