Based on published estimates of its price elasticity of demand and of tax wedges, as well as the method of revealed preference, I estimate that the annual social value of ESI is about $1.5 trillion beyond what policyholders, their employers, and taxpayers pay for it. The private component of...

Based on published estimates of its price elasticity of demand and of tax wedges, as well as the method of revealed preference, I estimate that the annual social value of ESI is about $1.5 trillion beyond what policyholders, their employers, and taxpayers pay for it. The private component of...

I develop a search model of the labor market in which acute illness prevents workers from engaging in labor market activities to better understand the productivity-enhancing effects of employer-sponsored health insurance (ESHI). On top of bargaining over wages and ESHI coverages, I model the...

This paper uses the MEDSIM health care microsimulation model developed by researchers at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to compute the magnitude and distribution of the tax subsidy for employment-related health insurance premiums. We also present estimates of the revenue gain...