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Mindestlohn in Ostdeutschland: Firmen planen Preiserhöhungen und Personalabbau

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  • Robert Lehmann
  • Joachim Ragnitz
  • Michael Weber

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Das IFO INSTITUT hat seine monatliche Unternehmensbefragung im November 2014 einmalig um zwei Fragen zum Mindestlohn erweitert. Insgesamt geben 43% der befragten ostdeutschen Firmen an, vom Mindestlohn betroffen zu sein; in Westdeutschland zeigen nur 24% der Firmen eine Betroffenheit an. Außerdem wurden die Befragungsteilnehmer nach deren geplanten Maßnahmen gefragt. In Ostdeutschland wollen demzufolge knapp 40% der betroffenen Unternehmen ihre Preise erhöhen. Als zweitwichtigste Maßnahme wurde die Kürzung von Sonderzahlungen genannt (30%). Zudem zieht jedes vierte Unternehmen in Ostdeutschland einen Personalabbau in Erwägung.

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  • Robert Lehmann & Joachim Ragnitz & Michael Weber, 2015. "Mindestlohn in Ostdeutschland: Firmen planen Preiserhöhungen und Personalabbau," ifo Dresden berichtet, ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich, vol. 22(01), pages 40-42, February.
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    • J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials

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