In 2015, Germany introduced a statutory hourly minimum wage that was not only universally binding but also set at a relatively high level. We discuss the short‐run effects of this new minimum wage on a wide set of socioeconomic outcomes, such as employment and working hours, earnings and wage inequality, dependent and self‐employment, as well as reservation wages and satisfaction. We also discuss difficulties ...
In 2015, Germany introduced a statutory hourly minimum wage that was not only universally binding but also set at a relatively high level. We discuss the short-run effects of this new minimum wage on a wide set of socio-economic outcomes, such as employment and working hours, earnings and wage inequality, dependent and selff-employment, as well as reservation wages and satisfaction. We also discuss ...
Part-time work has vastly expanded in most OECD labor markets during the last decades. At the same time, full- and part-time wages have grown increasingly apart, leading to a substantial raw part-time wage penalty. Using quantile regression methods, this paper analyses the female part-time wage gap across the wage distribution and over time (1990-2009), while controlling for sample selection into full- ...
Labor markets in low- and middle income countries are characterized by high levels of informality. A multitude of interventions have therefore been implemented in many countries with the objective to increase the formalization of firms and workers, including information campaigns, simplification of registration procedures, reductions of payroll taxes and social security contributions, and interventions ...
Studie von DIW Berlin und Universität Bielefeld untersucht die Arbeitsmarktsituation von homo- und bisexuellen sowie trans-, queer und intersexuellen (LGBTQI*) Menschen in Deutschland – Diskriminierung immer noch weit verbreitet – Fast ein Drittel der Befragten geht vor Kolleg*innen nicht offen mit ihrer Sexualität oder Geschlechtsidentität um – LGBTQI*-Menschen outen ...
The present paper analyzes how the statutory minimum wage introduced on January 1, 2015, has affected working hours in Germany up to 2016. The data used come from the Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP), which provides not only contractual working hours but also actual hours worked. Using a difference-in-differences estimation approach, we find a significant and robust reduction in contractual working hours ...
Anteil der Niedriglohnbeschäftigten stagniert seit 2008 bei etwa einem Viertel – Rund neun Millionen Beschäftigungsverhältnisse mit Niedriglöhnen, inklusive Nebentätigkeiten – Besonders junge Erwachsene, Frauen, MigrantInnen und Ostdeutsche erhalten überdurchschnittlich häufig Niedriglöhne – Neue Minijobregelungen, bessere Qualifizierung und ...
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