Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/286771 
Year of Publication: 
2021
Citation: 
[Journal:] Empirical Economics [ISSN:] 1435-8921 [Volume:] 62 [Issue:] 6 [Publisher:] Springer [Place:] Berlin, Heidelberg [Year:] 2021 [Pages:] 2989-3014
Publisher: 
Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg
Abstract: 
We analyze whether the introduction of the general minimum wage in Germany in 2015 had an effect on workers’ self-rated health. To this end, we use survey data linked to administrative employment records and apply difference-in-differences regressions combined with propensity score matching. This approach enables us to control for a vast set of potential confounding variables. We find a health improving effect among the individuals who were most likely to be affected by the reform. Our results indicate that workers’ improved satisfaction with pay, their reduced working hours, and a reduction in time pressure at work may drive this result.
Subjects: 
Minimum wage
Self-rated health
Natural experiment
JEL: 
I10
I18
J38
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Document Type: 
Article
Document Version: 
Published Version

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