Abstract
dc:descriptionThe chapter on employer provided health insurance examines the role of spousal coverage in determining labor market outcomes. Specifically, I utilize an instrumental variable model to control for the endogeneity of a husband's insurance coverage to his wife's decision to enter the labor force or sort into part-time jobs. Contrary to previous research in this area, I find that husband's coverage has a positive effect on the number of hours the wife will work. However, after netting out the likely assortative mating bias, I find that wives with spousal coverage are more likely to work part-time (and less likely to work full-time).
Degree
thesis:*- Name thesis:degree_name
- Ph.D.
- Level thesis:degree_level
- Dissertation
- Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
- Human Resources and Industrial Relations
- Grantor
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Year dc:date
- 2015
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
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- Kapinos, Kandice Ann
- Contributors dc:contributor
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- Olson, Craig A.
Subjects
dc:subject × 1Rights
- Language dc:language
- eng
Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Identifier
- (MiAaPQ)AAI3290269
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/87476