Evaluating existing minimum wage regulations in the roofing sector
We evaluate the effects of the minimum wage
regulations in the roofing sector on outcomes such as employment, wage
structure, working conditions and competition. Against the background of
theoretically ambiguous effects, the initial step is to thoroughly analyze
the specifics of the roofing sector in terms of its market conditions and
level of competition. We then analyse the causal impact of the minimum wage
regulations on employment and the wage structure. In addition, the effects of
the minimum wage regulations on working conditions and the competition in the
roofing sector are also outcomes of interest. For these analyses, the project
makes use of a number of different data sets: individual and firm-level
administrative data, the Mannheim Enterprise Panel as well as additional
firm-level survey data.
Duration: 14.12.2010 - 31.08.2011
