Training and minimum wages: first evidence from the introduction of the minimum wage in Germany

Abstract

"We analyze the short-run impact of the introduction of the new statutory minimum wage in Germany on further training at the workplace level. Applying difference-in-difference methods to data from the IAB Establishment Panel, we do not find a reduction in the training incidence but a slight reduction in the intensity of training at treated establishments. Effect heterogeneities reveal that the negative impact is mostly driven by employer-financed training. On the worker level, we observe a reduction of training for medium- and high-skilled employees but no significant effects on the training of low-skilled employees." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Bellmann, L., Bossler, M., Gerner, H. & Hübler, O. (2017): Training and minimum wages: first evidence from the introduction of the minimum wage in Germany. In: IZA journal of labor economics, Vol. 6, p. 1-22. DOI:10.1186/s40172-017-0058-z