Introduction of a national minimum wage reduced depressive symptoms in low-wage workers: a quasi-natural experiment in the UK

Does increasing incomes improve health? In 1999, the UK government implemented minimum wage legislation, increasing hourly wages to at least £3.60. This policy experiment created intervention and control groups that can be used to assess the effects of increasing wages on health. Longitudinal data w...

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Main Authors: Reeves, A, McKee, M, Mackenbach, J, Whitehead, M, Stuckler, D
格式: Journal article
语言:English
出版: John Wiley & Sons Ltd 2016