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Fiscal effects of minimum wages: an anylysis for Germany

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Verfasserangabe: Thomas K. Bauer ...
Jahr: 2009
German economic review
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Against the background of the current discussion of statutory minimum wages in Germany, this paper analyzes the potential employment and fiscal effects of such a policy. Based on estimated labor demand elasticities obtained from a structural labor demand model, the empirical results imply that minimum wages in Germany will be associated with significant employment losses among marginal and low- and semi-skilled full-time workers. Even though minimum wages will lead to increased public revenues from income taxes and social security benefits, they will result in a significant fiscal burden, due to increased unemployment benefits and decreased revenues from corporate taxes.
 

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Verfasserangabe: Thomas K. Bauer ...
Jahr: 2009
Übergeordnetes Werk: German economic review
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Beschreibung: Iss. 2, p. 224 - 242 : graph. Darst.
Schlagwörter: Beschäftigung; Employment; Mindestlohn; Minimum wages
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Sprache: Englisch
Mediengruppe: Unselbst Lit in Zss