The impact of job displacement on employer based health insurance coverage

Journal of Labor Research

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 317-327

  Kosteas, Vasilios D ^a   Renna, Francesco ^b  

^a CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

Author keywords

Displaced workers; Employer based health insurance

Indexed keywords

EID: 72249110905     PISSN: 01953613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12122-008-9061-2     Document Type: Article

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