The effect of changes in the statutory minimum working age on educational, labor and health outcomes
Vall-Castello, Judit (Universitat Pompeu Fabra. Centre de Recerca en Economia i Salut (CRES))
Jiménez-Martín, Sergi (Universitat Pompeu Fabra. Barcelona Graduate School of Economics)
Del Rey Canteli, Elena (Universitat de Girona)

Publicació:	Bonn : Institute for the Study of Labor, 2015
Descripció:	46 pag.
Resum:	In this paper we explore the effects of a labor market reform that changed the statutory minimum working age in Spain in 1980. In particular, the reform raised the statutory minimum working age from 14 to 16 years old, while the minimum age for attaining compulsory education was kept at 14 until 1990. To study the effects of this change, we exploit the different incentives faced by individuals born at various times of the year before and after the reform. We show that, for individuals born at the beginning of the year, the probabilities of finishing both the compulsory and the post-compulsory education level increased after the reform. In addition, we find that the reform decreases mortality while young (16-25) for both genders while it increases mortality for middle age women (26-40). We provide evidence to proof that the latter increase is partly explained by the deterioration of the health habits of affected women. Together, these results help explain the closing age gap in life expectancy between women and men in Spain.
Ajuts:	Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad ECO2014-52238-R Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad ECO2012-31081
Drets:	Tots els drets reservats.
Llengua:	Anglès
Col·lecció:	Discussion paper (Institute for the Study of Labor) ; 9092
Document:	Working paper
Matèria:	Minimum working age ; Policy evaluation ; Education ; Mortality

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