Increases in the cost of providing health insurance must have some effect on labor markets, either in lower wages … wages, we document in this paper a significant effect on work hours as well. Using data from the CPS and the SIPP, we show …

Increases in the cost of providing health insurance must have some effect on labor markets, either in lower wages … wages, we document in this paper a significant effect on work hours as well. Using data from the CPS and the SIPP, we show …

between cash wages and other benefits. Under such an arrangement, higher health insurance premiums must induce changes in the … composition of total compensation -- either in lower after-tax wages or in decreased contributions to other benefits. The results … suggest that about two-thirds of the premium increase is financed out of cash wages and the remaining one-thirds is financed …

between cash wages and other benefits. Under such an arrangement, higher health insurance premiums must induce changes in the … composition of total compensation -- either in lower after-tax wages or in decreased contributions to other benefits. The results … suggest that about two-thirds of the premium increase is financed out of cash wages and the remaining one-thirds is financed …