IZA Conference: A Minimum Wage for Germany? Learning from European Experiences
Ein Mindestlohn für Deutschland? Lernen von europäischen Erfahrungen

Thursday, March 20:

09:30	-	10:00		Registration
10:00	-	10:15		Welcoming Remarks Werner Eichhorst (IZA)
10:15	-	11:00		Introduction Klaus F. Zimmermann (IZA and University of Bonn)
11:00	-	12:30		Policy Panel: Pros and Cons of a Minimum Wage (in German)
				Chair: Ursula Weidenfeld (Journalist and Author)
				Micha Heilmann (Food, Beverages and Catering Union (NGG)) Reinhard Göhner (Confederation of German Employers’ Associations (BDA)) Brigitte Pothmer (MP, Bündnis 90/Die Grünen) Klaus Ernst (MP, DIE LINKE) Florian Gerster (formerly Federal Employment Agency) Klaus F. Zimmermann (IZA and University of Bonn)
12:30	-	13:30		Lunch
13:30	-	15:00		Panel 1: Minimum Wages in Europe (I)
				Chair: Werner Eichhorst (IZA)
				Carlos Vacas (EUROFOUND, Dublin) Tito Boeri (Bocconi University and IZA) Pierre Cahuc (Ecole Polytechnique and IZA)
15:00	-	16:30		Panel 2: Minimum Wages in Europe (II)
				Chair: Werner Eichhorst (IZA)
				Marcel Jansen (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid and IZA) Stephen Machin (University College London and IZA) Wiemer Salverda (University of Amsterdam)
16:30	-	16:45		Coffee Break
16:45	-	18:15		Panel 3: Designing and Evaluating Minimum Wages – Drawing Lessons
				Chair: Alexander Spermann (Randstad and IZA)
				Etienne Wasmer (Sciences Po, Paris and IZA) Bernd Fitzenberger (University of Freiburg and IZA) Peter Dolton (University of London and IZA)
18:15	-	18:30		Conclusion Alexander Spermann (Randstad and IZA)
18:30				Dinner

• Kein Mindestlohn ohne unabhängige wissenschaftliche Evaluation
  Patrick Arni, Werner Eichhorst, Nico Pestel, Alexander Spermann, Klaus F. Zimmermann
  IZA Standpunkte Nr. 65, März 2014.
  
  siehe dazu auch: IZA Compact - März 2014 (Vorabdruck)

• Employment effects of minimum wages
  David Neumark
  IZA World of Labor 2014.
  
  
• Do labor costs affect companies’ demand for labor?
  Daniel S. Hamermesh
  IZA World of Labor 2014.
  
  
• Introducing a statutory minimum wage in middle and low income countries
  David N. Margolis
  IZA World of Labor 2014.
  
  
• Does increasing the minimum wage reduce poverty in developing countries?
  T.H. Gindling
  IZA World of Labor 2014.
  

• The Impact of Sectoral Minimum Wage Laws on Employment, Wages, and Hours of Work in South Africa
  Haroon Bhorat, Ravi Kanbur, Natasha Mayet
  IZA Journal of Labor & Development 2013, 2:1.
  

• Revisiting the Minimum Wage-Employment Debate: Throwing Out the Baby with the Bathwater?
  David Neumark, J.M. Ian Salas, William Wascher
  IZA Discussion Paper No. 7166, January 2013.
  
  
• The Minimum Wage Affects Them All: Evidence on Employment Spillovers in the Roofing Sector
  Bodo Aretz, Melanie Arntz, Terry Gregory
  IZA Discussion Paper No. 7047, November 2012.
  
  
• Lost in Transition? Minimum Wage Effects on German Construction Workers
  Ronald Bachmann, Marion König, Sandra Schaffner
  IZA Discussion Paper No. 6760, July 2012.
  
  
• Mind the Gap: Net Incomes of Minimum Wage Workers in the EU and the US
  Ive Marx, Sarah Marchal, Brian Nolan
  IZA Discussion Paper No. 6510, April 2012
  (published in Marx, I. and K. Nelson (eds.), Minimum Income Protection in Flux, Palgrave MacMillan, 2012, pp. 54-80).
  
  
• Minimum Wages as a Barrier to Entry: Evidence from Germany
  Ronald Bachmann, Thomas K. Bauer, Hanna Kroeger
  IZA Discussion Paper No. 6484, April 2012.
  
  
• Do Frictions Matter in the Labor Market? Accessions, Separations and Minimum Wage Effects
  Arindrajit Dube, T. William Lester, Michael Reich
  IZA Discussion Paper No. 5811, June 2011.
  
  
• Is the Minimum Wage a Pull Factor for Immigrants?
  Corrado Giulietti
  IZA Discussion Paper No. 5410, December 2010
  (revised version forthcoming in: Industrial and Labor Relations Review. Pre-publication version available here).