Employer-provided health insurance may restrict job mobility, resulting in "job lock." Previous research on job lock …

This study provides plausibly causal estimates of the effect of public insurance coverage on the employment of non … supply of enrollees to eligible applicants on a waitlist. We find enrollment into public insurance leads to sizable and …

In 2007, China launched a subsidized voluntary public health insurance program, the Urban Resident Basic Medical … Insurance, for urban residents without formal employment, including children, the elderly, and other unemployed urban residents …

We evaluate the effect of the size of deductibles in the basic health insurance in Switzerland on the probability of a …

health insurance and pensions. Benefit bundling may increase informality and decrease welfare. Indeed, if some of the …

We investigate whether people enrolled into voluntary health insurance (VHI) substitute public consumption with private … the case of Italy, where a mixed insurance system is in place. To this purpose, we specify a joint model for public and … private specialist visits counts, and allow for different degrees of endogenous supplementary insurance coverage, looking at …

This paper provides field evidence on (a) how price framing affects consumers' decision to switch health insurance … plans and (b) how the price elasticity of demand for health insurance can be influenced by policymakers through simple … regulatory efforts. In 2009, in order to foster competition among health insurance companies, German federal regulation required …

We examine the effects of employment-contingent health insurance on married women’s labor supply following a health … shock. First, we develop a theoretical model that examines the effects of employment-contingent health insurance on the … labor supply response to a health shock, to clarify under what conditions employment-contingent health insurance is likely …

This paper investigates the impact of the macroeconomy on the health insurance coverage of Americans using panel data … point (2.12%) reduction in the probability that men have health insurance; this effect is strongest among college …, lost health insurance due to a higher unemployment rate alone during the 2007-09 recession. We conclude with a discussion …