supply, but very little is known about how the minimum wage affects health, including children's health. We address this … meaningful and plausible. We also find evidence of an increase in prenatal care use and a decline in smoking during pregnancy …, which are some channels through which minimum wage can affect infant health. Labor market policies that enhance wages can …

pregnancy, which are some channels through which minimum wage can affect infant health … minimum wage on infant health. Using data on the universe of births in the US over 24 years, we find that an increase in the … minimum wage is associated with an increase in birth weight driven by increased gestational length and fetal growth rate. The …

pregnancy, which are some channels through which minimum wage can affect infant health … minimum wage on infant health. Using data on the universe of births in the US over 24 years, we find that an increase in the … minimum wage is associated with an increase in birth weight driven by increased gestational length and fetal growth rate. The …

compared with other, less-deprived, areas. Particular challenges for Manchester include the prevalence of poor health, low …

bans impact the venue of smoking, and the health of children and infants. Using models that exploit state- and county … in terms of reducing smoking inside the home - an effect which may further explain the improvement in infant and children … sparse information exists regarding the impact these smoking bans at the state and local levels have on the health of …

: worker health. To study this question, we use data on lesser-skilled workers from the 1993-2014 Behavioral Risk Factor … wage increases lead to improvements in overall worker health. In fact, we find some evidence that minimum wage increases … may decrease some aspects of health, especially among unemployed male workers. We also find evidence that increases reduce …