In January 2015, Germany introduced a federal, statutory minimum wage of 8.50 € per hour. This study evaluates the effects of this policy on regular and marginal employment and on welfare dependency. Based on county-level administrative data, this study uses the difference-in-differences...

We present a systematic collection and assessment of impact evaluations of active labour market programmes (ALMP) in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). The paper delineates the strategy to compile a novel meta database and provides a narrative review of 51 studies. Based on these studies,...

Against the background of the current discussion on the introduction of statutory minimum wages in Germany, this paper analyzes the potential employment and fiscal effects of such a policy. Based on estimated labor demand elasticities obtained from a structural labor demand model, the empirical...

Die Debatte um eine Einführung von Mindestlöhnen wird zunehmend vehement geführt. Und obwohl die Auseinandersetzung inzwischen als Prüfstein für die Stabilität der Großen Koalition und als Vorbote des anstehenden Wahlkampfes interpretiert wird, so ist doch andererseits die inhaltliche...