The impact of the minimum wage on health

被引：42

作者：

Andreyeva, Elena ^{[1
,2
]}

Ukert, Benjamin ^{[1
,2
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Penn, Leonard Davis Inst Hlth Econ, Wharton Sch, 308 Colonial Penn Ctr,3641 Locust Walk, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA

[2] Univ Penn, Perelman Sch Med, 308 Colonial Penn Ctr,3641 Locust Walk, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA

来源：

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEALTH ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT | 2018年 / 18卷 / 04期

关键词：

Minimum wage; Risky health behaviors; Smoking; Drinking; BMI; SELF-REPORTED HEALTH; LOTTERY PRIZES; INFANT HEALTH; BIRTH-WEIGHT; RATED HEALTH; MORTALITY; INCOME; CARE; EMPLOYMENT; OBESITY;

D O I：

10.1007/s10754-018-9237-0

中图分类号：

F8 [财政、金融];

学科分类号：

0202 ;

摘要：

This study evaluates the effect of minimum wage on risky health behaviors, healthcare access, and self-reported health. We use data from the 1993-2015 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, and employ a difference-in-differences strategy that utilizes time variation in new minimum wage laws across U.S. states. Results suggest that the minimum wage increases the probability of being obese and decreases daily fruit and vegetable intake, but also decreases days with functional limitations while having no impact on healthcare access. Subsample analyses reveal that the increase in weight and decrease in fruit and vegetable intake are driven by the older population, married, and whites. The improvement in self-reported health is especially strong among non-whites, females, and married.

引用

页码：337 / 375

页数：39

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