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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Bellmann, Lutz
• Bossler, Mario
• Gerner, Hans-Dieter
• Hübler, Olaf

Titel

Training and minimum wages: first evidence from the introduction of the minimum wage in Germany

Ist Teil von

• IZA journal of labor economics, 2017-01, Vol.6 (Art. 8), p.22-6:Art. 8<22, Article 8

Ort / Verlag

Heidelberg: Springer

Erscheinungsjahr

2017

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Beschreibungen/Notizen

• We analyze the short-run impact of the introduction of the new statutory minimum wage in Germany on further training at the workplace level. Applying difference-in-difference methods to data from the IAB Establishment Panel, we do not find a reduction in the training incidence but a slight reduction in the intensity of training at treated establishments. Effect heterogeneities reveal that the negative impact is mostly driven by employer-financed training. On the worker level, we observe a reduction of training for medium- and high-skilled employees but no significant effects on the training of low-skilled employees.