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"The economic and financial crisis has hit Spain harder than practically any other country in Europe. Even if there are occasional reports that the Spanish economy is improving slightly, the unemployment rate remains at 25 per cent — and is as high as 54 per cent among Spain's young people. The data presented in this article, which were obtained via a representative survey of the Spanish population, paint an ambivalent portrait of a country that is hovering between resignation and hope. Above all, the findings clearly show how little confidence the people of Spain have in their government's ability to solve the current problems and how adamantly they reject proposed economic reforms."

"Der Beitrag befasst sich mit der Zahl und Struktur der Beziehenden von Mindest- und Niedriglöhnen in Deutschland. Ausgehend von Daten für das Jahr 2014 beziffern die Autoren den Kreis derjenigen, die vor Einführung des Mindestlohns unterhalb von 8,50 € brutto je Stunde verdient haben, und analysieren die Entwicklung nach Einführung des Mindestlohns. Hierzu werden die Verdienststruktur- bzw. Verdiensterhebung (VSE und VE) des Statistischen Bundesamtes verwendet. Zudem werden aggregierte Daten der Bundesagentur für Arbeit sowie erste ökonometrische Studien zu den Beschäftigungswirkungen des Mindestlohns vorgestellt und diskutiert."

"Germany was one of only seven EU member states without a statutory minimum wage before its new legislation took effect in January 2015. We explore the consequences for wage structure, employment and companies. The new wage floor brought significant increases for low-paid employees, with limited observable negative employment effects thus far. To explain these benign outcomes, we refer to institutionalist and behavioural theories and discuss a number of other adjustment channels for companies. Preliminary evidence suggests that companies in sectors highly affected have responded by reducing working hours and/or increasing work intensity and prices. Some have cut special payments and non-wage benefits, reduced labour turnover and attempted to absorb higher wages by hiring more qualified staff. Non-compliance may also constitute an adjustment channel."

"Germany did not establish a statutory minimum wage until 2015. The new wage floor was set at an initial level of €8.50 per hour. When it was introduced, about 11 percent of German employees earned less than that amount. Based on descriptive figures, qualitative research and difference-in-differences analyses, we provide an overview of the available evidence regarding some of the topics that have attracted the most attention in international research and policy debates: the effects on wages and the wage distribution including issues of compliance in relation to the implementation of the new minimum wage, on the risk of poverty, on employment and the impact on businesses for instance with respect to productivity, prices or profits. The evidence shows that the minimum wage has increased hourly wages significantly, while the effect on monthly salaries has been far less substantial, as companies have partly reduced contractually agreed-upon working hours. Besides reductions in working hours or increases in work intensity, companies highly affected by the introduction of the minimum wage have used price increases and have had to accept profit reductions as a response to the new wage floor. If studies found any employment effects, they were—whether positive or negative—rather small in relation to the overall number of jobs. As in other countries, the minimum wage has not helped to reduce welfare dependency and the risk of poverty. Non-compliance remains a challenge for the implementation of the new statutory minimum wage."

"Der Beitrag diskutiert die Bedeutung des gesetzlichen Mindestlohns für die Beschäftigungssituation Geflüchteter. Dabei geht es zum einen um die Frage, in welchem Maß der gesetzliche Mindestlohn für die Entlohnung Geflüchteter relevant ist. Dabei zeigt sich auf Basis von Daten der Bundesagentur für Arbeit, dass viele Geflüchtete Löhne im Mindest- und Niedriglohnbereich erhalten und auch in Branchen arbeiten, in denen der gesetzliche Mindestlohn eine große Rolle spielt. Zum anderen stellt sich die Frage, inwiefern eine Ausnahme vom gesetzlichen Mindestlohn die Beschäftigungschancen von Geflüchteten verbessern würde. Hier sprechen die vorhandenen (internationalen) Erkenntnisse dafür, dass eine solche Sonderregelung für Geflüchtete kein zielführendes Instrument wäre, um deren Arbeitsmarktintegration zu verbessern."