Müller, Kai-Uwe; Steiner, Viktor - 2010
policy issue in Germany. We analyze the distributional effects of a nationwide legal minimum wage of 7.50 € per hour on the …-benefit system and net household incomes, also taking into account potential employment effects as well as indirect effects on …. The ineffectiveness of a minimum wage in Germany is mainly due to the existing system of means-tested income support and …