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dc.contributor.authorBachmann, Ronalden
dc.contributor.authorKönig, Marionen
dc.contributor.authorSchaffner, Sandraen
dc.date.accessioned2012-08-15-
dc.date.accessioned2012-09-14T11:04:15Z-
dc.date.available2012-09-14T11:04:15Z-
dc.date.issued2012-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/62373-
dc.description.abstractUsing a linked employer-employee data set on the German construction industry, we analyse the effects of the introduction of minimum wages in this sector on labour market dynamics. In doing so, we focus on accessions and separations, as well as the underlying labour market flows, at the establishment level. The fact that minimum wages in Germany are sector-specific enables us to use other industries as control groups within a difference-in-differences framework. We find that both accessions and separations rise in East Germany as a result of the minimum wage introduction. The evidence on detailed worker flows suggests that this is mainly due to increased recalls. Furthermore, the minimum wage introduction lowered job-to-job transitions in East Germany, which can be explained by a more compressed wage distribution making on-the-job search less worthwhile. No clear effects on labour market dynamics in West Germany arise.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisher|aInstitute for the Study of Labor (IZA) |cBonnen
dc.relation.ispartofseries|aIZA Discussion Papers |x6760en
dc.subject.jelJ23en
dc.subject.jelJ38en
dc.subject.jelJ42en
dc.subject.jelJ63en
dc.subject.ddc330en
dc.subject.keywordminimum wageen
dc.subject.keywordlabour market flowsen
dc.subject.keyworddifference-in-differencesen
dc.subject.keywordlinked employer-employeeen
dc.subject.stwMindestlohnen
dc.subject.stwBauwirtschaften
dc.subject.stwWirkungsanalyseen
dc.subject.stwArbeitsmarkten
dc.subject.stwBauberufeen
dc.subject.stwDeutschlanden
dc.titleLost in transition? Minimum wage effects on German construction workers-
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.identifier.ppn721235603en
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen

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