Title Effects of collective minimum wages on youth employment in Austria
Authors CHRISTL, MICHAEL, Koeppl-Turyna, Monika , Kucsera, Denes
External publication Si
Means Empirica
Scope Article
Nature Científica
JCR Quartile 3
SJR Quartile 2
JCR Impact 0.706
SJR Impact 0.38
Web https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85032671095&doi=10.1007%2fs10663-016-9341-7&partnerID=40&md5=3d4cf00cec54c6eab85fcb6a16ba6969
Publication date 01/11/2017
ISI 000414176600007
Scopus Id 2-s2.0-85032671095
DOI 10.1007/s10663-016-9341-7
Abstract This paper analyzes the impact of collective minimum wages on youth employment for 14 sectors of the Austrian economy, taking into account the possibility of nonlinearity. We find that when the real index of minimum wage rises above a certain point, negative employment effects for young individuals (aged between 19 and 25 years) can be expected in Austria. In five of seven market sectors the minimum wage lies above the optimal level that maximizes the employment of young workers.
Keywords Minimum wage; Employment; Young workers; Austria; Collective bargaining
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