Decreasing labor demand in course of the Corona-crisis: In the short run, minimum wage establishments are more severely affected. Updated Version December 20th, 2021

Abstract

"Using data of the IAB-Job Vacancy Survey, we analyze the impact of the German statutory minimum wage on establishment’s shock resilience during the current Corona-crisis. Our findings show that minimum wage establishments are often located in sectors which experience high exposure to the Corona-crisis. The labor demand of minimum wage paying establishments temporarily decreased disproportionally during the second quarter of the year 2020. Furthermore, those establishments applied for short-time work more often compared to establishments that unaffected by the minimum wage." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

Cite article

Börschlein, E. & Bossler, M. (2021): Rückgang der Arbeitsnachfrage in der Corona-Krise: Kurzfristig sind Mindestlohnbetriebe etwas stärker betroffen. Aktualisierte Version vom 20.12.2021. (IAB-Kurzbericht 12/2021), Nürnberg, 9 p.