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

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...

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Main Authors: Lutz Bellmann, Mario Bossler, Hans-Dieter Gerner, Olaf Hübler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2017-06-01
Series:IZA Journal of Labor Economics
Subjects:
Minimum wage
Training
Difference-in-differences
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40172-017-0058-z
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Training and minimum wages: first evidence from the introduction of the minimum wage in Germany
IZA Journal of Labor Economics
Minimum wage
Training
Difference-in-differences
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Mario Bossler
Hans-Dieter Gerner
Olaf Hübler
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title Training and minimum wages: first evidence from the introduction of the minimum wage in Germany
title_short Training and minimum wages: first evidence from the introduction of the minimum wage in Germany
title_full Training and minimum wages: first evidence from the introduction of the minimum wage in Germany
title_fullStr Training and minimum wages: first evidence from the introduction of the minimum wage in Germany
title_full_unstemmed Training and minimum wages: first evidence from the introduction of the minimum wage in Germany
title_sort training and minimum wages: first evidence from the introduction of the minimum wage in germany
publisher Sciendo
series IZA Journal of Labor Economics
issn 2193-8997
publishDate 2017-06-01
description 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.
topic Minimum wage
Training
Difference-in-differences
url http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40172-017-0058-z
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