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The effects of employer-provided health insurance on worker mobility.

The authors use data from the 1984 Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) to investigate whether employer-provided health insurance reduced worker mobility (a phenomenon termed “job-lock”). The SIPP provides information on variables—particularly pension receipt, job tenure, and spouse jo...

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Published in:Industrial & Labor Relations Review Vol. 49; pp. 439 - 456
Main Authors: Buchmueller, Thomas C., Valletta, Robert G.
Format: Article
Published: Cornell University April 1996
Subjects:
Health insurance
Employee benefits
Occupational mobility
Mathematical models
Employment of married people
United States
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