Replication data for: The Effect of an Employer Health Insurance Mandate on Health Insurance Coverage and the Demand for Labor: Evidence from Hawaii

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) Thomas C. Buchmueller; John DiNardo; Robert G. Valletta

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Buchmueller, Thomas C., DiNardo, John, and Valletta, Robert G. Replication data for: The Effect of an Employer Health Insurance Mandate on Health Insurance Coverage and the Demand for Labor: Evidence from Hawaii. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2011. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-10-13. https://doi.org/10.3886/E114771V1

Project Description

Summary:  View help for Summary We examine the effects of the most durable employer health insurance mandate in the United States, Hawaii's Prepaid Health Care Act, using Current Population Survey data covering the years 1979 to 2005. Relying on a variation of the classical Fisher permutation test applied across states, we find that Hawaii's law increased insurance coverage over time for worker groups with low rates of coverage in the voluntary market. We find no statistically significant support for the hypothesis that the mandate reduced wages and employment probabilities. Instead, its primary detectable effect was an increased reliance on exempt part-time workers. (JEL G22, I18, J23, J32)

Scope of Project

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      G22 Insurance; Insurance Companies; Actuarial Studies
      I18 Health: Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
      J23 Labor Demand
      J32 Nonwage Labor Costs and Benefits; Retirement Plans; Private Pensions


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