TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Dague, Laura
AU  - DeLeire, Thomas
AU  - Leininger, Lindsey
        TI  - The Effect of Public Insurance Coverage for Childless Adults on Labor Supply
        PY  - 2014/May/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 8187
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/publications/dp8187
        AB  - 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.
        KW  - health insurance
KW  - labor supply
        ER  -