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

Lutz Bellmann (), Mario Bossler, Hans-Dieter Gerner () and Olaf Hübler
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Lutz Bellmann: Institute for Employment Research (IAB)
Hans-Dieter Gerner: Institute for Employment Research (IAB)

IZA Journal of Labor Economics, 2017, vol. 6, issue 1, 1-22

Abstract: Abstract 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.

Keywords: Minimum wage; Training; Difference-in-differences (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C23 I26 J24 J38 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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