Monopsonistic Competition, Low-Wage Labour Markets, and Minimum Wages: An Empirical Analysis
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- Ronald Bachmann & Hanna Frings, 2017. "Monopsonistic competition, low-wage labour markets, and minimum wages – An empirical analysis," Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 49(51), pages 5268-5286, November.
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labor-supply elasticities; low-wage industries; minimum wage; monopsony; Germany;JEL classification:
- J42 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Particular Labor Markets - - - Monopsony; Segmented Labor Markets
- J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
- J38 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Public Policy
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-ALL-2016-07-02 (All new papers)
- NEP-LMA-2016-07-02 (Labor Markets - Supply, Demand, & Wages)
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