This study examines the relationship between minimum wages and several measures of population health by analyzing data from 24 OECD countries for a time period of 31 years. Specifically, I test for health effects as a result of within-country variations in the generosity of minimum wages, which...

This study examines the link between minimum wages and health outcomes by using the introduction of the National Minimum Wage (NMW) in the United Kingdom in 1999 as an exogenous variation of earned income. I test for health effects by using longitudinal data from the British Household Panel...

This study contributes to recent work on the relationship between minimum wages and health by examining potential mechanisms. Specifically, the roles of health and dental insurance, health care access and utilization are explored. By estimating both DD and DDD models, the study shows that higher...