本研究探討台灣基本工資調升對青年族群詐欺犯罪的影響，採用差異中的差異（Difference-in-Differences, DID）模型，分析各縣市受基本工資影響之低薪人口比例與犯罪率的關係。實證結果顯示，在那些受基本薪資影響較大的縣市，基本工資的提高對24至49歲年齡層的詐欺犯罪率呈現顯著正向的影響。作為對照分析，基本工資對竊盜犯罪在各年齡層均無出現顯著影響，但對18至23歲及40至49歲族群的毒品和暴力犯罪有顯著負向效果，與既有文獻結果一致。研究結果提供了基本工資政策對不同年齡層犯罪行為差異化影響的實證證據。

This study investigates the impact of minimum wage increases in Taiwan on fraud crime rates among young adults. Using a Difference-in-Differences (DID) model, it examines how county-level variations in the low-wage population affected by minimum wage hikes relate to crime outcomes. Results show that in counties with a larger proportion of the population affected, minimum wage hikes have a statistically significant positive effect on fraud crime rates among individuals aged 24-49. By contrast, minimum wage increases show no significant effects on larceny crimes across all age groups, but there are statistically significant negative effects on drug-related and violent crimes among individuals aged 18–23 and 40–49, respectively, consistent with findings in the existing literature. These findings provide empirical evidence that minimum wage policy may have heterogeneous impacts on criminal behavior across different age groups.

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