DO MINIMUM WAGE INCREASES INFLUENCE WORKER HEALTH?
研究美国最低工资上涨对低技能工人自评健康的影响，发现男性健康恶化、女性一般健康变差但心理健康改善，对政策制定者评估最低工资的全面影响有参考价值。
This study investigates whether minimum wage increases impact worker health in the United States. We consider self‐reported measures of general, mental, and physical health. We use data on lesser‐skilled workers from the 1993 to 2014 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey. Among men, we find no evidence that minimum wage increases improve health; instead, we find that such increases lead to worse health outcomes, particularly among unemployed men. We find both worsening general health and improved mental health following minimum wage increases among women. These findings broaden our understanding of the full impacts of minimum wage increases on lesser‐skill workers.