This study analyses employers‘ support for the introduction of industry-specific minimum wages as a cost-raising strategy in order to deter market entry. Using a unique data set consisting of 800 firms in the German service sector, we find some evidence that high-productivity employers support...

In Deutschland gibt es derzeit elf Branchen, in denen spezifische Mindestlöhne gelten. Die Einführung weiterer Branchenmindestlöhne bzw. eines einheitlichen gesetzlichen Mindestlohns wird in der politischen Öffentlichkeit kontrovers diskutiert. Wie sich der Mindestlohn im Bauhauptgewerbe...

This study analyses employers' support for the introduction of industry-specific minimum wages as a cost-raising strategy in order to deter market entry. Using a unique data set consisting of 800 firms in the German service sector, we find some evidence that high-productivity employers support...