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Title: The Role of Health Insurance in Labor Supply Decisions of Divorced Females
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Zimmer, David M. |
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The Role of Health Insurance in Labor Supply Decisions of Divorced Females Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance 50,2 (May 2010): 121-131. Also: http://ideas.repec.org/a/eee/quaeco/v50y2010i2p121-131.html Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: Elsevier Keyword(s): Insurance, Health; Labor Economics; Labor Supply; Marital Dissolution Labor economics literature provides evidence that marital dissolution induces an increase in labor supply of females. This paper explores an explanation for this finding: Marital separation might place wives at risk of losing health insurance or increase the need for expanded health coverage. Thus, wives must increase their labor supply in order to qualify for health benefits. Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, results confirm that marital dissolution is associated with increased female labor supply. However, this effect is mostly concentrated among women who were not previously enrolled in their husbands' health insurance plans. For wives who were dependent on their husbands for coverage, continuing coverage laws appear to mitigate the effect of marital dissolution on female labor supply. [Copyright Elsevier] Copyright of Quarterly Review of Economics & Finance is the property of Elsevier Science Publishing Company, Inc. and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.) |
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Zimmer, David M. "The Role of Health Insurance in Labor Supply Decisions of Divorced Females." Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance 50,2 (May 2010): 121-131.
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