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Title: Essays on Labor, Health, and Entrepreneurship
Citation Type: Dissertation/Thesis
Publication Year: 2019
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Abstract: This dissertation presents studies of the interaction of health policies and labor markets, including issues of occupational choice, labor demand, and compensating differentials. In the first essay, Health Insurance and the Supply of Entrepreneurs: Evidence from the ACA Medicaid Expansion, I examine whether the expansion of Medicaid eligibility under the Affordable Care Act increases the supply of entrepreneurs as measured by self-employment. Using the 2003–2017 Current Population Survey and focusing on childless adults in low-income households, I apply difference-in-differences, propensity score weighting, and instrumental variable (IV) methods. I find that expanding Medicaid eligibility raises the self-employment rate by 0.8 to 1.6 percentage points, without increasing self-employment exit. IV estimates imply that covered individuals have 8 to 11 percentage points higher probability to become self-employed. Exploiting additional variation by spousal coverage or poor health of individuals or their spouse within triple difference specifications, I also find evidence that the underlying mechanism of the effect was through the reduction of entrepreneurship lock. The results suggest that limited access to health insurance may be a barrier to entrepreneurship...
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Authors: Lee, Kyung Min
Institution: George Mason University
Department: Public Poicy
Advisor: John S. Earle
Degree: Doctor of Philosophy Public Policy
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Pages: 154
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Topics: Health, Labor Force and Occupational Structure
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