The effect of Medicaid expansion on crime reduction: Evidence from HIFA-waiver expansions

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 154, Issue , 2017, Pages 67-94

  Wen, Hefei ^a   Hockenberry, Jason M ^b,c   Cummings, Janet R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Crime; Medicaid expansion; Substance use disorder treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 85032881396     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2017.09.001     Document Type: Article

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