The impact of minimum wages on population health: evidence from 24 OECD countries
The impact of minimum wages on population health: evidence from 24 OECD countries
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DOI：
10.1007/s10198-016-0847-5
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发表时间：
2017-11-01
影响因子：
4.4
通讯作者：
Lenhart, Otto
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作者：
Lenhart, Otto
本研究通过分析24个经合组织国家31年的数据，探讨了最低工资与人口健康的几项指标之间的关系。具体来说，我测试的健康影响，由于国内的变化，慷慨的最低工资，这是衡量的凯茨指数。该论文发现，较高的最低工资水平与总体死亡率以及死亡人数的显着降低有关，这是由于在社会经济地位较低的个人中更普遍的结果（例如，糖尿病、循环系统疾病、中风）。Kaitz指数每增加10%，死亡率就会显著下降，预期寿命会增加0.44岁。此外，我提供的证据表明，更慷慨的最低工资的影响结果，如贫困，未满足医疗需求的人口比例，医生咨询的数量，烟草消费，卡路里摄入量，以及人们超重的可能性，通过潜在的渠道，最低工资影响人口健康。
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 are measured by the Kaitz index. The paper finds that higher levels of minimum wages are associated with significant reductions of overall mortality rates as well as in the number of deaths due to outcomes that have been shown to be more prevalent among individuals with low socioeconomic status (e.g., diabetes, disease of the circulatory system, stroke). A 10% point increase of the Kaitz index is associated with significant declines in death rates and an increase in life expectancy of 0.44 years. Furthermore, I provide evidence for potential channels through which minimum wages impact population health by showing that more generous minimum wages impact outcomes such as poverty, the share of the population with unmet medical needs, the number of doctor consultations, tobacco consumption, calorie intake, and the likelihood of people being overweight.