The labor market effects of rising health insurance premiums

Journal of Labor Economics

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 609-634

  Baicker, Katherine ^a   Chandra, Amitabh ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33748333132     PISSN: 0734306X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/505049     Document Type: Review

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