Konzeptionelle Lehren aus der ersten Evaluationsrunde der Branchenmindestlöhne in Deutschland (Conceptual lessons from the evaluation studies on sectoral minimum wages in Germany)

Fitzenberger B, Doerr A (2016)

Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2016

Journal

Journal for Labour Market Research SpringerOpen

Book Volume: 49

Pages Range: 329-347

Journal Issue: 4

DOI: 10.1007/s12651-016-0214-0

Abstract

This paper provides a summary and a critical assessment of the evaluation studies on sectoral minimum wages in Germany, which were commissioned by the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (BMAS). The evaluation of sectoral minimum wages is an important and successful example for the move towards evidence-based economic policy. All evaluation studies share the difficulty to identify the employees in the sectors which were actually covered by the sector specific minimum wage. We provide a critical discussion of the identifying assumptions, of the implementation of the difference-in-differences estimator, and of the choice of control groups. We discuss some alternative methodological approaches. We think that it would have been useful to analyze further the heterogeneity of the effect estimates and the choice of appropriate control groups. Furthermore, it would have been useful to assess the likely bias of the estimated effects.

Authors with CRIS profile

Bernd Fitzenberger

Additional Organisation(s)

Lehrstuhl für Quantitative Arbeitsökonomik

Involved external institutions

Universität Basel CH Switzerland (CH) Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin DE Germany (DE)

How to cite

APA:

Fitzenberger, B., & Doerr, A. (2016). Konzeptionelle Lehren aus der ersten Evaluationsrunde der Branchenmindestlöhne in Deutschland (Conceptual lessons from the evaluation studies on sectoral minimum wages in Germany). Journal for Labour Market Research, 49(4), 329-347. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12651-016-0214-0

MLA:

Fitzenberger, Bernd, and Annabelle Doerr. "Konzeptionelle Lehren aus der ersten Evaluationsrunde der Branchenmindestlöhne in Deutschland (Conceptual lessons from the evaluation studies on sectoral minimum wages in Germany)." Journal for Labour Market Research 49.4 (2016): 329-347.

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