Bankruptcy as implicit health insurance

American Economic Review

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 710-746

  Mahoney, Neale ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INSURANCE; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; UNITED STATES;

BANKRUPTCY; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84922210590     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: 19447981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.20131408     Document Type: Article

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