@TechReport{iza:izadps:dp8187, author={Dague, Laura and DeLeire, Thomas and Leininger, Lindsey}, title={The Effect of Public Insurance Coverage for Childless Adults on Labor Supply}, year={2014}, month={May}, institution={Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)}, address={Bonn}, type={IZA Discussion Paper}, number={8187}, url={https://www.iza.org/publications/dp8187}, abstract={This study provides plausibly causal estimates of the effect of public insurance coverage on the employment of non-elderly, non-disabled adults without dependent children ("childless adults"). We use regression discontinuity and propensity score matching difference-in-differences methods to take advantage of the sudden imposition of an enrollment cap, comparing the labor supply of enrollees to eligible applicants on a waitlist. We find enrollment into public insurance leads to sizable and statistically meaningful reductions in employment up to at least 9 quarters later, with an estimated size of from 2 to 10 percentage points depending upon the model used.}, keywords={health insurance;labor supply}, }