Effects of the Minimum Wage on Child Health

IF 3.1 2区经济学 Q1 ECONOMICS

American Journal of Health Economics Pub Date : 2020-01-01 DOI:10.1086/719364

G. Wehby, R. Kaestner, W. Lyu, Dhaval M. Dave

引用次数: 6

Abstract

Effects of the minimum wage on labor market outcomes have been extensively debated and analyzed. Less studied, however, are other consequences of the minimum wage that stem from changes in a household’s income and labor supply. We examine effects of the minimum wage on child health. To obtain estimates, we use data from the National Survey of Children’s Health and a difference-in-differences design. We find that an increase in the minimum wage throughout childhood is associated with improvement in child health. Much of the benefit of a higher minimum wage is associated with the period between birth and age 5.

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最低工资对儿童健康的影响

最低工资对劳动力市场结果的影响已经被广泛讨论和分析。然而，研究较少的是最低工资的其他后果，这些后果源于家庭收入和劳动力供应的变化。我们研究了最低工资对儿童健康的影响。为了获得估计，我们使用了来自全国儿童健康调查的数据和差异中的差异设计。我们发现，整个儿童时期最低工资的提高与儿童健康的改善有关。提高最低工资的大部分好处都与出生到5岁这段时间有关。

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American Journal of Health Economics Multiple-

CiteScore

4.30

自引率

2.70%

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期刊介绍： The American Journal of Health Economics (AJHE) provides a forum for the in-depth analysis of health care markets and individual health behaviors. The articles appearing in AJHE are authored by scholars from universities, private research organizations, government, and industry. Subjects of interest include competition among private insurers, hospitals, and physicians; impacts of public insurance programs, including the Affordable Care Act; pharmaceutical innovation and regulation; medical device supply; the rise of obesity and its consequences; the influence and growth of aging populations; and much more.