Read moreJanuary 15, 2026 | Labour Market Policy
The introduction of Germany’s minimum wage in 2015 did not cause substantial changes to overall employment; rather, it triggered large shifts in the composition and allocation of types of employment. ...read more
Read moreJuly 31, 2025 | Labour Market Policy
In the public debate in Germany, it is often assumed that it is financially more attractive for migrants and refugees to remain on mean-tested benefits for unemployed people than to work. On the ...read more
Read moreMarch 25, 2025 | Labour Market Policy
When Germany introduced its federal statutory minimum wage of 8.50 euro in 2015, it marked a major shift in labour policy. Fast forward to 2025, and the minimum wage is now 12.82 euro. Given annual ...read more
Read moreDecember 15, 2023 | International and Regional Labour Markets
Contributing to a better understanding of wage determination and wage distribution as well as job skills – that was the aim of the international conference "Recent Developments in Wage Determination, ...read more
Read moreJune 5, 2023 | Interviews
Professor Alan Manning, one of the world's most renowned labour market economists, explains in this video-statement the basic idea of imperfect competition in the labour market. He elaborates on the ...read more
Read moreNovember 25, 2021 | Wages and Employment
A recent seminar series focussed on the cutting-edge international research on minimum wage policies with regard to employment, consumer prices, wage inequality, and other ...read more
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