The effect of premiums on the small firm's decision to offer health insurance

Journal of Human Resources

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 635-658

  Feldman, Roger ^a,c   Dowd, Bryan ^a   Leitz, Scott ^b   Blewett, Lynn A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b State of Minnesota ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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EID: 0000734308     PISSN: 0022166X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/146424     Document Type: Article

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