From: The effects of living wage laws on low-wage workers and low-income families: What do we know now?
 | Public assistance/welfare | Food stamps | Any benefits from: | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Value of benefits | Any benefits | Value of food stamps | Any benefits | Free or reduced-price hot lunch | Public housing | Energy assistance |
 | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) |
Sample mean | 145.53 | 0.037 | 154.93 | 0.079 | 0.103 | 0.030 | 0.021 |
Specification 1 | |||||||
Log living wage, lagged 12 months | −14.857 | 0.001 | −12.479 | 0.007 | −0.019* | −0.017** | −0.009 |
(56.722) | (0.011) | (40.266) | (0.015) | (0.012) | (0.008) | (0.007) | |
Specification 2 | |||||||
Business assistance living wage laws: | |||||||
Log living wage, lagged 12 months | −96.483 | −0.025** | −23.055 | −0.004 | −0.024 | −0.032** | −0.020** |
(67.362) | (0.011) | (48.909) | (0.019) | (0.017) | (0.013) | (0.008) | |
Contractor-only living wage laws : | |||||||
Log living wage, lagged 12 months | 70.999 | 0.028** | −1.355 | 0.018 | −0.014 | −0.002 | 0.003 |
(71.827) | (0.014) | (59.606) | (0.021) | (0.013) | (0.008) | (0.009) | |
N | 157,048 | 157,048 | 157,048 | 157,048 | 157,048 | 157,048 | 157,048 |