Spatial implications of minimum wages

Abstract

"While there is a large and controversial literature on the implications of minimum wages for employment and the distribution of income, little is known about the consequences across regions. This column describes how the implementation of a minimum wage in Germany in 2015 has raised incomes in the lower part of the wage distribution without affecting employment of low-wage workers. However, there is no clear evidence that the minimum wage has led to a net in-migration or out-migration in poorer German counties." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

Cite article

Ahlfeldt, G., Roth, D. & Seidel, T. (2018): Spatial implications of minimum wages. In: VOX No. 04.09.2018, o. Sz.