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We consider both theoretically and empirically the effect of unemployment insurance (UI) on precautionary savings … the asset holdings of the median worker, and that this effect will both rise with unemployment risk and fall with worker … that UI crowds out up to one-half of private savings for the typical unemployment spell. We also find that this effect is …
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these choices are made and evolve over time. We find that there is large "foregone savings" from not choosing the lowest …
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Recent theoretical work suggests that means and asset-tested social insurance programs can explain the low savings of … health insurance program for low income women and children, on savings behavior. We do so using data on asset holdings from … effects are much stronger in the presence of an asset test, confirming the importance of asset testing for household savings …
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A key question for health care reform in the U.S. is whether expanded health insurance eligibility will lead to improvements in health outcomes. We address this question in the context of dramatic expansions in the Medicaid eligibility for pregnant women that took place during the 1980s. We...
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The emergency department (ED) is a complex node of healthcare delivery that is facing market and regulatory pressure across developed economies to reduce wait times. In this paper we study how ED doctors respond to such incentives, by focussing on a landmark policy in England that imposed strong...
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