In view of rising wage inequality and increasing poverty, the introduction of a legal minimum wage has recently become … ineffective in reducing poverty, even if it led to a substantial increase in hourly wages at the bottom of the wage distribution … system of meanstested income support. -- minimum wage, wage distribution ; working poor ; poverty reduction ; microsimulation …

In view of rising wage inequality and increasing poverty, the introduction of a legal minimum wage has recently become … ineffective in reducing poverty, even if it led to a substantial increase in hourly wages at the bottom of the wage distribution … system of means-tested income support. -- Minimum wage ; wage distribution ; working poor ; poverty reduction ; micro-simulation …

receive less attention. Yet, a popular argument for a federal minimum wage in Germany is that it will prevent in-work poverty …

A popular argument for a federal minimum wage is that it will prevent in-work poverty and reduce income inequality. We …

A popular argument for a federal minimum wage is that it will prevent in-work poverty and reduce income inequality. We …