@article{ref1,
title="The potential of minimum wage increases to reduce youth homicide disparities: diminishing returns for Black youth",
journal="Prevention science",
year="2024",
author="Woods-Jaeger, Briana and Jahangir, Tasfia and Ash, Marcia J. and Komro, Kelli A. and Belton, Imani J. and Livingston, Melvin",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="We examine and compare the relationship between minimum wage increases and youth homicide rates in three groups: all youth, White youth only, and Black youth only. Using 2001-2019 mortality data from the National Vital Statistics System (NVSS) for all 50 states and Washington DC, we apply a difference in differences (DD) design to compare the change in youth homicides across states with varying changes in the state-specific minimum wage. With the inclusion of state-specific linear time trends, we find that a $1 increase in minimum wage leads to a significant 4% reduction (RR = 0.96, 95%CI [0.92, 0.99]) in homicides among White youth, but no significant reduction among Black youth (RR = 0.98, 95%CI [0.91, 1.04]). <br><br>FINDINGS are consistent with research on marginalization-related diminished returns for Black youth. While minimum wage increases are a promising step to reduce youth homicides overall, reducing homicide disparities experienced by Black youth requires additional components. Future research should examine policies with the specific intention to dismantle structural racism.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1389-4986",
doi="10.1007/s11121-024-01714-6",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11121-024-01714-6"
}