The Effects of Minimum Wages on the Health of Working Teenagers

This paper examines the effect of minimum wage increases on the self-reported health of teenage workers. We use a difference-in-differences estimation strategy and data from the Current Population Survey, and disaggregate the sample by race/ethnicity and gender to uncover the differential effects of changes in the minimum wage on health. We find that white women are more likely to report better health with a minimum wage increase while Hispanic men report worse health

MoreLess

Year of publication:	2016
Authors:	Averett, Susan
Other Persons:	Smith, Julie K. (contributor) ; Yang Wang (contributor)
Publisher:	[2016]: [S.l.] : SSRN
Subject:	Mindestlohn \| Minimum wage \| Gesundheit \| Health \| Jugendliche \| Youth \| Junge Arbeitskräfte \| Young workers \| Wirkungsanalyse \| Impact assessment \| Erwerbstätigkeit \| Employment \| Großbritannien \| United Kingdom

Extent:	1 Online-Ressource (17 p)
Series:	IZA Discussion Paper ; No. 10185
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	10.2139/ssrn.2840129 [DOI]
Classification:	I10 - Health. General ; I18 - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health ; J15 - Economics of Minorities and Races ; J16 - Economics of Gender
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012983035