Minimum WagesUp one level Not only since the recent economic and
financial crises have minimum wages been discussed widely, but
the debate intensified in the context of increasing unemployment
and the precarization of the world of work. Politicians,
researchers and trade unionists battle over the role and effects
of minimum wages. Do mechanisms disproportionately interfere
with collective bargaining when fixed by public institutions? Do
minimum wages hinder economic activity by imposing more and more
restrictions and regulations on employers? Or are they to the
contrary fostering economic growth by stimulating demand and
giving workers suffering from low incomes - often enough below
the poverty line - the resources to take part in social and
cultural life? The publications listed here will provide a
comprehensive catalogue of basic knowledge on the topic. What
are the fundamentals of minimum wages? Answers are given
regarding mechanisms, practices, challenges – and solutions.
Furthermore we focus on the quest