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...

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...

The ifo Institute for Economic Research has been conducting the ifo business survey since its foundation in 1949. To ensure stability of participation rates, regular sample recruitment is indispensable. Does the dispatch method matter for response rates of a recruiting campaign? To answer this...

Abbau von staatlicher Bürokratie würde die Investitionsbereitschaft von Familienunternehmen hierzulande deutlich erhöhen. Das ist eines der Ergebnisse des "Jahresmonitors der Stiftung Familienunternehmen", der Teil des umfangreichsten Datenbankprojekts zu Familienunternehmen im...

Eine große Mehrheit der deutschen Unternehmen schätzt den internationalen Steuerwettbewerb als stark oder sehr stark ein. Zu den Auswirkungen auf ihren Betrieb befragt, geben insbesondere die großen Familienunternehmen etwa doppelt so häufig negative Folgen zu Protokoll als große...

In many countries, women are over-represented among low-wage employees, which is why a wage floor could benefit them particularly. Following this notion, we analyse the impact of the German minimum wage introduction in 2015 on the gender wage gap. Germany poses an interesting case study in this...

The German start-up subsidy (SUS) program for the unemployed has recently undergone a major make-over, altering its institutional setup, adding an additional layer of selection and leading to ambiguous predictions of the program's effectiveness. Using propensity score matching (PSM) as our main...

Offering unemployed individuals a subsidy to become self-employed is a widespread active labor market policy strategy. Previous studies have illustrated its high effectiveness to help participants escaping unemployment and improving their labor market prospects compared to other unemployed...