This paper evaluates the evolution of the Dutch minimum wage since its introduction in 1969 and discusses this as an … intriguing case suggesting that a deeper, economic analysis of firm and employee behaviours is required for minimum-wage analysis … in general. The real level of the minimum wage has fallen tremendously after 1979, all the way back nowadays to the level …

minimum wage in Greece between 1975 and 2023. It also evaluates developments regarding the minimum wage level, its bite and … alignment with productivity. The paper reviews the limited available empirical literature on the association of the minimum wage … wages to the minimum wage. One of the paper's key points is that the minimum wage setting mechanism has changed over time as …

The introduction of a statutory minimum wage in Germany in 2015 aimed at improving the welfare of low-wage workers but … of results from the evaluation of the German minimum wage by compiling recent descriptive evidence and a systematic … literature review on causal effects through 2022. On 1 October 2022, the minimum wage was raised legislatively by 15 percent to …

This article examines the effects of the introduction of the statutory minimum wage on the distribution of individual … wage intervention experienced significant increases after the introduction of the minimum wage, ranging into the middle … band of the income distribution. Accordingly, the minimum wage has positively influenced the incomes of a large number of …

This study examines the short-term effects of the introduction of a statutory minimum wage in Germany on hourly wages … indicate an effect of the introduction of the statutory minimum wage on the average hourly wages of employees in minimum wage … gross earnings are smaller but still amount to up to 2.7% on average. The results further suggest that the minimum wage …

Ireland is the only country in Europe with a direct question in its Labour Force Survey to identify minimum wage … transitions of minimum wage employees over a period of up to five quarters. After one quarter, just over half of minimum wage … employees are still on minimum wage while 28 percent have moved to higher pay. After one year, almost half have moved to higher …