The Effect of Minimum Wages on Adolescent Fertility
A Nationwide Analysis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11038822 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lindsey Rose Bullinger (0000-0002-7990-7363, Lindsey Rose Bullinger is with the School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University, Bloomington., corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 107 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 447-452 |
| Publication date | 2017-03-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048 |
| Publisher | American Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2105/ajph.2016.303604 |
| PMID | 28103069 |
| OpenAlex | W2578947430 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 15 |
| References cited | 23 |
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
Birth rate · Demographic economics · Economics · Fertility · Geography · Labour economics · Minimum wage · Population · Quarter (Canadian coin) · State (computer science) · Wage · Demography · Employment and Welfare Studies · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Mathematics · Medicine
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| Citations per year | 1.67 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2017 - 2025 (9) |
| Highly cited | No |