The effects of unemployment rate fluctuations on private health insurance coverage in New Zealand

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dc.contributor.authorChamberlain D
dc.contributor.authorMenclova AK
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-05T01:27:03Z
dc.date.available2019-12-05T01:27:03Z
dc.date.issued2015en
dc.date.updated2019-11-20T21:41:04Z
dc.description.abstractIn this paper, we estimate the effect of changes in the unemployment rate on private health insurance coverage of New Zealanders using quarterly national data from 1999 to 2009. A one percentage-point increase in the unemployment rate is associated with a decrease of 9,843 lives covered by private health insurance or a 0.32 percentage point decrease in the coverage rate of the total New Zealand population – representing a change of 0.7-1.0% from the baseline. We also find some evidence of a stronger effect on men and the elderly and of an asymmetric effect on new insurance contracts vs. terminations.en
dc.identifier.citationChamberlain D, Menclova AK (2015). The effects of unemployment rate fluctuations on private health insurance coverage in New Zealand. New Zealand Economic Papers. 49(2). 157-170.en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1080/00779954.2013.876699
dc.identifier.issn0077-9954
dc.identifier.issn1943-4863
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10092/17752
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInforma UK Limiteden
dc.subjectprivate health insuranceen
dc.subjectunemployment rateen
dc.subjectNew Zealanden
dc.subject.anzsrcField of Research::14 - Economics::1402 - Applied Economics::140211 - Labour Economicsen
dc.subject.anzsrcFields of Research::38 - Economics::3801 - Applied economics::380108 - Health economicsen
dc.titleThe effects of unemployment rate fluctuations on private health insurance coverage in New Zealanden
dc.typeJournal Articleen
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