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A Tax-Based Estimate of the Elasticity of Intertemporal Substitution

Gruber, Jonathan - 2021

One of the most important behavioral parameters in macroeconomics is the elasticity of intertemporal substitution (EIS …

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The Elasticity of Taxable Income : Evidence and Implications

Gruber, Jonathan; Saez, Emmanuel - 2021

uncertainty, is the overall elasticity of taxable income. We provide new estimates of this elasticity which address identification … income, and on variation in the elasticity of taxable income by income group. We find that the overall elasticity of taxable … income is approximately 0.4; the elasticity of real income, not including tax preferences, is much lower. We also estimate …

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Does Church Attendance Cause People to Vote? Using Blue Laws' Repeal to Estimate the Effect of Religiosity on Voter Turnout

Gerber, Alan - 2010

Regular church attendance is strongly associated with a higher probability of voting. It is an open question as to whether this association, which has been confirmed in numerous surveys, is causal. We use the repeal of the laws restricting Sunday retail activity (quot;Blue lawsquot;) to measure...

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Improving the Quality of Choices in Health Insurance Markets

Abaluck, Jason - 2016

Insurance product choice is a central feature of health insurance markets in the United States, yet there is ongoing concern over whether consumers choose appropriately in such markets – and little evidence on solutions to any choice inconsistencies. This paper addresses these omissions from...

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The Impact of Increased Cost-Sharing on Utilization of Low Value Services : Evidence from the State of Oregon

Gruber, Jonathan - 2016

In this study we examine the impact of a value-based insurance design (V-BID) program implemented between 2010 and 2013 at a large public employer in the state of Oregon. The program substantially increased cost-sharing, specifically copayments and coinsurance, for several healthcare services...

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Prescription Drug Use Under Medicare Part D : A Linear Model of Nonlinear Budget Sets

Abaluck, Jason - 2015

Medicare Part D enrollees face a complicated decision problem: they must dynamically choose prescription drug consumption in each period given difficult- to-find prices and a non-linear budget set. We use Medicare Part D claims data from 2006-2009 to estimate a flexible model of consumption that...

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Cheaper by the Dozen : Using Sibling Discounts at Catholic Schools to Estimate the Price Elasticity of Private School Attendance

Dynarski, Susan M. - 2009

The effect of vouchers on sorting between private and public schools depends upon the price elasticity of demand for … private schooling. Estimating this elasticity is empirically challenging because prices and quantities are jointly determined … an elasticity of Catholic school attendance with respect to tuition costs of -0.19. Our subgroup results suggest that a …

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The Labor Market Effects of Introducing National Health Insurance : Evidence from Canada

Gruber, Jonathan; Hanratty, Maria - 2022

While National Health Insurance (NHI) plans in the U.S. are often opposed on the basis of their potential disemployment effects, there is no existing evidence on the effects of NHI on employment. We provide such evidence by examining the employment consequences of NHI in Canada, using the fact...

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Does Falling Smoking Lead to Rising Obesity?

Gruber, Jonathan; Frakes, Michael - 2021

The strong negative correlation over time between smoking rates and obesity have led some to suggest that reduced smoking is increasing weight gain in the U.S.. This conclusion is supported by the findings of Chou et al. (2004), who conclude that higher cigarette prices lead to increased body...

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Social Security and Elderly Living Arrangements

Engelhardt, Gary V.; Gruber, Jonathan; Perry, Cynthia D. - 2021

One of the most important economic decisions facing the elderly, and their families, is whether to live independently. A number of previous studies suggest that widows are fairly responsive to Social Security benefits in deciding whether to live independently. But these previous studies have...

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