Der Ausschuss für Arbeit und Soziales des Deutschen Bundestages hat am 12.1.2026 eine öffentliche Anhörung zu den beiden Anträgen "Mindestlohngesetz reformieren - 15 Euro pro Stunde sicherstellen" und "Mindestlohn auf 15 Euro anheben und dauerhaft armutsfest machen" durchgeführt, an der das...

A large literature investigates the employment effects of minimum wages, with comparatively little evidence on other adjustment margins. In this paper, we analyze the impact of a nationwide introduction of minimum wages in Germany on employer-induced work pressure, using detailed worker-level...

Using 1979-2019 Current Population Survey data, we study the effect of state and federal minimum wage policies on gender, race, and ethnic inequality. We find that minimum wages substantially reduce intergroup wage inequality at least up to the 20th wage percentile, with no evidence of adverse...

What are the returns to firms of paying more? We study a Fortune 500 firm's voluntary firm-wide $15/hour minimum wage, which affected some warehouses more than others. Using a continuous difference-in-differences design, we find that a $1/hour pay increase (5.5 percent) halves worker departures,...

Der Ausschuss für Arbeit und Soziales des Deutschen Bundestages hat am 12.1.2026 eine öffentliche Anhörung zu den beiden Anträgen "Mindestlohngesetz reformieren - 15 Euro pro Stunde sicherstellen" und "Mindestlohn auf 15 Euro anheben und dauerhaft armutsfest machen" durchgeführt, an der das...

We study the effects of North Macedonia's 2017 minimum wage reform - the largest in the country's history - using matched employer-employee administrative data covering the entire range of firms and employees, and a difference-in-differences design based on firms' pre-reform share of minimum...

We find a substantial and long-lasting positive effect of the introduction of regional minimum wages on training incidence and intensity. We apply a stacked difference-in-differences estimation to identify the dynamic effect of high minimum wages introduced in several Swiss cantons between 2018...

This paper examines the relationship between labour market concentration and wage inequality using global survey data for the period 2006-2022. The results show that higher labour market concentration is associated with higher wage inequality, especially in the top half of the wage distribution....

In recent years, minimum wage policy in Europe has undergone a profound change: Many EU countries have raised their minimum wages above average and focused on the goal of ensuring an adequate standard of living. A consolidation of the new course is now emerging, as EU countries are now...

This paper analyzes the labor market effects of Mexico's 2019 minimum wage reform, which doubled wages in northern border municipalities. Using other northern municipalities with smaller wage adjustments as a comparison group, we examine changes in worker transitions across employment states....

A large literature investigates the employment effects of minimum wages, with comparatively little evidence on other adjustment margins. In this paper, we analyze the impact of a nationwide introduction of minimum wages in Germany on employer-induced work pressure, using detailed worker-level...

How do minimum wage changes affect workplace amenities? Using the universe of claims from California, the US’ largest workers’ compensation system, over 2000-2019, we exploit geographic variation in state- and city-level minimum wages and local occupation-level variation in exposure to...

Vor Einführung eines flächendeckenden Mindestlohns in Deutschland im Jahr 2015 war sich die Arbeitsmarktökonomik weitgehend darin einig, dass dieses 'soziale Experiment' mit erheblichen Arbeitsplatzverlusten bezahlt werden müsste. Die Begleitforschung zur Mindestlohneinführung konnte dann...

In der folgenden Stellungnahme soll die Entwicklung des Mindestlohns im Lichte der hier diskutierten Orientierungsgrößen analysiert werden. Dazu zählen die Tarifentwicklung (Abschnitt 2), der Referenzwert von 60 % des Bruttomedianlohns der Vollzeitbeschäftigten (Abschnitt 3) sowie die...

Auch in diesem Jahr setzt sich der Trend zu deutlichen nominalen Mindestlohnerhöhungen fort. Angesichts rückläufiger Inflationsraten führt dies in den meisten Ländern Europas zu kräftigen Kaufkraftzuwächsen für Mindestlohnempfänger*innen. Hintergrund ist die Umsetzung der Europäischen...

In recent years, research opportunities in labour economics have expanded, due to the availability of large datasets capturing online job vacancies. While not a replacement for well-established labour market surveys, online job vacancy data have several advantages. They contain information that...

Tarifliche Branchenmindestlöhne definieren Lohnuntergrenzen, die von allen Betrieben einer Branche eingehalten werden müssen, unabhängig davon, ob sie tarifgebunden sind oder nicht. In Ergänzung zum gesetzlichen Mindestlohn haben die Branchenmindestlöhne eine wichtige Funktion zur...

Der gesetzliche Mindestlohn in Deutschland soll laut Beschluss der Mindestlohnkommission zum 1. Januar 2026 auf 13,90 Euro pro Stunde steigen. Zum 1. Januar 2027 wird der Mindestlohn in einem weiteren Schritt auf 14,60 Euro angehoben. Dieser IAB-Kurzbericht zeigt, in welchem Ausmaß bestehende...

Nach dem Beschluss der Mindestlohnkommission vom 27. Juni 2025 soll der gesetzliche Mindestlohn in Deutschland zum 1. Januar 2026 auf 13,90 Euro pro Stunde und zum 1. Januar 2027 auf 14,60 Euro pro Stunde steigen. Mit dieser Stellungnahme beurteilen die Autoren den Beschluss auf Basis der...

How do minimum wages affect informality? We study the near-doubling of the real minimum wage from 2000 to 2009 in Brazil, where 46% of the workforce is informal. Using labor force surveys covering the informal sector, we show the minimum wage exhibits near full passthrough to informal employees...

Nach dem Beschluss der Mindestlohnkommission vom 27. Juni 2025 soll der gesetzliche Mindestlohn in Deutschland zum 1. Januar 2026 auf 13,90 Euro pro Stunde und zum 1. Januar 2027 auf 14,60 Euro pro Stunde steigen. Mit dieser Stellungnahme beurteilen die Autoren den Beschluss auf Basis der...

This study analyzes, for the first time, the effect of increases in the minimum wage on the labor market outcomes of working age adults with cognitive disabilities, a vulnerable and low-skilled sector of the actual and potential labor pool. Using data from the American Community Survey...

How do minimum wages affect informality? We study the near-doubling of the real minimum wage from 2000 to 2009 in Brazil, where 46% of the workforce is informal. Using labor force surveys covering the informal sector, we show the minimum wage exhibits near full passthrough to informal employees...

Objective:The objective is to evaluate and recommend indicators related to the achievement of the 8th Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) from the perspective of the economic and social aspects of work.Research Design & Methods: The selection of 2010 as the starting point for the research, five...

India introduced sweeping legal changes on labour laws in late 2025, summarising 29 laws into 4 labour Codes. The Key Changes and Concerns Industrial Relations Raises the threshold for requiring government permission for layoffs/retrenchments from 100 to 300 workers, encouraging firms to avoid...

We study how minimum wage (MW) increases affect poverty and food hardship in the United States from 1981 to 2019. Applying stacked difference-in-difference models and the Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM), we find that a $1 MW increase reduces poverty by 0.3 to 0.7 percentage points among all...

The Spanish Minimum Income scheme, introduced in 2020, offers beneficiaries a unique national guaranteed income as a last-resort benefit. However, the scheme's design featured a lack of work incentives for low earners, potentially leading to inactivity traps. To address this flaw the Spanish...

This paper examines how changes in the minimum wage influence an economy with a substantial informal sector. To achieve this, we simulate the recent minimum wage increase in Latvia, providing a comprehensive assessment of its macroeconomic, sectoral, and distributional effects. This panoptic...