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Mindestlöhne und Lohnsubventionen: Interaktionseffekte in den USA und in Deutschland
[Minimum Wages and Wage Subsidies: Interaction Effects on Employment in the US and Germany]

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  • Berthold, Norbert
  • Coban, Mustafa

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Der Beitrag geht auf theoretischer und empirischer Ebene der Frage nach, wie Lohnsubventionen und Mindestlöhne in Bezug auf Beschäftigungschancen interagieren und wie diese Interaktionseffekte zwischen einzelnen Arbeitnehmergruppen variieren können. Unter der Annahme eines neoklassischen Arbeitsmarktes und heterogener Arbeit, verdrängen subventionierte Berufserfahrene berufsunerfahrene Arbeitnehmer. Der Effekt auf nicht subventionierte Berufserfahrene bleibt theoretisch offen. Die empirische Überprüfung für die USA ergibt, dass mit steigendem Mindestlohn die Beschäftigung an Berufsunerfahrenen sinkt, an nicht subventionierten Berufserfahrenen konstant bleibt und an subventionierten Berufserfahrenen buckelförmig verläuft. Für Deutschland hingegen zeigen mehrere Simulationsergebnisse, dass die Einführung des Mindestlohns in Höhe von 8,50 Euro in Verbindung mit bestehenden Lohnsubventionen keine Substitutionseffekte auslöst, sondern die Beschäftigung aller Arbeitnehmer im Niedriglohnsektor unabhängig von deren Förderberechtigung senkt.

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  • Berthold, Norbert & Coban, Mustafa, 2015. "Mindestlöhne und Lohnsubventionen: Interaktionseffekte in den USA und in Deutschland [Minimum Wages and Wage Subsidies: Interaction Effects on Employment in the US and Germany]," Discussion Paper Series 129, Julius Maximilian University of Würzburg, Chair of Economic Order and Social Policy.
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    Keywords

    Mindestlohn; Lohnsubvention; Earned Income Tax Credit; Arbeitslosengeld II; Minijob; minimum wage; wage subsidy; earned income tax credit; unemployment benefit II; minijob;
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    JEL classification:

    • H24 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Personal Income and Other Nonbusiness Taxes and Subsidies
    • I38 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - Government Programs; Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs
    • J22 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Time Allocation and Labor Supply
    • J3 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs

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