Training and minimum wages

first evidence from the introduction of the minimum wage in Germany

authored by

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

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.

Organisation(s)

Faculty of Economics and Management

External Organisation(s)

IAB-Regional Berlin-Brandenburg
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg)
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
Koblenz University of Applied Sciences

Type

Article

Journal

IZA Journal of Labor Economics

Volume

6

Publication date

29.06.2017

Publication status

Published

Peer reviewed

Yes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Industrial relations, Economics and Econometrics, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management

Sustainable Development Goals

SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth

Electronic version(s)

https://doi.org/10.1186/s40172-017-0058-z (Access: Open)
https://doi.org/10.15488/1806 (Access: Open)