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

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  • Bernd Fitzenberger

    (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin)

  • Annabelle Doerr

    (Walter Eucken Institut)

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Zusammenfassung Dieser Aufsatz liefert eine kritische Zusammenfassung und Beschreibung der vom Bundesministerium für Arbeit und Soziales (BMAS) in Auftrag gegebenen Evaluationsstudien zu den Branchenmindestlöhnen in Deutschland, wobei der Schwerpunkt auf den ökonometrischen Kausalanalysen liegt. Die Evaluation der Branchenmindestlöhne ist ein wichtiges und erfolgreiches Beispiel für eine evidenzbasierte Wirtschaftspolitik. Allen Evaluationsstudien gemein ist die Schwierigkeit der Identifikation der tatsächlich vom Mindestlohn betroffenen Beschäftigten in den jeweiligen Branchen. Die identifizierenden Annahmen und die Umsetzung des verwendeten Differenz-von-Differenzen-Ansatzes (DvD-Ansatz) sowie die Wahl der Kontrollgruppen werden kritisch diskutiert und es werden alternative Ansätze aufgezeigt. In vielen Fällen hätte die Variation der geschätzten Effekte und die Eignung einer Kontrollgruppe stärker diskutiert und eine Abschätzung der Verzerrung in den geschätzten Effekten vorgenommen werden sollen.

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  • Bernd Fitzenberger & Annabelle Doerr, 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, Springer;Institute for Employment Research/ Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB), vol. 49(4), pages 329-347, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:spr:jlabrs:v:49:y:2016:i:4:d:10.1007_s12651-016-0214-0
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