Lindsey Rose Bullinger1. 1. Lindsey Rose Bullinger is with the School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University, Bloomington.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To investigate the effect of minimum wage laws on adolescent birth rates in the United States. METHODS: I used a difference-in-differences approach and vital statistics data measured quarterly at the state level from 2003 to 2014. All models included state covariates, state and quarter-year fixed effects, and state-specific quarter-year nonlinear time trends, which provided plausibly causal estimates of the effect of minimum wage on adolescent birth rates. RESULTS: A $1 increase in minimum wage reduces adolescent birth rates by about 2%. The effects are driven by non-Hispanic White and Hispanic adolescents. CONCLUSIONS: Nationwide, increasing minimum wages by $1 would likely result in roughly 5000 fewer adolescent births annually.
OBJECTIVES: To investigate the effect of minimum wage laws on adolescent birth rates in the United States. METHODS: I used a difference-in-differences approach and vital statistics data measured quarterly at the state level from 2003 to 2014. All models included state covariates, state and quarter-year fixed effects, and state-specific quarter-year nonlinear time trends, which provided plausibly causal estimates of the effect of minimum wage on adolescent birth rates. RESULTS: A $1 increase in minimum wage reduces adolescent birth rates by about 2%. The effects are driven by non-Hispanic White and Hispanic adolescents. CONCLUSIONS: Nationwide, increasing minimum wages by $1 would likely result in roughly 5000 fewer adolescent births annually.
Authors: Miriam E Van Dyke; Kelli A Komro; Monica P Shah; Melvin D Livingston; Michael R Kramer Journal: Prev Med Date: 2018-04-04 Impact factor: 4.637
Authors: David H Cloud; Stephanie Beane; Adaora Adimora; Samuel R Friedman; Kevin Jefferson; H Irene Hall; Mark Hatzenbuehler; Anna Satcher Johnson; Ron Stall; Barbara Tempalski; Gina M Wingood; Akilah Wise; Kelli Komro; Hannah L F Cooper Journal: SSM Popul Health Date: 2018-11-28