Tax incentives and the decision to purchase long-term care insurance

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 93, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 296-310

  Courtemanche, Charles ^a   He, Daifeng ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Demand elasticity; Fiscal impact; HIPAA; Itemization; Long term care; Long term care insurance; Medical expenses; Tax incentive

Indexed keywords

EID: 57749173396     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2008.05.007     Document Type: Article

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