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Employer-Provided Health Insurance And Job Mobility: Did The Affordable Care Act Reduce Job Lock?

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  • James Bailey
  • Anna Chorniy

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type="main" xml:id="coep12119-abs-0001"> Many have argued that concerns over health insurance reduce labor market mobility in the United States, causing a “job lock” effect. We take advantage of the novel natural experiment created by the Affordable Care Act's dependent coverage mandate to estimate the magnitude of the job lock effect for young adults. Using the 2008–2013 Current Population Survey and a difference-in-difference research design, we find that the expansion of dependent coverage did not increase job mobility, suggesting that job lock is not a major concern for young adults. (JEL J62, I13, I18)

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  • James Bailey & Anna Chorniy, 2016. "Employer-Provided Health Insurance And Job Mobility: Did The Affordable Care Act Reduce Job Lock?," Contemporary Economic Policy, Western Economic Association International, vol. 34(1), pages 173-183, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:coecpo:v:34:y:2016:i:1:p:173-183
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    JEL classification:

    • J62 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Job, Occupational and Intergenerational Mobility; Promotion
    • I13 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health Insurance, Public and Private
    • I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health

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