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Jean Abraham - Shadac

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Behavior of FirmsCBOGMSIM(Gruber)RAND COMPAREHBSM(LEWIN)HIPSM(URBAN)Firm’sDecision toOfferCoveragePrice-sensitivityvaries by firm size(Gruber andLettau, 2004;Hadley andReschovsky, 2002,etc)Price-sensitivityvaries by firm size(Gruber andLettau, 2004)Includes “dampdown”factor tocapture relativeattractiveness ofnon-ESI optionsfor workers.Firm’s decision isa function of costof ESI to employerand workers, taxtreatment, admincosts, and value ofoutside options.Estimatereduced-formmodel using 1997RWJF Employersurvey. Generateoffer elasticitiesby firm size.Offer if workers’total willingnessto pay > totalcosts.Depends onpremiums,penalties, HRcosts, tax subsidy,tax credits.

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