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Does Health Insurance Provision Improve Self-Employment and Entrepreneurship? Evidence from State Insurance Mandates

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  • Li, Yajuan
  • Palma, Marco A.
  • Towne, Samuel

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  • Li, Yajuan & Palma, Marco A. & Towne, Samuel, 2017. "Does Health Insurance Provision Improve Self-Employment and Entrepreneurship? Evidence from State Insurance Mandates," 2017 Annual Meeting, July 30-August 1, Chicago, Illinois 258399, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
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    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.258399
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