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 …

Despite plausible mechanisms, little research has evaluated potential changes in health behaviors as a result of the … health behaviors for pregnant women, which is a group of particular interest given evidence of the importance of prenatal … health to later life outcomes. We exploit exogenous variation from the Medicaid income eligibility expansions for pregnant …

associations with adult health. Net of adolescent influences, completed education has a significant association with adult health …, the influence of childhood environments on adult health has not received as much attention as other outcomes, and when … health has been the focus, interest has been mainly on childhood health. Here, I present a descriptive analysis of the …