This paper provides a summary and a critical assessment of the evaluation studies on sectoral minimum wages in Germany, which were commissioned by the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (BMAS). The evaluation of sectoral minimum wages is an important and successful example for the...

"The statutory minimum wage regulation for industrial laundries affects laundries which achieve more than 80 % of their turnover with commercial clients. The impact could only be explored by descriptive analysis and qualitative research (company survey, company case studies and expert...

"Since the effects of a minimum wage on wages and employment are depending on a bunch of factors and are by no means determined theoretically in an unambiguous way, empirical analysis is required. German studies on the effects of minimum wages in the past often did not meet international...

General editor's foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- The making of indigo : cultivation and manufacture -- From manufactory to market : logistics and commerce -- The indigo trade : local and global demand -- The making of the world market : indigo commodity chains -- The political...

Since the effects of a minimum wage on wages and employment are depending on a bunch of factors and are by no means determined theoretically in an unambiguous way, empirical analysis is required. German studies on the effects of minimum wages in the past often did not meet international...

The statutory minimum wage regulation for industrial laundries affects laundries which achieve more than 80 % of their turnover with commercial clients. The impact could only be explored by descriptive analysis and qualitative research (company survey, company case studies and expert interviews)...

"The statutory minimum wage regulation for industrial laundries affects laundries which achieve more than 80 % of their turnover with commercial clients. The impact could only be explored by descriptive analysis and qualitative research (company survey, company case studies and expert...

"Since the effects of a minimum wage on wages and employment are depending on a bunch of factors and are by no means determined theoretically in an unambiguous way, empirical analysis is required. German studies on the effects of minimum wages in the past often did not meet international...

Vor dem Hintergrund der Globalisierung war in den letzten Jahrzehnten ein starkes Anwachsen internationaler Kooperationen zu beobachten. Anlass für Kooperationen war häufig das Bemühen Zugang zu Marktkenntnissen und Absatzkanälen lokaler oder regionaler Unternehmen zu erhalten bzw. die...

Käufer und Nutzer von Gütern sind für die Realisierung einer ökologisch, sozial und ökonomisch nachhaltigen Entwicklung von entscheidender Bedeutung. Renommierte Autoren stellen innovative Konzepte vor und geben Antwort auf die Frage, wie "Nachhaltiger Konsum" inhaltlich zu bestimmen und im...