Do minimum wages improve self-rated health? Evidence from a natural experiment
| Autor: | Benjamin Lochner, Lucas Hafner |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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Statistics and Probability
Economics and Econometrics Natural experiment Control (management) Confounding Mathematics (miscellaneous) Propensity score matching ddc:330 Survey data collection Demographic economics Minimum wage Psychology Set (psychology) Social Sciences (miscellaneous) Self-rated health |
| Popis: | We analyze whether the introduction of the general minimum wage in Germany in 2015 had an effect on workers’ self-rated health. To this end, we use survey data linked to administrative employment records and apply difference-in-differences regressions combined with propensity score matching. This approach enables us to control for a vast set of potential confounding variables. We find a health improving effect among the individuals who were most likely to be affected by the reform. Our results indicate that workers’ improved satisfaction with pay, their reduced working hours, and a reduction in time pressure at work may drive this result. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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