Does health insurance make people happier? Evidence from Massachusetts’ healthcare reform
We study the effects of Massachusetts' healthcare reform on individuals' subjective well-being. Using data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, we find that the reform significantly improved Massachusetts residents' overall life-satisfaction. This result is robust to v...
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Main Authors: | KIM, Seonghoon, KOH, Kanghyock |
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2018
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Online Access: | https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soe_research/2268 https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soe_research/article/3267/viewcontent/dp11879.pdf |
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