• Media type: E-Book; Report
  • Title: The Effect of Public Insurance Coverage for Childless Adults on Labor Supply
  • Contributor: Dague, Laura [Author]; DeLeire, Thomas [Author]; Leininger, Lindsey [Author]
  • imprint: Bonn: Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), 2014
  • Language: English
  • Keywords: labor supply ; health insurance ; I13 ; J22
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  • Description: This study provides plausibly causal estimates of the effect of public insurance coverage on the employment of non-elderly, non-disabled adults without dependent children ("childless adults"). We use regression discontinuity and propensity score matching difference-in-differences methods to take advantage of the sudden imposition of an enrollment cap, comparing the labor supply of enrollees to eligible applicants on a waitlist. We find enrollment into public insurance leads to sizable and statistically meaningful reductions in employment up to at least 9 quarters later, with an estimated size of from 2 to 10 percentage points depending upon the model used.
  • Access State: Open Access