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On January 1, 2015, Germany introduced a general statutory minimum wage of €8.50 gross per hour. This thesis analyses the effects of the minimum wage introduction in Germany as well as wage floors in the European context, contributing to national and international research. The second chapter of this dissertation summarizes the short-run effects of the minimum wage reform found in previous studies. We show that the introduction of the minimum wage had a positive effect on wages at the bottom of the distribution. Yet, there was still a significant amount of non-compliance shortly after the reform. Additionally, previous evidence points to small negative employment effects mainly driven by a reduction in mini-jobs. Contrary to expectations, though, there were no effects on poverty and general inequality found in the short run. This is mostly due to the fact that working hours were reduced and the increase of hourly wages was therefore not reflected in monthly wages. The third chapter identifies whether the job losses ...
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Dissertation Universität Potsdam 2022
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Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Wittbrodt, Linda Minimum wage effects in Germany and Europe Potsdam, 2022
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English
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DOI:
10.25932/publishup-55697
URN:
urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-556977
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https://doi.org/10.25932/publishup-55697
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https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-556977
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https://d-nb.info/1266715061/34
Author information:
Borck, Rainald
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