Das Bundesministerium für Arbeit und Soziales (BMAS) gab Ende 2010 für jede Branche mit einem allgemeinverbindlichen Mindestlohn Studien zu dessen Wirkungen auf Beschäftigung, Arbeitnehmerschutz und Wettbewerb in Auftrag. Die Studie zu den Wirkungen eines Mindestlohns in der Abfallwirtschaft...

Der Geltungsbereich des Mindestlohns erstreckt sich laut Tarifvertrag auf alle gewerblichen, sozialversicherungspflichtigen und volljährigen Arbeitnehmer von Betrieben und selbstständigen Betriebsabteilungen des Dachdeckerhandwerks. Dies umfasst entgegen dem Wortlaut des Tarifvertrages auch...

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...

We assess the short-term employment effects of the introduction of a national statutory minimum wage in Germany in 2015. For this purpose, we exploit variation in the regional treatment intensity, assuming that the stronger a minimum wage 'bites' into the regional wage distribution, the stronger...

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...

We assess the short-term employment effects of the introduction of a national statutory minimum wage in Germany in 2015. For this purpose, we exploit variation in the regional treatment intensity, assuming that the stronger a minimum wage "bites" into the regional wage distribution, the stronger...

In 2015, Germany introduced a statutory hourly minimum wage that was not only universally binding but also set at a relatively high level. We discuss the short-run effects of this new minimum wage on a wide set of socio-economic outcomes, such as employment and working hours, earnings and wage...