The effect of self-employed health insurance subsidies on self-employment

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 94, Issue 11-12, 2010, Pages 995-1007

  Heim, Bradley T ^b   Lurie, Ithai Z ^a  

^a Office of Tax Analysis   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Exit and entry; Health insurance; Self employment; Tax deduction

Indexed keywords

EID: 78049467886     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2010.08.007     Document Type: Article

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