The contribution of cigarette smoking to national health expenditures is thought to be large, but our current … model of smoking and medical care use that highlights two forms of selection: selective mortality and non-random cessation … smokers from merged National Health Interview Survey and Medicare claims information. Consistent with our theory, we find that …

supply, but very little is known about how the minimum wage affects health, including children's health. We address this … health. Using data on the entire universe of births in the US over 25 years, we find that an increase in the minimum wage is …, which are some channels through which minimum wage can affect infant health. Labor market policies that enhance wages can …