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Title: Health insurance and the supply of entrepreneurs: new evidence from the affordable care act

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2017

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Abstract: Is the difficulty of purchasing health insurance as an individual or small business a major barrier to entrepreneurship in the USA? I answer this question by taking advantage of the natural experiment provided by the Affordable Care Acts dependent coverage mandate, which allowed many 19-25 year olds to acquire health insurance independently of their employment. Using a difference-in-difference strategy, I find that the dependent coverage mandate did not increase self-employment among young adults overall, but increased self-employment among disabled young adults by 19-23%.

Url: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11187-017-9856-8

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Authors: Bailey, James

Periodical (Full): Small Business Economics

Issue: 3

Volume: 49

Pages: 627-646

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Health, Labor Force and Occupational Structure, Other

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