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

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Autoren

  • Lutz Bellmann
  • Mario Bossler
  • Hans Dieter Gerner
  • Olaf Hübler

Externe Organisationen

  • IAB-Regional Berlin-Brandenburg
  • Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg)
  • Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit (IZA)
  • Hochschule Koblenz
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OriginalspracheEnglisch
Aufsatznummer8
FachzeitschriftIZA Journal of Labor Economics
Jahrgang6
Ausgabenummer1
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 29 Juni 2017

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.

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Training and minimum wages: first evidence from the introduction of the minimum wage in Germany. / Bellmann, Lutz; Bossler, Mario; Gerner, Hans Dieter et al.
in: IZA Journal of Labor Economics, Jahrgang 6, Nr. 1, 8, 29.06.2017.

Publikation: Beitrag in FachzeitschriftArtikelForschungPeer-Review

Bellmann, L, Bossler, M, Gerner, HD & Hübler, O 2017, 'Training and minimum wages: first evidence from the introduction of the minimum wage in Germany', IZA Journal of Labor Economics, Jg. 6, Nr. 1, 8. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40172-017-0058-z, https://doi.org/10.15488/1806
Bellmann, L., Bossler, M., Gerner, H. D., & Hübler, O. (2017). Training and minimum wages: first evidence from the introduction of the minimum wage in Germany. IZA Journal of Labor Economics, 6(1), Artikel 8. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40172-017-0058-z, https://doi.org/10.15488/1806
Bellmann L, Bossler M, Gerner HD, Hübler O. Training and minimum wages: first evidence from the introduction of the minimum wage in Germany. IZA Journal of Labor Economics. 2017 Jun 29;6(1):8. doi: 10.1186/s40172-017-0058-z, 10.15488/1806
Bellmann, Lutz ; Bossler, Mario ; Gerner, Hans Dieter et al. / Training and minimum wages : first evidence from the introduction of the minimum wage in Germany. in: IZA Journal of Labor Economics. 2017 ; Jahrgang 6, Nr. 1.
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