Der Bundestag wird das Mindestlohngesetz voraussichtlich Anfang Juli 2014 verabschieden. Ab Januar 2015 soll eine Lohnuntergrenze von 8,50 Euro pro Stunde eingeführt werden und mit wenigen Ausnahmen fl ächendeckend gelten. Diskutiert wird, welche Folgen der Mindestlohn auf die Beschäftigung...

Demographic change will lead to a shrinking and ageing population in Germany, resulting in a decrease in the labour force. The fundamental trend can be counteracted through net immigration and behavioural effects such as increasing labour market participation of females in the short and medium...

Using a large panel microdata set for the time period 1992 to 2014, the paper analyses the long-run trends in German wage inequality for full-time workers. The approach differentiates by gender and region. The analysis confirms the result of other studies that show a sharp increase in wage...

The German government plans to introduce a minimum wage from 2015. This must be understood as a response to the decline in collective bargaining coverage and the marked increase in employment in the low-wage sector. The authors discuss how many workers are affected by this new regulation and...