ArticleInternational journal of health economics and management2018
The impact of the minimum wage on health.
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- Health effects of an increased federal minimum wage among US low-wage-earning adults: a difference-in-differences analysis in a population-based cohort.BMJ public health · 2026Article
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- Racial, ethnic, and gender differences in the association between higher state minimum wages and health and mental well-being in US adults with low educational attainment.Social science & medicine (1982) · 2023Article
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- Modelling Maternal Depression: An Agent-Based Model to Examine the Complex Relationship between Relative Income and Depression.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Impact of mobile payment on physical health: Evidence from the 2017 China household finance survey.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Association between hourly wages and dietary intake after the first phase of implementation of the Minneapolis minimum wage ordinance.Public health nutrition · 2021Article
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Abstract
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.
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