Tax preferences for fringe benefits and workers' eligibility for employer health insurance

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 209-227

  Royalty, Anne Beeson ^a,b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Employer health insurance; Fringe benefits; H24; I18; J32; Tax preference

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041188929     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0047-2727(99)00060-2     Document Type: Article

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