Health insurance and the labor supply decisions of older workers: Evidence from a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs expansion

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 94, Issue 7-8, 2010, Pages 467-478

  Boyle, Melissa A ^a   Lahey, Joanna N ^b  

^a Brown University College of the Holy Cross   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Health insurance; Job lock; Labor supply; Medicare; Older workers; Retirement; VA; Veteran

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953728042     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2010.02.008     Document Type: Article

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