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Working Papers

2012

1. Demand and Reimbursement Effects of Healthcare Reform: Health Care Utilization and Infant Mortality in Thailand
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
2. Do High-Cost Hospitals Deliver Better Care? Evidence from Ambulance Referral Patterns
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
3. Moral Hazard and Claims Deterrence in Private Disability Insurance
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
4. The Impact of Patient Cost-Sharing on the Poor: Evidence from Massachusetts
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2011

5. The Impacts of the Affordable Care Act: How Reasonable Are the Projections?
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
6. The Oregon Health Insurance Experiment: Evidence from the First Year
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)

2010

7. Do Strikes Kill? Evidence from New York State
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
8. Medicare Part D and the Financial Protection of the Elderly
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
9. The Tax Exclusion for Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
   See also Chapter (2011)

2009

10. Cheaper By the Dozen: Using Sibling Discounts at Catholic Schools to Estimate the Price Elasticity of Private School Attendance
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
11. Choice Inconsistencies Among the Elderly: Evidence from Plan Choice in the Medicare Part D Program
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)
12. Retirement Income Security and Well-Being in Canada
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)
13. Social Security Programs and Retirement Around the World: The Relationship to Youth Employment, Introduction and Summary
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)

2008

14. Covering the Uninsured in the U.S
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
15. Does Church Attendance Cause People to Vote? Using Blue Laws' Repeal to Estimate the Effect of Religiosity on Voter Turnout
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (9)

2007

16. Crowd-Out Ten Years Later: Have Recent Public Insurance Expansions Crowded Out Private Health Insurance?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (16)
17. How Much Uncompensated Care do Doctors Provide?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
18. Patient Cost-Sharing, Hospitalization Offsets, and the Design of Optimal Health Insurance for the Elderly
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (15)

2006

19. A Tax-Based Estimate of the Elasticity of Intertemporal Substitution
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (16)
20. Abortion and Selection
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
21. Nursing Home Quality as a Public Good
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
22. The Church vs the Mall: What Happens When Religion Faces Increased Secular Competition?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (16)

2005

23. Does Falling Smoking Lead to Rising Obesity?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (13)
24. Faith-Based Charity and Crowd Out during the Great Depression
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (21)
25. Moral Hazard in Nursing Home Use
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
26. Religious Market Structure, Religious Participation, and Outcomes: Is Religion Good for You?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (30)
27. Social Security Programs and Retirement around the World: Fiscal Implications, Introduction and Summary
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (22)
28. Universal Childcare, Maternal Labor Supply, and Family Well-Being
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (54)

2004

29. Abortion Legalization and Lifecycle Fertility
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)
30. Pay or Pray? The Impact of Charitable Subsidies on Religious Attendance
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (12)
31. Social Security and the Evolution of Elderly Poverty
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (15)
32. Tax Policy for Health Insurance
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
    See also Chapter (2005)

2003

33. Simulating the Response to Reform of Canada's Income Security Programs
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
34. Subsidies to Employee Health Insurance Premiums and the Health Insurance Market
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)

2002

35. A Theory of Government Regulation of Addictive Bads: Optimal Tax Levels and Tax Incidence for Cigarette Excise Taxation
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)
36. Do Cigarette Taxes Make Smokers Happier?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (58)
37. Estimating Price Elasticities When there is Smuggling: The Sensitivity of Smoking to Price in Canada
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)
38. Health Insurance Coverage and the Disability Insurance Application Decision
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
39. Health Insurance, Labor Supply, and Job Mobility: A Critical Review of the Literature
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (23)
40. Social Security Programs and Retirement Around the World: Micro Estimation
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (66)
    See also Book (2004)
41. Social Security and Elderly Living Arrangements
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (9)
42. Why Did Employee Health Insurance Contributions Rise?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (15)

2001

43. An International Perspective on Policies for an Aging Society
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (28)
44. Health Policy in the Clinton Era: Once Bitten, Twice Shy
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
45. Taxes and Health Insurance
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)
    See also Chapter (2002)
46. The Retirement Incentive Effects of Canada's Income Security Programs
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (13)

2000

47. Does Public Insurance Improve the Efficiency of Medical Care? Medicaid Expansions and Child Hospitalizations
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)
48. Does the Social Security Earnings Test Affect Labor Supply and Benefits Receipt?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (29)
49. How Elastic is the Firm's Demand for Health Insurance?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (9)
50. Is Addiction "Rational"? Theory and Evidence
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (90)
51. Is Making Divorce Easier Bad for Children? The Long Run Implications of Unilateral Divorce
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (25)
52. Medicaid
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
    See also Chapter (2003)
53. Risky Behavior Among Youths: An Economic Analysis
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (27)
    See also Book (2001)
54. Social Security Incentives for Retirement
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (37)
    See also Chapter (2001)
55. Social Security and Retirement
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (240)
56. Tax Subsidies for Health Insurance: Evaluating the Costs and Benefits
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
57. The Economic Impacts of the Tobacco Settlement
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)
58. The Elasticity of Taxable Income: Evidence and Implications
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (71)
59. Youth Smoking in the U.S.: Evidence and Implications
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (29)
60. Youth Smoking in the U.S.: Prices and Policies
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (20)

1999

61. Delays in Claiming Social Security Benefits
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (40)
62. The Wealth of the Unemployed: Adequacy and Implications for Unemployment Insurance
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)

1998

63. Health Insurance and the Labor Market
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (19)
64. Insuring Consumption Against Illness
    JCPR Working Papers, Northwestern University/University of Chicago Joint Center for Poverty Research
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1997) View citations (41)
65. Physician Fees and Procedure Intensity: The Case of Cesarean Delivery
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
66. Public Health Insurance and Private Savings
    JCPR Working Papers, Northwestern University/University of Chicago Joint Center for Poverty Research View citations (1)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1997) View citations (7)
    UCLA Economics Working Papers, UCLA Department of Economics (1997) View citations (4)
    Institute for Research on Poverty Discussion Papers, University of Wisconsin Institute for Research on Poverty View citations (30)

1997

67. A Major Risk Approach to Health Insurance Reform
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
    See also Chapter (1995)
68. Abortion Legalization and Child Living Circumstances: Who is the "Marginal Child?"
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (17)
69. Physician Fee Policy and Medicaid Program Costs
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
70. Social Security Programs and Retirement Around the World: Introduction and Summary of Papers by
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
71. Social Security and Retirement in Canada
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (19)
    See also Chapter (1999)
72. Social Security and Retirement in the U.S
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (31)
73. The Technology of Birth: Health Insurance, Medical Interventions, and Infant Health
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (15)

1996

74. Cash Welfare as a Consumption Smoothing Mechanism for Single Mothers
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (13)
75. Disability Insurance Benefits and Labor Supply
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (21)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Political Economy (2000)
76. Health Insurance for Poor Women and Children in the U.S.: Lessons from the Past Decade
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
    See also Chapter (1997)
77. Spousal Labor Supply as Insurance: Does Unemployment Insurance Crowd Outthe Added Worker Effect?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (18)
78. Tax Incentives and the Decision to Purchase Health Insurance: Evidence from the Self-Employed
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
    Also in Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics (1994) View citations (27)
    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (1994)
79. Tax Subsidies to Employer-Provided Health Insurance
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (9)
    See also Chapter (1996)

1995

80. Does Public Insurance Crowd Out Private Insurance?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (27)
    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (1996)
81. Health Insurance Eligibility, Utilization of Medical care, and Child Health
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (20)
    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (1996)
82. Non-Employment and Health Insurance Coverage
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
83. The Incidence of Payroll Taxation: Evidence from Chile
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (21)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Labor Economics (1997)
84. Unemployment Insurance and Precautionary Saving
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (55)

1994

85. Disability Insurance Rejection Rates and the Labor Supply of Older Workers
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (29)
86. Health Insurance Availability and the Retirement Decision
    Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics View citations (2)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1993) View citations (23)
87. Limited Insurance Portability and Job Mobility: The Effects of Public Policy on Job-Lock
    Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics View citations (1)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1993) View citations (12)
88. Physician Financial Incentives and Cesarean Section Delivery
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in RAND Journal of Economics (1996)
89. Physician Payments and Infant Mortality: Evidence from Medicaid Fee Policy
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (9)
90. Saving Babies: The Efficacy and Cost of Recent Expansions of Medicaid Eligibility for Pregnant Women
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (28)
    Also in Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics (1994) View citations (13)
91. The Consumption Smoothing Benefits of Unemployment Insurance
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (92)
92. The Labor Market Efects of Introducing National Health Insurance: Evidence from Canada
    Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1993)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Business & Economic Statistics (1995)

1993

93. Health Insurance and Early Retirement: Evidence from the Availability of Continuation Coverage
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (17)
    See also Chapter (1996)

1992

94. State Mandated Benefits and Employer Provided Health Insurance
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
    Also in Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics (1992) View citations (13)
95. Taxation and the Structure of Labor Markets: The Case of Corporatism
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (17)
    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (1993)
96. The Effect of Price Shopping in Medical Markets: Hospital Responses to PPOs in California
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)
97. The Efficiency of a Group-Specific Mandated Benefit: Evidence From Health Insurance Benefits for Maternity
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)
    Also in Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics (1992) View citations (4)

1990

98. The Incidence of Mandated Employer-Provided Insurance: Lessons from Workers' Compensation Insurance
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (33)
    See also Chapter (1991)

Journal Articles

2000

1. Disability Insurance Benefits and Labor Supply
   Journal of Political Economy, 2000, 108, (6), 1162-1183 View citations (67)
   See also Working Paper (1996)
2. Does Unemployment Insurance Crowd Out Spousal Labor Supply?
   Journal of Labor Economics, 2000, 18, (3), 546-72 View citations (63)

1997

3. The Incidence of Payroll Taxation: Evidence from Chile
   Journal of Labor Economics, 1997, 15, (3), S72-101 View citations (71)
   See also Working Paper (1995)

1996

4. Does Public Insurance Crowd Out Private Insurance?
   The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1996, 111, (2), 391-430 View citations (141)
   See also Working Paper (1995)
5. Health Insurance Eligibility, Utilization of Medical Care, and Child Health
   The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1996, 111, (2), 431-66 View citations (74)
   See also Working Paper (1995)
6. Physician Financial Incentives and Cesarean Section Delivery
   RAND Journal of Economics, 1996, 27, (1), 99-123 View citations (46)
   See also Working Paper (1994)
7. Saving Babies: The Efficacy and Cost of Recent Changes in the Medicaid Eligibility of Pregnant Women
   Journal of Political Economy, 1996, 104, (6), 1263-96 View citations (72)

1995

8. The Labor-Market Effects of Introducing National Health Insurance: Evidence from Canada
   Journal of Business & Economic Statistics, 1995, 13, (2), 163-73 View citations (9)
   See also Working Paper (1994)

1994

9. Tax Incentives and the Decision to Purchase Health Insurance: Evidence from the Self-Employed
   The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1994, 109, (3), 701-33 View citations (38)
   See also Working Paper (1996)

1993

10. Taxation and the Structure of Labor Markets: The Case of Corporatism
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1993, 108, (2), 385-411 View citations (43)
    See also Working Paper (1992)

Books

2010

1. Social Security Programs and Retirement around the World: The Relationship to Youth Employment
   NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)

2009

2. The Problems of Disadvantaged Youth: An Economic Perspective
   NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)

2004

3. Social Security Programs and Retirement around the World: Micro-Estimation
   NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (63)
   See also Working Paper (2002)

2001

4. Risky Behavior among Youths: An Economic Analysis
   NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (12)
   See also Working Paper (2000)

1999

5. Social Security and Retirement around the World
   NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (69)

Chapters

2011

1. The Tax Exclusion for Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance
   A chapter in Economic Analysis of Tax Expenditures, 2011 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper (2010)

2010

2. Do Elderly Workers Substitute for Younger Workers in the United States?
   A chapter in Social Security Programs and Retirement around the World: The Relationship to Youth Employment, 2010, pp 345-360
3. Front matter, preface, table of contents
   A chapter in Social Security Programs and Retirement around the World: The Relationship to Youth Employment, 2010
4. Introduction and Summary
   A chapter in Social Security Programs and Retirement around the World: The Relationship to Youth Employment, 2010, pp 1-45 View citations (4)
   Also in A chapter in Social Security Programs and Retirement around the World: Micro-Estimation, 2004, pp 1-40 (2004) View citations (9)
5. List of contributors, Indexes
   A chapter in Social Security Programs and Retirement around the World: The Relationship to Youth Employment, 2010, pp 361-369
6. The Interaction of Youth and Elderly Labor Markets in Canada
   A chapter in Social Security Programs and Retirement around the World: The Relationship to Youth Employment, 2010, pp 77-97

2007

7. Fiscal Effects of Social Security Reform in the United States
   A chapter in Social Security Programs and Retirement around the World: Fiscal Implications of Reform, 2007, pp 503-532
8. Introduction to "Social Security Programs and Retirement around the World: Fiscal Implications of Reform"
   A chapter in Social Security Programs and Retirement around the World: Fiscal Implications of Reform, 2007, pp 1-42 View citations (6)
9. Introduction: What Have We Learned about the Problems of and Prospects for Disadvantaged Youth?
   A chapter in The Problems of Disadvantaged Youth: An Economic Perspective, 2007, pp 1-12
10. Simulating the Response to Reform of Canada
    A chapter in Social Security Programs and Retirement around the World: Fiscal Implications of Reform, 2007, pp 83-118 View citations (2)

2005

11. Tax Policy for Health Insurance
    A chapter in Tax Policy and the Economy, Volume 19, 2005, pp 39-64 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper (2004)

2004

12. Income Security Programs and Retirement in Canada
    A chapter in Social Security Programs and Retirement around the World: Micro-Estimation, 2004, pp 99-152 View citations (7)
13. The Effect of Social Security on Retirement in the United States
    A chapter in Social Security Programs and Retirement around the World: Micro-Estimation, 2004, pp 691-730 View citations (6)

2003

14. Medicaid
    A chapter in Means-Tested Transfer Programs in the United States, 2003, pp 15-78
    See also Working Paper (2000)

2002

15. Different Approaches to Pension Reform from an Economic Point of View
    A chapter in Social Security Pension Reform in Europe, 2002, pp 49-84 View citations (4)
16. Taxes and Health Insurance
    A chapter in Tax Policy and the Economy, Volume 16, 2002, pp 37-66 View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper (2001)

2001

17. Social Security Incentives for Retirement
    A chapter in Themes in the Economics of Aging, 2001, pp 311-354 View citations (10)
    See also Working Paper (2000)
18. Youth Smoking in the United States: Evidence and Implications
    A chapter in Risky Behavior among Youths: An Economic Analysis, 2001, pp 69-120 View citations (22)

1999

19. Introduction to "Social Security and Retirement around the World"
    A chapter in Social Security and Retirement around the World, 1999, pp 1-35 View citations (49)
20. Social Security and Retirement in Canada
    A chapter in Social Security and Retirement around the World, 1999, pp 73-99 View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper (1997)
21. Social Security and Retirement in the United States
    A chapter in Social Security and Retirement around the World, 1999, pp 437-473 View citations (18)

1997

22. Health Insurance for Poor Women and Children in the U.S.: Lessons from the Past Decade
    A chapter in Tax Policy and the Economy, Volume 11, 1997, pp 169-211 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper (1996)

1996

23. Health Insurance and Early Retirement: Evidence from the Availability of Continuation Coverage
    A chapter in Advances in the Economics of Aging, 1996, pp 115-146 View citations (13)
    See also Working Paper (1993)
24. Tax Subsidies to Employer-Provided Health Insurance
    A chapter in Empirical Foundations of Household Taxation, 1996, pp 135-168 View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper (1996)

1995

25. A Major Risk Approach to Health Insurance Reform
    A chapter in Tax Policy and the Economy, Volume 9, 1995, pp 103-130 View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper (1997)

1991

26. The Incidence of Mandated Employer-Provided Insurance: Lessons from Workers' Compensation Insurance
    A chapter in Tax Policy and the Economy, Volume 5, 1991, pp 111-144 View citations (36)
    See also Working Paper (1990)