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Project Citation: 

Baicker, Katherine, Finkelstein, Amy, Song, Jae, and Taubman, Sarah. Replication data for: The Impact of Medicaid on Labor Market Activity and Program Participation: Evidence from the Oregon Health Insurance Experiment. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2014. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-10-11. https://doi.org/10.3886/E112791V1

Project Description

Summary:  View help for Summary In 2008, a group of uninsured low-income adults in Oregon was selected by lottery for the chance to apply for Medicaid. Using this randomized design and 2009 administrative data, we find no significant effect of Medicaid on employment or earnings. Our 95 percent confidence intervals allow us to reject that Medicaid causes a decline in employment of more than 4.4 percentage points, or an increase of more than 1.2 percentage points. Medicaid increases food stamps receipt, but has little, if any, impact on receipt of other measured government benefits, including SSDI.

Scope of Project

JEL Classification:  View help for JEL Classification
      H75 State and Local Government: Health; Education; Welfare; Public Pensions
      I13 Health Insurance, Public and Private
      I18 Health: Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
      I38 Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty: Government Programs; Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs
      J22 Time Allocation and Labor Supply
      J31 Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials


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