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Der gesetzliche Mindestlohn aus betrieblicher Sicht

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  • Bossler, Mario
  • Jaenichen, Ursula

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The article discusses characteristics of firms paying minimum wages and analyses pros and cons of the statutory minimum wage from the employers’ perspective. Challenges facing employers include minimum-wage induced personnel cost increases and the bureaucratic demands of tracking working hours. Results from the IAB-QUEST survey show that a frequent reaction of employers when addressing these challenges is a reduction of working hours. Additionally, 30 percent of firms paying a minimum wage report price increases in reaction to minimum-wage induced cost increases. Pros of the minimum wage could be an increased level of worker motivation or the regulation of the competition between firms. However, the largest proportion of employers does not confirm changes in worker motivation or in the competitive position of the firm as a result of the minimum wage.

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  • Bossler, Mario & Jaenichen, Ursula, 2017. "Der gesetzliche Mindestlohn aus betrieblicher Sicht," WSI-Mitteilungen, Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, vol. 70(7), pages 482-490.
    • Handle: RePEc:nms:wsimit:10.5771/0342-300x-2017-7-482
    DOI: 10.5771/0342-300X-2017-7-482
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    1. Bossler, Mario & Gürtzgen, Nicole & Lochner, Benjamin & Betzl, Ute & Feist, Lisa & Wegmann, Jakob, 2018. "Auswirkungen des gesetzlichen Mindestlohns auf Betriebe und Unternehmen," IAB-Forschungsbericht 201804, Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB), Nürnberg [Institute for Employment Research, Nuremberg, Germany].
    2. Boockmann, Bernhard & Kirchmann, Andrea & Kleinemeier, Rita & Krause-Pilatus, Annabelle & Maier, Anastasia & Nottmeyer, Olga & Reiner, Marcel & Schafstädt, Christin & Scheu, Tobias & Zühlke, Anne & Bo, 2021. "Allgemeiner gesetzlicher Mindestlohn: seine Kontrolle und Durchsetzung sowie bürokratische Kosten für Arbeitgeber," IZA Research Reports 106, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    3. Bossler, Mario & Gürtzgen, Nicole & Lochner, Benjamin & Betzl, Ute & Feist, Lisa, 2018. "The German minimum wage: Effects on business expectations, profitability, and investments," FAU Discussion Papers in Economics 13/2018, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Institute for Economics.
    4. Brautzsch Hans-Ulrich & Schultz Birgit, 2018. "Auswirkungen des gesetzlichen Mindestlohns im Handwerk in Sachsen-Anhalt," Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftspolitik, De Gruyter, vol. 67(2), pages 125-152, August.
    5. Koch, Andreas & Kirchmann, Andrea & Reiner, Marcel & Scheu, Tobias & Zühlke, Anne & Bonin, Holger, 2020. "Verhaltensmuster von Betrieben und Beschäftigten im Kontext des gesetzlichen Mindestlohns," IZA Research Reports 97, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    6. Brautzsch, Hans-Ulrich & Schultz, Birgit, 2017. "The minimum wage effects on skilled crafts sector in Saxony-Anhalt," IWH Discussion Papers 31/2017, Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH).
    7. repec:ces:ifodic:v:16:y:2019:i:4:p:50000000004802 is not listed on IDEAS
    8. Mario Bossler & Joachim Möller, 2019. "The Effects of the Compulsory Minimum Wage in Germany," ifo DICE Report, ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich, vol. 16(04), pages 14-18, January.

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