The impact of age-specific minimum wages on youth employment and education: A regression discontinuity analysis.

Autor/inn/en	Dayioglu, Meltem; Kucukbayrak, Muserref; Tumen, Semih
Titel	The impact of age-specific minimum wages on youth employment and education: A regression discontinuity analysis. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Die Auswirkungen altersspezifischer Mindestlöhne auf die Beschäftigung und Ausbildung von Jugendlichen: Eine Regressions-Diskontinuitäts-Analyse.
Quelle	In: International journal of manpower, 43 (2022) 6, S. 1352-1377 PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1758-6577
DOI	10.1108/IJM-02-2021-0079
Schlagwörter	Bildungsbeteiligung; Reformpolitik; Beschäftigungseffekt; Lohn; Mindestlohn; Altersgrenze; Auswirkung; Quote; Steigerung; Jugendlicher; Türkei
Abstract	"Purpose: Using a regression discontinuity design in tandem with a difference-in-discontinuities analysis, the study finds that increasing the minimum wage reduces the employment probability of young males by 2.5-3.1 percentage points. Design/methodology/approach: The authors exploit an age-specific minimum wage rule - which sets a lower minimum wage for workers of age 15 than the adult minimum wage paid to workers of age 16 and above - and its abolition to estimate the causal effect of a minimum wage increase on youth employment and education in Turkey. Findings: The authors also document that, initially, the minimum wage increase does not lead to a major change in high school enrollment, while the likelihood of transitioning into "neither in employment nor in education and training" (NEET) category notably increases. However, in the medium term, the NEET effect is transitory; school enrollment increases over time and absorbs the negative employment effect. Originality/value: The authors argue that policy effects have mostly been driven by demand-side forces rather than the supply side." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku, © Emerald Group).
Erfasst von	Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, Nürnberg
Update	2023/1