Mindestlohn
Seit Inkrafttreten des Mindestlohngesetzes am 1. Januar 2015 gilt ein allgemeingültiger flächendeckender Mindestlohn in Deutschland. Lohnuntergrenzen gibt es in beinahe allen europäischen Staaten und den USA. Die Mindestlohn-Gesetze haben das Ziel, Lohn-Dumping, also die nicht verhältnismäßige Bezahlung von Arbeitnehmerinnen und Arbeitnehmern, zu verhindern.
Diese Infoplattform dokumentiert die Diskussion rund um die Einführung des flächendeckenden Mindestlohns in Deutschland und die Ergebnisse empirischer Forschung der letzten Jahre zu flächendeckenden und branchenspezifischen Mindestlöhnen.
- IAB
- Grundsätzliches zum flächendeckenden Mindestlohn
- Auswirkungen des flächendeckenden Mindestlohns auf
- Auswirkungen des flächendeckenden Mindestlohns auf Personengruppen
- Ausnahmen vom flächendeckenden Mindestlohn für
- Ausweichreaktionen auf Mindestlöhne in Deutschland
- Bundesländer
- Branchenspezifische Mindestlöhne und deren Auswirkungen auf
- Mindestlohn in anderen Ländern
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Literaturhinweis
Mindestlohn: Situation und Handlungsbedarf: Bericht der SGB-Expertengruppe Mindestlohn (2011)
Bianchi, Doris; Medici, Gabriele; Tissot, Georges; Bianchi, Doris; Pelizzari, Alessandro; Lampart, Daniel; Rieger, Andreas; Martinez, Isabel; Giger, Stefan; Lampart, Daniel; Lenzin, Daniele;Zitatform
Bianchi, Doris, Stefan Giger, Daniel Lampart, Daniele Lenzin, Alessandro Pelizzari, Andreas Rieger & Georges Tissot (2011): Mindestlohn: Situation und Handlungsbedarf. Bericht der SGB-Expertengruppe Mindestlohn. Zürich: Editions à la carte, 127 S.
Abstract
"Seit Mitte der Neunzigerjahre erleben Mindestlöhne eine neue Blüte. England führt beispielweise einen Mindestlohn ein, viele Länder erhöhen ihren. Und in der Schweiz führen die Gewerkschaften ihre mehrjährige Kampagne 'Keine Löhne unter 3000 Franken'. Damit gelingt es, die Einkommenssituation von vielen Tausend Personen zu verbessern. Gleichzeitig bewertet die ökonomische Forschung die Mindestlöhne neu - vor allem was deren Auswirkungen auf Beschäftigung und Arbeitslosigkeit betrifft. Mindestlöhne werden mehr und mehr als wirksames Mittel gegen Lohnunterbietung empfohlen sowie für die Verbesserung der Lohnsituation. Diese Studie analysiert gut ein Jahrzehnt nach der Wiederentdeckung der Mindestlöhne die Situation und den Handlungsbedarf im Mindestlohn- und Tieflohnbereich in der Schweiz. Untersucht wird aber auch die Lage in Europa." (Autorenreferat, IAB-Doku)
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Die Fragilität des Tarifsystems: Einhaltung von Entgeltstandards und Mindestlöhnen am Beispiel des Bauhauptgewerbes (2011)
Bosch, Gerhard; Weinkopf, Claudia; Worthmann, Georg;Zitatform
Bosch, Gerhard, Claudia Weinkopf & Georg Worthmann (2011): Die Fragilität des Tarifsystems. Einhaltung von Entgeltstandards und Mindestlöhnen am Beispiel des Bauhauptgewerbes. (Forschung aus der Hans-Böckler-Stiftung 128), Berlin: Edition Sigma, 242 S.
Abstract
"Das Tarifsystem in Deutschland wird zunehmend fragiler. Die Tarifbindung ist zurückgegangen und tarifliche Öffnungs- und Härteklauseln, die auf betrieblicher Ebene vorübergehende Tarifunterschreitungen zulassen, haben an Bedeutung gewonnen. Am Beispiel des Bauhauptgewerbes untersuchen die Verfasser, inwiefern Mindest- und Tariflöhne in der Praxis eingehalten werden und wie sich dies kontrollieren lässt. Die Branche ist besonders interessant, weil sie eine überdurchschnittlich hohe Tarifbindung aufweist und hier bereits seit 1996 tarifliche Mindestlöhne gelten, die über das Arbeitnehmer-Entsendegesetz für allgemeinverbindlich erklärt worden sind. Die Studie, die auch auf bauspezifische Regelungen in Frankreich, Großbritannien und den Niederlanden eingeht sowie Erfahrungen mit Mindestlöhnen in zwei weiteren Branchen in Deutschland einbezieht, schließt nicht nur eine Forschungslücke im Bereich der Lohnpolitik und der industriellen Beziehungen. Vielmehr sind die Ergebnisse auch von hohem praktischen Wert für Tarifpartner und Politik, deren Diskurse und Entscheidungen in künftigen Verhandlungen über Mindestlöhne und Tarifverträge durch eine gemeinsame empirische Basis versachlicht werden können." (Autorenreferat, IAB-Doku)
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The UK minimum wage at age 22: a regression discontinuity approach (2011)
Zitatform
Dickens, Richard, Rebecca Riley & David Wilkinson (2011): The UK minimum wage at age 22. A regression discontinuity approach. (NIESR discussion paper 378), London, 37 S.
Abstract
"A regression discontinuity approach is used to analyse the effect of the legislated increase in the UK National Minimum Wage (NMW) that occurs at age 22 on various labour market outcomes. Using data from the Labour Force Survey we find a 2-4% point increase in the employment rate of low skilled individuals. Unemployment declines among men and inactivity among women. We find no such effect before the NMW was introduced and no robust impacts at age 21 or 23 years. Our results are robust to a range of specification tests." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))
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Minimum wages and firm profitability (2011)
Draca, Mirko; Reenen, John Van; Machin, Stephen;Zitatform
Draca, Mirko, Stephen Machin & John Van Reenen (2011): Minimum wages and firm profitability. In: American Economic Journal. Applied Economics, Jg. 3, H. 1, S. 129-151. DOI:10.1257/app.3.1.129
Abstract
Obwohl es eine umfangreiche Literatur zu den ökonomischen Auswirkungen von Mindestlöhnen auf die Arbeitsmarktlage (speziell die Beschäftigung) gibt, existieren kaum Belege für ihre Auswirkungen auf die Leistungsfähigkeit von Unternehmen. Das ist überraschend, da Mindestlöhne einen signifikanten Einfluss auf die Löhne auszuüben scheinen, aber nur einen geringen Einfluss auf die Anzahl der Stellen, so dass es natürlich ist, sich vorzustellen, dass ein stärkerer Einfluss auf andere Aspekte des Unternehmensverhaltens existieren muss. Der Beitrag befasst sich mit dem Einfluss von Mindestlöhnen auf die Rentabilität von Unternehmen unter Auswertung der Entwicklung nach Einführung eines Mindestlohns auf dem britischen Arbeitsmarkt im Jahre 1999. Es werden Informationen aus dem vorpolitischen Raum zur Einkommensverteilung genutzt, um Behandlungs- und Vergleichsgruppen zu konstruieren und einen Difference-in-Differences-Ansatz zu implementieren. Es wird gezeigt, dass durch die Einführung des Mindestlohns die Unternehmensrentabilität signifikant reduziert wurde (und die Löhne signifikant stiegen). Dies ergibt sich aus getrennten Analysen zweier unterschiedlicher Arten von Paneldaten auf der Unternehmensebene, einmal von Unternehmen der ambulanten Altenpflege, die den Niedriglohnsektor repräsentieren, und zum zweiten von Unternehmen quer durch alle Wirtschaftszweige. Interessanterweise gibt es keinen Hinweis darauf, dass die Senkung der Rentabilität ein Anwachsen der Unternehmensinsolvenzen zur Folge hatte. In diesem Sinne werden die Ergebnisse als Umverteilung von Quasi-Erträgen hin zu den niedrig bezahlten Beschäftigten interpretiert. (IAB)
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Do frictions matter in the labor market?: accessions, separations and minimum wage effects (2011)
Zitatform
Dube, Arindrajit, T. William Lester & Michael Reich (2011): Do frictions matter in the labor market? Accessions, separations and minimum wage effects. (IZA discussion paper 5811), Bonn, 41 S.
Abstract
"We provide the first test of the effects of U.S. minimum wages on labor market flows (accession, separation and turnover rates). Using county pairs straddling borders with minimum wage differences, we find large negative effects on all three measures, but no disemployment effects on teens or restaurant workers. Separation and accessions among restaurant workers falls considerably among fast food establishments, among teens and young adults, and for jobs with less than one quarter tenure. The teen, young adult, and female compositions of the restaurant workforce do not change in response to minimum wage increases. Among all teen workers (including those not working in restaurants), we find similar patterns of lower turnover coupled with employment effects close to zero. We show that these results are consistent with a wage-posting model, under conditions containing a substantial extent of friction and a high market-level labor supply elasticity." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))
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Do frictions matter in the labor market?: accessions, separations and minimum wage effects (2011)
Zitatform
Dube, Arindrajit, T. William Lester & Michael Reich (2011): Do frictions matter in the labor market? Accessions, separations and minimum wage effects. (IRLE working paper 2010-222), Berkeley, CA, 39 S.
Abstract
"We provide the first test of the effects of U.S. minimum wages on labor market flows (accession, separation and turnover rates). Using county pairs straddling borders with minimum wage differences, we find large negative effects on all three measures, but no disemployment effects on teens or restaurant workers. Separation and accessions among restaurant workers falls considerably among fast food establishments, among teens and young adults, and for jobs with less than one quarter tenure. The teen, young adult, and female compositions of the restaurant workforce do not change in response to minimum wage increases. Among all teen workers (including those not working in restaurants), we find similar patterns of lower turnover coupled with employment effects close to zero. We show that these results are consistent with a wage-posting model, under conditions containing a substantial extent of friction and a high market-level labor supply elasticity." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))
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The minimum wage and labor market outcomes (2011)
Flinn, Christopher J.;Zitatform
Flinn, Christopher J. (2011): The minimum wage and labor market outcomes. Cambridge: MIT Press, 306 S.
Abstract
"In The Minimum Wage and Labor Market Outcomes, Christopher Flinn argues that in assessing the effects of the minimum wage (in the United States and elsewhere), a behavioral framework is invaluable for guiding empirical work and the interpretation of results. Flinn develops a job search and wage bargaining model that is capable of generating labor market outcomes consistent with observed wage and unemployment duration distributions, and also can account for observed changes in employment rates and wages after a minimum wage change. Flinn uses previous studies from the minimum wage literature to demonstrate how his model can be used to rationalize and synthesize the diverse results found in widely varying institutional contexts. He also shows how observed wage distributions from before and after a minimum wage change can be used to determine if the change was welfare-improving. More ambitiously, and perhaps controversially, Flinn proposes the construction and formal estimation of the model using commonly available data; model estimates then enable the researcher to determine directly the welfare effects of observed minimum wage changes. This model can be used to conduct counterfactual policy experiments - even to determine 'optimal' minimum wages under a variety of welfare metrics.
The development of the model and the econometric theory underlying its estimation are carefully presented so as to enable readers unfamiliar with the econometrics of point process models and dynamic optimization in continuous time to follow the arguments. Although most of the book focuses on the case where only the unemployed search for jobs in a homogeneous labor market environment, later chapters introduce on-the-job search into the model, and explore its implications for minimum wage policy. The book also contains a chapter describing how individual heterogeneity can be introduced into the search, matching, and bargaining framework." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en)) -
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The quest for fairness in Australian minimum wages (2011)
Healy, Joshua;Zitatform
Healy, Joshua (2011): The quest for fairness in Australian minimum wages. In: The Journal of Industrial Relations, Jg. 53, H. 5, S. 662-680. DOI:10.1177/0022185611419618
Abstract
"The attainment of 'fairness' is widely regarded as a worthy goal of setting minimum wages, but opinions differ sharply over how to achieve it. This article examines how interpretations of fairness shaped the minimum wage decisions of the Australian Industrial Relations Commission between 1997 and 2005. It explores the Commission's approaches to three aspects of fairness in minimum wages: first, eligibility for increases; second, the form of increase; and third, the rate of increase over time. The Australian Industrial Relations Commission consistently gave minimum wage increases that were expressed in dollar values and applied to all federal awards. Its decisions delivered real wage increases for the lowest paid, but led to falls in real and relative wages for the majority of award-reliant workers. Fair Work Australia, the authority now responsible for setting minimum wages in the national system, appears apprehensive about parts of the Australian Industrial Relations Commission's legacy and has foreshadowed a different approach, particularly with respect to the form of adjustment." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))
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Mindestlohnanforderungen im internationalen Arbeitsrecht (2011)
Körner, Marita;Zitatform
Körner, Marita (2011): Mindestlohnanforderungen im internationalen Arbeitsrecht. In: Neue Zeitschrift für Arbeitsrecht, Jg. 28, H. 8, S. 425-430.
Abstract
"Die Forderungen nach einem gesetzlichen (einheitlichen) Mindestlohn sind nicht zuletzt auch durch den Deutschen Juristentag im Jahr 2010 vehementer geworden. Wie sieht nun das Spektrum des Niedriglohnsektors international, vor allem 'europäisch' aus und welche Schlussfolgerungen sind daraus für den nationalen Gesetzgeber zu ziehen? All diesen Fragen geht die Verfasserin in ihrem Beitrag nach." (Autorenreferat, IAB-Doku)
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Minimum wages and employment: reconsidering the use of a time-series approach as an evaluation tool (2011)
Lee, Wang-Sheng; Suardi, Sandy;Zitatform
Lee, Wang-Sheng & Sandy Suardi (2011): Minimum wages and employment. Reconsidering the use of a time-series approach as an evaluation tool. In: BJIR, Jg. 49, H. s2, S. s376-s401. DOI:10.1111/j.1467-8543.2010.00799.x
Abstract
"The time-series approach used in the minimum wage literature essentially aims to estimate a treatment effect of increasing the minimum wage. In this paper, we employ a novel approach based on aggregate time-series data that allows us to determine if minimum wage changes have significant effects on employment. This involves the use of tests for structural breaks as a device for identifying discontinuities in the data which potentially represent treatment effects. In an application based on Australian data, the tentative conclusion is that the introduction of minimum wage legislation in Australia in 1997 and subsequent minimum wage increases appear not to have had any significant negative employment effects for teenagers." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))
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Minimum wages, employer-provided health insurance, and the non-discrimination law (2011)
Marks, Mindy S.;Zitatform
Marks, Mindy S. (2011): Minimum wages, employer-provided health insurance, and the non-discrimination law. In: Industrial relations, Jg. 50, H. 2, S. 241-262. DOI:10.1111/j.1468-232X.2011.00635.x
Abstract
"This article exploits cross-state variation in minimum wages to investigate the impact of minimum wage changes on employer-provided health insurance. In contrast to the existing empirical literature, this article considers an environment where some firms are constrained by non-discrimination laws that govern the provision of health insurance. For these firms, minimum wage changes do not reduce the probability that workers will receive employer-provided health insurance. For firms not covered by the non-discrimination law, and free to tailor their fringe benefits, low-skilled workers experience a disproportionate reduction in the availability and generosity of health insurance after a minimum wage increase." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))
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Does a higher minimum wage enhance the effectiveness of the Earned Income Tax Credit? (2011)
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Neumark, David & William Wascher (2011): Does a higher minimum wage enhance the effectiveness of the Earned Income Tax Credit? In: Industrial and Labor Relations Review, Jg. 64, H. 4, S. 712-746.
Abstract
"The authors estimate the effects of the interactions between the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and minimum wages on labor market outcomes. They use information on policy variation from the Department of Labor's Monthly Labor Review, reports published by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, and data on individuals and families from the Current Population Survey to assess the economic impact of minimum wages and the EITC on families. Their results indicate that for single women with children, the EITC boosts employment and earnings, and coupling the EITC with a higher minimum wage enhances this positive effect. Conversely, for less-skilled minority men and for women without children, employment and earnings are more adversely affected by the EITC when the minimum wage is higher. Turning from individuals to families, for very poor families with children a higher minimum wage increases the positive impact of the EITC on incomes, so that a higher minimum wage appears to enhance the effects of the EITC. Whether the policy combination of a high EITC and a high minimum wage is viewed as favorable or unfavorable depends in Part on whom policymakers are trying to help." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))
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The minimum wage system in Japan: in light of circumstances in the United States and Europe (2011)
Ohashi, Isao;Zitatform
Ohashi, Isao (2011): The minimum wage system in Japan. In light of circumstances in the United States and Europe. In: Japan labor review, Jg. 8, H. 2, S. 4-23.
Abstract
"This paper aims to provide an overview of the history of the minimum wage system in Japan and to explore why it is in its current state and how it should change in the future, in light of the state of minimum wages in the United States and Europe and the relevant debates that are ongoing in those areas. Specifically, I will make a cross-country comparison of the mechanisms whereby the minimum wage is set, explain how the differences in these mechanisms affect the level and trends of minimum wages, and shed light on the weaknesses of the foundations of theoretical modeln designed to verify the positive effects of a minimum wage increase on employment. This research is intended to help achieve a better understanding of the significance to Japan's labor market of the government initiative to considerably raise the minimum wage following the amendment of the Minimum Wages Act, and to examine how the minimum wage system in Japan should develop in the future, while taking account of the state of minimum wage systems in the United States and Europe." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))
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Estimating employment impacts with binding minimum wage constraints (2011)
Pacheco, Gail;Zitatform
Pacheco, Gail (2011): Estimating employment impacts with binding minimum wage constraints. In: The Economic Record, Jg. 87, H. 279, S. 587-602. DOI:10.1111/j.1475-4932.2011.00722.x
Abstract
"This article examines the impact of rising minimum wages on employment in New Zealand over the time period 1986-2004. Detailed wage data from Statistics New Zealand allows the construction of predicted probabilities for each individual in the sample being affected by a rising minimum wage, and hence finding the wage floor binding. These probabilities are then interacted with the real minimum wage level in the employment regressions to ensure analysis is restricted to the individuals most at risk when the minimum wage is raised. Comparing results before and after using these binding constraints in the regressions reveal significant negative employment effects of a higher minimum wage." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))
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The impact of minimum wages on unemployment duration: estimating the effects using the Displaced Worker Survey (2011)
Pedace, Roberto; Rohn, Stephanie;Zitatform
Pedace, Roberto & Stephanie Rohn (2011): The impact of minimum wages on unemployment duration. Estimating the effects using the Displaced Worker Survey. In: Industrial relations, Jg. 50, H. 1, S. 57-75. DOI:10.1111/j.1468-232X.2010.00625.x
Abstract
"This paper examines the impact of minimum wages on unemployment duration. Our estimates suggest that higher minimum wages are associated with shorter unemployment duration for older males and those with at least a high school diploma, but longer unemployment spells for male high school dropouts and females who are older and in lower-skilled occupations. The results are consistent with other studies in generating concerns about the distributional impact of minimum wages." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))
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State minimum wages and business location: evidence from a refined border approach (2011)
Rohlin, Shawn M.;Zitatform
Rohlin, Shawn M. (2011): State minimum wages and business location. Evidence from a refined border approach. In: Journal of urban economics, Jg. 69, H. 1, S. 103-117. DOI:10.1016/j.jue.2010.08.001
Abstract
"This study examines the effect of state minimum wage changes on new and existing business establishments. It employs a refined border approach in conjunction with other differencing methods to control for unobserved heterogeneous area characteristics. The findings suggest that state minimum wage increases deter new establishments from locating in an area, particularly in industries that rely on low-education workforces, such as the retail and manufacturing industries. However, existing establishments, regardless of industry type, are not found to be adversely affected by minimum wage policy." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))
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WSI-Mindestlohnbericht 2011: Mindestlöhne unter Krisendruck (2011)
Schulten, Thorsten;Zitatform
Schulten, Thorsten (2011): WSI-Mindestlohnbericht 2011. Mindestlöhne unter Krisendruck. In: WSI-Mitteilungen, Jg. 64, H. 3, S. 131-137. DOI:10.5771/0342-300X-2011-3-131
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"Der WSI-Mindestlohnbericht 2011 gibt einen Überblick über die derzeitige Mindestlohnpolitik in Europa sowie in ausgewählten außereuropäischen Staaten. Unter Auswertung der WSI-Mindestlohndatenbank werden aktuelle Daten zur Höhe und Entwicklung gesetzlicher Mindestlöhne präsentiert. Die Mindestlohnpolitik des Jahres 2010 stand nach wie vor unter dem Vorzeichen der Krise. Zwar kam es in der Mehrzahl der Länder zu einer nominalen Erhöhung der Mindestlohnsätze, diese fiel jedoch zumeist eher moderat aus und blieb in einigen Fällen sogar hinter der Preisentwicklung zurück. Die eher bescheidene Mindestlohnbilanz des Jahres 2010 ist Ausdruck eines wachsenden politischen Drucks von Arbeitgebern und Regierungen, die darauf abzielen, das bestehende Mindestlohnniveau möglichst gering zu halten." (Autorenreferat, IAB-Doku)
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Teen employment, poverty, and the minimum wage: evidence from Canada (2011)
Sen, Anindya; Rybczynski, Kathleen; Waal, Corey Van De;Zitatform
Sen, Anindya, Kathleen Rybczynski & Corey Van De Waal (2011): Teen employment, poverty, and the minimum wage. Evidence from Canada. In: Labour economics, Jg. 18, H. 1, S. 36-47. DOI:10.1016/j.labeco.2010.06.003
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"In May 2007, the U.S. Congress enacted legislation, which increased the Federal minimum hourly wage from $5.15 to $7.25, over a two year time period. This increase to the minimum wage was the first in nearly a decade and was approved with the objective of alleviating poverty among low-income households. However, a higher minimum wage may result in more unemployment and poverty. We exploit time-series variation in minimum wages set by Canadian provinces between 1981 and 2004. OLS and IV results suggest that a 10% increase in the minimum wage is significantly correlated with a 3% - 5% drop in teen employment. Further, a 10% rise in the minimum wage is also significantly associated with a 4% - 6% increase in the percentage of families living under Low Income Cut Offs (LICOs). Difference-in-difference estimates from the 1993, 1995, and 1998 waves of the Survey of Consumer Finances (SCF) support these findings as they suggest that income earned by teens constitutes a non-trivial portion of household income for families beneath Low Income Cut Offs. Therefore, a higher minimum wage may paradoxically result in a significant negative shock to household income among low-income families." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))
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The employment effects of lower minimum wage rates for young workers: Canadian evidence (2011)
Shannon, Michael;Zitatform
Shannon, Michael (2011): The employment effects of lower minimum wage rates for young workers. Canadian evidence. In: Industrial relations, Jg. 50, H. 4, S. 629-655. DOI:10.1111/j.1468-232X.2011.00655.x
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"Between 1986 and 1998, six of the ten Canadian provinces abolished their lower minimum wage rates for younger teenage workers. Using data from the Canadian Labour Force Survey, this paper evaluates the effects of abolition on the employment and weekly hours worked of 15- to 16-year-olds using teenagers in provinces where there is no legislative change and young people above the age to which youth rates applied as control groups. The results provide some evidence that abolishing these youth rates significantly lowered employment and work hours of 15- to 16-year-olds, but the lack of evidence for some jurisdictions and patterns of effects using age controls do raise some questions regarding the interpretation of the results." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))
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Analysis of the determinants of minimum wages in Japan (2011)
Tamada, Keiko;Zitatform
Tamada, Keiko (2011): Analysis of the determinants of minimum wages in Japan. In: Japan labor review, Jg. 8, H. 2, S. 24-41.
Abstract
"This paper overviews Japan's minimum wage system and examines the determinants of 'guideline increases (meyasu-gaku),' which are the increases in minimum wages recommended by the central council, and the actual minimum wage increases set by the regional councils. In Japan, minimum wages are deliberated upon mainly by advisory councils. The central council recommends the guideline increases and the regional councils set the actual increases. Our analysis found that the guideline increases are positively affected by the wage growth rates. Comments by public interest at meetings of the central council have suggested that their decisions on the guideline increases are influenced by the wage growth rate, and our estimation results also support the hypothesis that the guideline increases are positively affected by the wage growth rate. Because the council comprises workers represented by union officials, we examined the possible Impact of the unionization rate on the guideline increases. We found that the guideline increase is not affected by the unionization rate. Our analysis indicated that the actual minimum wage increases are set close to the guideline increases. We also found that the actual increase is positively affected by the active job openings-to-applicants ratio. As with the guideline increases, however, our analysis showed that the actual increase is not affected by the unionization rate. In addition, we found that in 2007 and 2008, when the guideline increases were determined in light of the debates conducted by the Roundtable to Promote Strategy to Enhance Growth Potential (seicho-ryoku sokoage senryaku suisin entaku kaigi) which set a policy direction toward minimum wage increases, the actual increases were larger than those in other years." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))
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