The effect of medicaid expansions in the late 1980s and early 1990s on the labor supply of pregnant women

American Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 165-193

  Dave, Dhaval ^a   Decker, Sandra L ^b   Kaestner, Robert ^c   Simon, Kosali I ^d  

^a BENTLEY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^d INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Labor supply; Medicaid; Pregnant women

Indexed keywords

EID: 85013828400     PISSN: 23323493     EISSN: 23323507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/ajhe_a_00011     Document Type: Article

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