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Do minimum wages improve self-rated health? Evidence from a natural experiment
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Hafner, Lucas |
| Copyright Year | 2019 |
| Abstract | In this paper I evaluate a labor market reform in Germany. In particular, I analyze whether the introduction of the general minimum wage in 2015 had an effect on self-rated health and labor market outcomes of individuals who were likely affected by the reform. I exploit the plausibly exogenous variation in hourly wages induced by the natural policy experiment and apply difference-in-difference analysis combined with propensity score matching. I use survey-data combined with administrative records which enables me to control for a vast set of possibly confounding variables. I find on average significant improvements of self-rated health for individuals who are affected by the reform. My analysis indicates, that reduced stress, due to a significant reduction of weekly working hours potentially drives this result. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://www.econstor.eu/bitstream/10419/204864/1/1671732723.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://doku.iab.de/discussionpapers/2019/dp1719.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://www.iwf.rw.fau.de/files/2019/03/02_2019.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://www.econstor.eu/bitstream/10419/194807/1/1662586167.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
