@article{Müller_Steiner_2009, title={Would a Legal Minimum Wage Reduce Poverty? A Micro-simulation Study for Germany}, volume={18}, url={https://jid.journals.yorku.ca/index.php/jid/article/view/23685}, DOI={10.25071/1874-6322.23685}, abstractNote={In view of rising poverty rates, the introduction of a legal minimum wage has become an important policy issue in Germany. We analyze the distributional effects of a nationwide minimum wage of 7.50e per hour based on a micro-simulation model accounting for interactions between wages, the tax-benefit system, and net household incomes. Due to the existing system of means-tested income support, the minimum wage would be ineffective in reducing poverty in the overall population, although poverty among singles and families with children or with a female household head would be slightly reduced.}, number={3-4}, journal={Journal of Income Distribution®}, author={Müller, Kai-Uwe and Steiner, Viktor}, year={2009}, month={Dec.}, pages={131} }