How does the minimum wage affect your health?

Published August 30, 2016 5:42pm ET



A new working paper published by the National Bureau of Economic Research says minimum wage increases may harm the health of some workers, especially unemployed male workers.

The paper claims to be the first to research how minimum wage hikes affect the self-reported health of workers in the United States.

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