TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2024//
TI  - The potential of minimum wage increases to reduce youth homicide disparities: diminishing returns for Black youth
JO  - Prevention science
A1  - Woods-Jaeger, Briana
A1  - Jahangir, Tasfia
A1  - Ash, Marcia J.
A1  - Komro, Kelli A.
A1  - Belton, Imani J.
A1  - Livingston, Melvin
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1389-4986
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11121-024-01714-6
ID  - ref1
ER  -