Very little is known about the extent to which wage and employment offsetting behaviours change by firm size to mitigate the detrimental effects of minimum wage regulation. Do micro establishments react more aggressively to minimum wage shocks compared to small and medium establishments? To...

The paper reviews national and international experiences with different combinations of in-work benefits, subsidized employment, statutory minimum wages and implicit minimum wages defined by social assistance provisions. It calls for a cautious approach regarding the introduction of additional...

The paper reviews national and international experiences with different combinations of in-work benefits, subsidized employment, statutory minimum wages and implicit minimum wages defined by social assistance provisions. It calls for a cautious approach regarding the introduction of additional...

Introduction: Policies for All Seasons: The Post-Cold War Era -- Part I Inequality -- Income Inequality and Effectiveness in Redistribution -- Changing Perspectives on Inequality and Development -- Income Inequality and Labour -- Unions and Wage Inequality -- Economic Transformation and the...

Angesichts der beschäftigungspolitischen Erfolge anderer Länder ist wiederholt die Forderung erhoben worden, durch lohn-, sozial- und steuerpolitische Maßnahmen die Beschäftigung insbesondere auch im Niedriglohnbereich zu fördern unter Inkaufnahme eines gesamtwirtschaftlich geringeren...

Widespread economic recessions and protracted financial crises have been documented as setting back gender equality and other development goals in the past. In the midst of the current global crisis - often referred to as “the Great Recession” - there is grave concern that progress made in...