We assess the short-term employment effects of the introduction of a national statutory minimum wage in Germany in 2015 …

In 2015, Germany introduced a statutory hourly minimum wage that was not only universally binding but also set at a …

In this paper, we investigate the effects of the introduction of a nationwide minimum wage in Germany on main jobs …In diesem Beitrag untersuchen wir die Auswirkungen der Einführung eines flächendeckenden Mindestlohns in Deutschland … Betroffenheit vom Mindestlohn über Tätigkeiten hinweg nutzen. Während wir bestätigen, dass der nationale Mindestlohn für beide …

minimum wage in East Germany was set much higher in relation to the wage distribution. There is heterogeneity hidden in the … negative employment effect for East Germany, its magnitude is substantially larger than previously estimated …

We estimate the effects of the introduction and subsequent increases of a substantial minimum wage in Germany's main … rate for East Germany but did not have a significant impact on the West German equivalent. The estimated effect on the …

wage in the main construction industry of Germany. Using a regional dataset constructed from individual employment … rate for East Germany but did not have a significant impact on the West German equivalent. The estimated effect on the …