The employment effect of industry-specific, collectively bargained minimum wages

German Economic Review

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 258-281

  Frings, Hanna ^a  

^a RWI LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Difference in differences; Minimum wage; Monopsonic competition

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECONOMICS); COMPLIANCE; EMPLOYMENT; OCCUPATION; WAGE;

GERMANY;

EID: 84880413050     PISSN: 14656485     EISSN: 14680475     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/geer.12009     Document Type: Article

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