This paper examines the effect of minimum wage increases on the self-reported health of teenage workers. We use a …/ethnicity and gender to uncover the differential effects of changes in the minimum wage on health. We find that white women are more … likely to report better health with a minimum wage increase while Hispanic men report worse health …

effect of military service on lifetime earnings, wages, and employment are obtained by comparing men born before July 1, 1937 …

of education on health behaviors. Using the number of academic track schools in a state as an instrumental variable for … years of schooling, we investigate the causal effect of schooling on health behavior such as smoking and related outcomes …

absence from work, we also consider effects on doctor/hospital visits and subjective health indicators. We also add to the … terms) at higher quantiles, meaning that the reform predominantly reduced long durations of absence. In terms of health, the … negative effects on health outcomes or perceived liquidity constraints …

-rated health for children of unmarried black mothers and married white and Hispanic mothers, lower accident rates for children of …

considered as rich in a multidimensional setting. We use this framework to analyze the role of wealth, health and education, in … driven by health and to a lesser extent by wealth …

income distribution. In this paper, we examine the effects of minimum wage increases on the health of low-educated Hispanic … typically have less access to health care. Using a difference-in-differences identification strategy and data drawn from the … that low-educated Hispanic women likely affected by minimum wage increases experience any changes in health status, access …

impact on infant health at birth. We find evidence of reduced birth weight, shortened gestational length and even preterm … the causal chain underlying our finding on the adverse health impact of skyglow. Our study has important policy …

-makers regarding the trade-off between flight optimization and human health …