Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/242440 
Year of Publication: 
2021
Series/Report no.: 
Beiträge zur Jahrestagung des Vereins für Socialpolitik 2021: Climate Economics
Publisher: 
ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics, Kiel, Hamburg
Abstract: 
This paper analyses whether the introduction of the minimum wage in Germany had an effect on the electorate's support for ruling parties. Estimations base on data from a large household survey and exploit regional differences in the bite of the minimum wage. The results show that in regions where the bite of the minimum wage was higher, the support for ruling parties significantly decreased in the year in which the minimum wage was introduced. Individuals with earnings just above the minimum wage mainly drive this result, which is robust to different model specifications.
JEL: 
D72
J31
Document Type: 
Conference Paper

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