Reallocation Effects of the Minimum Wage
研究了德国全国性最低工资对工资、就业和劳动力重新配置的影响，发现最低工资提高了工资但未降低就业，并促使低工资工人从低生产率企业流向高生产率企业，这种工人升级解释了高达17%的工资增长。
Abstract We investigate the wage, employment, and reallocation effects of the introduction of a nationwide minimum wage in Germany that affected 15% of all employees. Based on identification designs that exploit variation in exposure across individuals and local areas, we find that the minimum wage raised wages but did not lower employment. It also led to the reallocation of low-wage workers from smaller to larger, from lower- to higher-paying, and from less to more productive establishments. This worker upgrading accounts for up to 17% of the wage increase induced by the minimum wage. Moreover, at the regional level, average establishment quality increased in more affected areas in the years following the introduction of the minimum wage.