The effects of employer-provided health insurance on worker mobility

Industrial and Labor Relations Review

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 439-455

  Buchmueller, Thomas C ^a   Valletta, Robert G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF SAN FRANCISCO   (United States)

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EID: 0001432318     PISSN: 00197939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001979399604900304     Document Type: Article

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