Covering the uninsured in the United States

Journal of Economic Literature

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 571-606

  Gruber, Jonathan ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 53249154751     PISSN: 00220515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/jel.46.3.571     Document Type: Review

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