Spousal Labor Market Effects from Government Health Insurance: Evidence from a Veterans Affairs Expansion

Measuring the overall impact of public health insurance receipt is important in an era of increased access to publicly-provided and subsidized insurance. Although government expansion of health insurance to older workers leads to labor supply reductions for recipients, there may be spillover effects

在公共提供及补贴型医疗保险覆盖范围持续扩大的当下，测算公共医疗保险参保的整体影响具有重要研究价值。尽管政府为老年劳动者扩大医疗保险覆盖范围会导致参保者的劳动力供给下降，但该政策或存在溢出效应。