Minimum Wage as a Social Policy Instrument
Evidence from Germany
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2116149 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kerstin Bruckmeier (0000-0002-4797-7543, Institut für Arbeitsmarkt und Berufsforschung), Oliver Bruttel (0000-0002-2939-5208, Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 247-266 |
| Publication date | 2021-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Social Policy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0047-2794 • E-ISSN: 1469-7823 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0047279420000033 |
| OpenAlex | W3019932501 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 35 |
The minimum wage is often considered a social policy instrument that can help reduce both poverty and welfare receipt. The introduction of the statutory minimum wage in Germany in 2015 provides an interesting case study to analyse not only the potential but also the limitations of minimum wages as an instrument to achieve socially desirable goals such as reduced welfare receipt or poverty. Based on the results of simulation models, descriptive analyses and causal effects studies of the short-term effects, we argue that minimum wages are a rather badly targeted measure when attempting to reduce poverty and welfare receipt
Demographic economics · Economic growth · Economics · Labour economics · Minimum wage · Political science · Poverty · Public economics · Receipt · Statutory law · Wage · Welfare · Accounting · Employment and Welfare Studies · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Social Policy and Reform Studies
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| Unique citing works | 9 |
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| Citations per year | 1,29 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2025 (7) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |