HEALTH INSURANCE AVAILABILITY AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Raj Aggarwal, Krisztina 'z' Holly and Vivek Wadhwa
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Krisztina 'z' Holly: World Economic Forum Global Agenda, Council for Fostering Entrepreneurship Advisor, US National Advisory Council for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Vivek Wadhwa: Arthur & Toni Rock Center for Corporate Governance, Stanford University, CA, USA

Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship (JDE), 2013, vol. 18, issue 04, 1-21

Abstract: Unlike prior studies of the impact of health insurance on entrepreneurship, this paper uses primary data from a representative recent survey of entrepreneurs. First, we report the characteristics and socio-economic backgrounds of entrepreneurs. Second, we document that the lack of health insurance has a significant inhibiting impact on entrepreneurs. This paper also documents that the importance of health insurance availability increases for entrepreneurs who are self-funded, married, have children, are from less privileged backgrounds and are in advanced stages of their lives as indicated by having advanced degrees or long work experience when they become entrepreneurs. These results should be of much interest to scholars, managers and policymakers.

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; health insurance; self-funded; patient protection and affordable care act (PPACC) (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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