The Effect of the Affordable Care Act on the Labor Supply, Savings, and Social Security of Older Americans

Eric French, Hans-Martin von Gaudecker and John Jones

Working Papers from University of Michigan, Michigan Retirement Research Center

Abstract: This paper assesses the effect of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on the labor supply of Americans ages 50 and older. Using data from the Health and Retirement Study and the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, we estimate a dynamic programming model of retirement that accounts for both saving and uncertain medical expenses. Importantly, we model the two key channels by which health insurance rates are predicted to change: the Medicaid expansion and the subsidized private exchanges.

Pages: 59 pages
Date: 2016-10
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