Essays on Distortionary Effects of Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance

abstract: This dissertation consists of two chapters. Chapter one studies distortionary effects of tax exemption of employer-sponsored health insurance (ESHI) premiums. First, I argue that, in the competitive labor market, tax deductibility of ESHI premiums generates an implicit labor cost subsidy t...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Krukava, Nastassia (Author)
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2017
Subjects:
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.44057