This page provides an interactive tool to explore the general equilibrium effects of the German minimum wage based on the quantitative spatial model in Ahlfeldt, Roth, Seidel (2021): Optimal minimum wages [LINK]. This general equilibrium model accounts for effects on wages, employment probabilities, goods prices, housing rents, worker-firm matching, commuting cost, migration, and aggregate labour supply.

Explore the spatial distribution of federal and regional minimum wage effects

Explore the aggregated effects on employment, equity and welfare of your preferred minimum wage