Arbeitspapier
Do minimum wages improve self-rated health? Evidence from a natural experiment
In this paper we analyze whether the introduction of the general minimum wage in Germany in 2015 had an effect on workers' self-rated health. To study this question, we use survey-data linked to administrative employment records and apply difference-in-difference regressions combined with propensity score matching. This approach enables us to control for a vast set of possibly confounding variables. We find on average significant improvements of self-rated health for individuals who are affected by the reform. Our results indicate, that a significant reduction of weekly working hours potentially drives this result.
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Englisch
- Erschienen in
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Series: IAB-Discussion Paper ; No. 17/2019
- Klassifikation
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Wirtschaft
Health: General
Health: Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs: Public Policy
- Thema
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Minimum Wage
self-rated health
natural experiment
- Ereignis
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Hafner, Lucas
Lochner, Benjamin
- Ereignis
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Veröffentlichung
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Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB)
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Nürnberg
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2019
- Handle
- Letzte Aktualisierung
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10.03.2025, 11:42 MEZ
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Objekttyp
- Arbeitspapier
Beteiligte
- Hafner, Lucas
- Lochner, Benjamin
- Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB)
Entstanden
- 2019
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