Heterogeneous Impact of Taiwan's National Health Insurance on Labor Force Participation of Married Women by Income and Family Structures

Liao, Pei‐An

doi:10.1080/07399332.2010.536281

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“…These studies are summarised in Table VI. The results are mixed and vary between negative (Chou and Staiger, 2001; Kan and Lin, 2009), statistically insignificanft (Chou et al , 2002), positive (Wagstaff and Manachotphong, 2012) or both negative and statistically insignificant (Liao, 2011). The result for Taiwan is relatively puzzling given the fact that the four studies examine the same 1995s UHC expansion and use the same data source (three out of four Taiwan-based studies employ the Survey of Family Income and Expenditure) yet yield different results.…”

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Effects of health insurance on labour supply: a systematic review

Lê

Groot²,

Tomini

et al. 2019

IJM

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide a systematic review of empirical evidence on the labour market effects of health insurance from the supply side. Design/methodology/approach The study covers the largest peer-reviewed and working paper databases for labour economics and health studies. These include Web of Science, Google Scholar, Pubmed and the most popular economics working paper sources such as NBER, ECONSTOR, IDEAS, IZA, SSRN, World Bank Working Paper Series. The authors follow the PRISMA 2009 protocol for systematic reviews. Findings The collection includes 63 studies. The outcomes of interest are the number of hours worked, the probability of employment, self-employment and the level of economic formalisation. The authors find that the current literature is vastly concentrated on the USA. Spousal coverage in the USA is associated with reduced labour supply of secondary earners. The effect of Medicaid in the USA on the labour supply of its recipients is ambiguous. The employment-coverage link is an important determinant of the labour supply of people with health problems and self-employment decisions. Universal coverage may create either an incentive or a disincentive to work depending on the design of the system. Finally, evidence on the relationship between health insurance and the level of economic formalisation in developing countries is fragmented and limited. Practical implications This study reviews the existing literature on the labour market effects of health insurance from the supply side. The authors find a large knowledge gap in emerging economies where health coverage is expanding. The authors also highlight important literature gaps that need to be filled in different themes of the topic. Originality/value This is the first systematic review on the topic which is becoming increasingly relevant for policy makers in developing countries where health coverage is expanding.

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Effects of health insurance on labour supply: a systematic review

Lê

Groot²,

Tomini

et al. 2019

IJM

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“…The association between public health insurance and labor force supply has been explored thoroughly in the literature with mixed results. While several studies suggest that an increase in the number of people covered by government-supported insurance would decrease the labor supply due to the disincentive effect from nonwage fringe benefits (Lee and Tomohara, 2008; Liao, 2011; Guy et al , 2012), others find potential improvements in health benefits from the expansion of public coverage, especially for those with poor health or pre-existing conditions, may contribute to an increase in labor supply (Boyle and Lahey, 2010; Page, 2011; Strumpf, 2011; Dizioli and Pinheiro, 2016). What is more, as compared to employment-based health insurance, public health insurance allows workers the flexibility to change jobs without the loss of health insurance coverage, reducing the negative effect of job lock on labor productivity and workers’ utility (Gruber and Hanratty, 1995; Boyle and Lahey, 2010).…”

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Effects of public health insurance on labor supply in rural China

Zheng

Parker

Brown

et al. 2017

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Purpose Since the implementation of the New Cooperative Medical Scheme (NCMS) in 2003, this program has experienced rapid growth. Even so, little is known about the association between NCMS expansion and labor force supply among rural residents in China. The purpose of this paper is to examine the effects of the NCMS on labor force supply for rural Chinese populations. Design/methodology/approach Using data from the China Health and Nutrition Survey (CHNS), a difference-in-differences (DD) approach is employed to estimate the impact of NCMS expansion on labor supply outcomes, including hours of worked in agriculture, off-farm labor force participation, not working, and weeks off due to illness. A number of falsification tests are conducted to identify whether the assumption of common trends of DD analyses is satisfied. The robustness of results is checked through additional estimation, including panel fixed effects and instrumental variable approach. Findings Results show that the NCMS expansion has a positive effect on the hours of worked in agriculture and off-farm labor force participation, and reduces the likelihood of not working and weeks off due to illness. The effect on hours of agricultural production is larger for male adults, those aged 50 or more, and individuals in low-income families. This study demonstrates the importance of potential health improvements from public health insurance in promoting rural residents’ labor productivity. Originality/value Studies concerning the effects of public health insurance on labor supply in developing countries remain limited. The findings of this study provide important insights into how public health insurance programs, like the NCMS, may affect patterns of labor supply among rural residents, and can help policymakers improve health policies aimed to reduce the number of uninsured farmers while maintaining high levels of labor supply, productivity, and health status among the most vulnerable of populations.

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“…Studies on the labour supply effects of moving towards UHC are summarized in Table 2.6. The results are mixed, varying between negative (Chou and Staiger, 2001;Kan and Lin, 2009), statistically insignificant (Chou et al, 2002), positive (Wagstaff and Manachotphong, 2012) or both negative and statistically insignificant (Liao, 2011). The result for Taiwan is relatively puzzling as the four studies examine the same UHC expansion in 1995 and use the same data source (three out of four Taiwan-based studies employ the Survey of Family Income and Expenditure) yet yield different results.…”

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“…Beyond US-based literature, there are scattered studies for Uruguay (Bergolo and Cruces, 2014), Taiwan (Chou and Staiger, 2001; Kan and Lin, 2009;Liao, 2011), Thailand (Wagstaff and Manachotphong, 2012) and Eastern European countries Moreno-Serra, 2015, 2009), but this non-US literature seems very thin compared to the vast number of US-based studies. For Vietnam, to the best of the author's knowledge, no research on the labour market effects of health insurance has been done despite the unprecedented race towards UHC.…”

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“…Despite the under-representation of LMIC-relevant studies, we found some important and suggestive evidence. Universal coverage may create either an incentive or a disincentive to work depending on the design of the system as shown in studies for Thailand (Wagstaff and Manachotphong, 2012) and Taiwan (Chou and Staiger, 2001;Chou et al, 2002;Liao, 2011). Evidence of the relationship between health insurance and the level of economic formalisation in developing countries is fragmented and limited.…”

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Heterogeneous Impact of Taiwan's National Health Insurance on Labor Force Participation of Married Women by Income and Family Structures

Cited by 4 publications

References 16 publications

Effects of health insurance on labour supply: a systematic review

Effects of health insurance on labour supply: a systematic review

Effects of public health insurance on labor supply in rural China

The implications of health insurance for the labour market and patient satisfaction with medical care in Vietnam

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