The Impact of Minimum Wage Regulations on Educational Incentives for the Youth An Empirical Analysis for Germany /

• Main Author: Kellermann, Kim Leonie (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wiesbaden : Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden : Imprint: Springer Gabler, 2017.
• Series: BestMasters
• Subjects: Economic policy.; Labor economics.; Economics.; Economic Policy.; Labor Economics.

Kim Leonie Kellermann analyzes the impact of sectoral minimum wages in Germany on the willingness of youths to undergo apprenticeship training. Using data from the German Socio-economic Panel, the author shows that higher wage floors set small, positive incentives for vocational training in the resp...

Table of Contents:

• Evidence of Minimum Wage Effects on Education
• Generally Binding Sectoral Minimum Wages
• The New Country-Wide Minimum Wage.