Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-2017
Abstract
I study job lock and job push, the twin phenomena believed to be caused by employment-contingent health insurance (ECHI). Using variation in Medicaid eligibility among house-hold members of male workers as a proxy for shifts in workers dependence on employment for health insurance, I estimate large job lock and job push effects. For married workers, Medicaid eligibility for one household member results in an increase in the likelihood of a voluntary job exit over a four-month period by approximately 34%. For job push, the transition rate into jobs with ECHI among all workers falls on average by 26%.
Recommended Citation
Barkowski, Scott, "Does Government Health Insurance Reduce Job Lock and Job Push?" (2017). Publications. 16.
https://open.clemson.edu/economics_pubs/16
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