The effects of minimum wages on the health of working teenagers

Susan Averett (), Julie K. Smith and Yang Wang

Applied Economics Letters, 2017, vol. 24, issue 16, 1127-1130

Abstract: This article 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.

Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1080/13504851.2016.1259737

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