TY  - RPRT
A1  - Caliendo, Marco
A1  - Wittbrodt, Linda
T1  - Did the Minimum Wage Reduce the Gender Wage Gap in Germany?
T2  - CEPA Discussion Papers
N2  - In many countries, women are over-represented among low-wage employees, which is why a wage floor could benefit them particularly. Following this notion, we analyse the impact of the German minimum wage introduction in 2015 on the gender wage gap. Germany poses an interesting case study in this context, since it has a rather high gender wage gap and set the minimum wage at a relatively high level, affecting more than four million employees. Based on individual data from the Structure of Earnings Survey, containing information for over one million employees working in 60,000 firms, we use a difference-in- difference framework that exploits regional differences in the bite of the minimum wage. We find a significant negative effect of the minimum wage on the regional gender wage gap. Between 2014 and 2018, the gap at the 10th percentile of the wage distribution was reduced by 4.6 percentage points (or 32%) in regions that were strongly affected by the minimum wage compared to less affected regions. For the gap at the 25th percentile, the effect still amounted to -18%, while for the mean it was smaller (-11%) and not particularly robust. We thus find that the minimum wage can indeed reduce gender wage disparities. While the effect is highest for the low-paid, it also reaches up into higher parts of the wage distribution.
T3  - CEPA Discussion Papers - 40 
KW  - Minimum Wage
KW  - Gender Wage Gap
KW  - Regional Bite
Y1  - 2021
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-530464
SN  - 2628-653X
IS  - 40
ER  - 
TY  - RPRT
A1  - Caliendo, Marco
A1  - Schröder, Carsten
A1  - Wittbrodt, Linda
T1  - The Causal Effects of the Minimum Wage Introduction in Germany
BT  - An Overview
T2  - CEPA Discussion Papers
N2  - In 2015, Germany introduced a statutory hourly minimum wage that was not only universally binding but also set at a relatively high level. We discuss the short-run effects of this new minimum wage on a wide set of socio-economic outcomes, such as employment and working hours, earnings and wage inequality, dependent and self-employment, as well as reservation wages and satisfaction. We also discuss difficulties in the implementation of the minimum wage and the measurement of its effects related to non-compliance and suitability of data sources. Two years after the minimum wage introduction, the following conclusions can be drawn: while hourly wages increased for low-wage earners, some small negative employment effects are also identifiable. The effects on aspired goals, such as poverty and inequality reduction, have not materialized in the short run. Instead, a tendency to reduce working hours is found, which alleviates the desired positive impact on monthly income. Additionally, the level of non-compliance was substantial in the short run, thus drawing attention to problems when implementing such a wide-reaching policy.
T3  - CEPA Discussion Papers - 1 
KW  - Minimum Wage
KW  - Evaluation
KW  - Earnings
KW  - Working Hours
KW  - Employment
Y1  - 2019
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-426929
SN  - 2628-653X
IS  - 1
ER  -