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Mindestlohn kein geeignetes Instrument gegen Armut in Deutschland

Would a Legal Minimum Wage Reduce Poverty? A Microsimulation Study for Germany

Labor Market and Income Effects of a Legal Minimum Wage in Germany

In view of rising wage and income inequality, the introduction of a legal minimum wage has recently become an important policy issue in Germany. We analyze the distributional effects of a nationwide legal minimum wage of 7.50 € per hour on the basis of a microsimulation model which accounts for the complex interactions between individual wages, the tax-benefit system and net household incomes, also ...

Beschäftigungswirkungen von Lohnsubventionen und Mindestlöhnen - Zur Reform des Niedriglohnsektors in Deutschland

In diesem Beitrag werden die Beschäftigungswirkungen von Lohnsubventionen und eines Mindestlohnes für Deutschland analysiert. Studien zum Mindestlohn im Baugewerbe und Simulationen zu einem allgemeinen Mindestlohn weisen einhellig auf Beschäftigungsverluste durch einen gesetzlichen Mindestlohn für die Bundesrepublik hin. Die Größenordnung hängt vom Mindestlohnniveau, Gütermarktreaktionen und der Reichweite ...

Distributional effects of a minimum wage in a welfare state - The case of Germany

While employment effects of minimum wages have been extensively investigated, their effects on the distribution of incomes have received much less attention. Yet, a popular argument for a federal minimum wage is that it will prevent in-work poverty and reduce income inequality. We examine this assertion for Germany, a welfare state with a relative generous means-tested social minimum and high marginal ...

Two Steps Forward - One Step Back?: Evaluating Contradicting Child Care Policies in Germany

We apply a structural model of mothers’ labor supply and child care choices to evaluate the effects of two child care reforms in Germany that were introduced simultaneously. A legal claim to subsidized child care became effective for children aged 1 year or older. Moreover, a new child care allowance (‘Betreuungsgeld’) came into effect. It is granted to families who do not use publicly subsidized child ...

Estimation and testing in generalized partial linear models—A comparative study

A particular semiparametric model of interest is the generalized partial linear model (GPLM) which extends the generalized linear model (GLM) by a nonparametric component. The paper reviews different estimation procedures based on kernel methods as well as test procedures on the correct specification of this model (vs. a parametric generalized linear model). Simulations and an application to a data ...

Das Leid der Arbeitslosen

Der Zusammenhang zwischen sportlicher (Wettkampf-)Aktivität und kognitiver Leistung

The positive effect of sporting activity and competition on individual labour market outcomes like higher wages has been shown several times before. Using the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP), this study analyses whether active participation in sports and tournaments raises the cognitive performance and thereby justifies the better outcomes at the labour market. The results show that persons exercising ...

Zur Lage der gesellschaftlichen Mitte in Deutschland

Die Herbert-Quandt-Stiftung hat im Juli 2006 ein Projekt zur Erforschung der Lage der gesellschaftlichen Mitte in Deutschland und ihrer Perspektiven für die Zukunft initiiert, bei dessen Bearbeitung Zeitgeschichtler (Prof. Dr. Paul Nolte, Freie Universität Berlin), Soziologen (Prof. Dr. Stefan Hradil, Universität Mainz) und Ökonomen des ifo Instituts miteinander kooperierten. Der vorliegende Artikel ...