Subjective well-being and minimum wages: Evidence from U.S. states

Health Economics (United Kingdom)

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2018, Pages e171-e180

  Kuroki, Masanori ^a  

^a ARKANSAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

happiness; labor market; life satisfaction; minimum wage

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BLACK PERSON; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INCOME; LAW; LIFE SATISFACTION; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MINIMUM WAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SELF EMPLOYMENT; SUBJECTIVE WELL BEING; UNITED STATES; WELLBEING; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; EMPLOYMENT; PSYCHOLOGY; SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFIT; SATISFACTION; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS;

EID: 85027702778     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: 10991050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.3577     Document Type: Article

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