Effects of non-minimum wages on health: A narrative literature review of short- and long-run studies using causal inference or longitudinal data in high-income countries

Although findings lack consensus, most studies, particularly long-run analyses, report that lower wages are associated with poorer health, consistent with the allostatic load and Friedman's permanent-income hypotheses. These findings carry implications for minimum-wage-and-health studies in which null findings predominate because those are only short run.