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employment of migrants. Migrants are an overrepresented group in the low-wage sector and can be expected to particularly benefit … changes in employment and wage distribution. Contrary to expectations, our results show that the introduction of the minimum … increase in part-time employment, a less pronounced decline in unemployment and a greater reduction in weekly working hours …
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as employment and working hours, earnings and wage inequality, dependent and selff-employment, as well as reservation … following conclusions can be drawn: while hourly wages increased for low-wage earners, some small negative employment effects …
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Using the 2015 introduction of a statutory minimum wage in Germany as a quasi-experiment, I investigate the effects of wage increases on personality. The degree to which each worker's wage is intended to be affected by the reform is used as an instrument for the relative increase in the worker's...
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This study quantifies the short-term distributional effects of the new statutory minimum wage in Germany. Using detailed survey data (German Socio-Economic Panel), we assess changes in the distributions of hourly wages, contractual and actual working hours, and monthly earnings. Our descriptive...
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We assess the short-term employment effects of the introduction of a national statutory minimum wage in Germany in 2015 … with administrative information on regional employment. Moreover, using the Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP), we are able to … pronounced significant effect on regular (full- and part-time) employment in most specifications, although some estimations yield …
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To analyze well-being effects of minimum wages, the introduction of a minimum wage in Germany in 2015 is used as a quasi-experiment. Based on the representative SOEP data, a difference-in-differences design compares the development of life, job, and pay satisfaction between those who are...
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In this study we investigate the link between the job search channels that workers use to find employment and the …
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-benefit system and net incomes at the household level as well as employment and price effects on the distribution of incomes induced … account negative employment effects and increases in consumer prices induced by the minimum wage would wipe out any positive …
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scenario where we abstain from employment effects, the pay differential is reduced by 2.5 percentage points from 19.6 % to 17 …
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-benefit system and net incomes at the household level as well as employment and price effects on the distribution of incomes induced … account negative employment effects and increases in consumer prices induced by the minimum wage would wipe out any positive …
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