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Title: The Relationship of Right-to-Work Status and Health Insurance Outcome

Citation Type: Dissertation/Thesis

Publication Year: 2018

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Abstract: This paper addresses the relationship between state level right-­to-­work (RTW) legislation and employer provided health insurance coverage. The effects of right-­to-­work policy are debated among researchers with some suggesting it leads to a positive effect on wages and non-­wage benefits and others suggesting the opposite. The main concern and goal of this study is to isolate the effect RTW laws have on employer provided health coverage. This study incorporates demographic and firm characteristics that prior research found to be significant control variables for isolating the effect of RTW status on employee health insurance coverage. Based on a series of linear probability models and difference-­in-­differences models, a worker residing in a state that has implemented a RTW policy is less likely to obtain health insurance than their non-­RTW counterpart. In addition to RTW status, demographic and firm characteristics affect the likelihood of an employee having health benefits.

Url: https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/all_theses/2820/

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Authors: Branyon, Leigha

Institution: Clemson University

Department: Economics

Advisor: David Willis

Degree: MS

Publisher Location: Clemson, South Carolina

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Topics: Health, Labor Force and Occupational Structure, Other, Population Health and Health Systems

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