We leverage decades of administrative data and quasi-experimental variation in the introduction of universal long-term care (LTC) insurance in Germany in 1995 to examine whether health insurance expansions can stimulate local economies. We find that the LTC insurance rollout led not only to...

We leverage decades of administrative data and quasi-experimental variation in the introduction of universal long-term care (LTC) insurance in Germany in 1995 to examine whether health insurance expansions can stimulate local economies. We find that the LTC insurance rollout led not only to...

We leverage decades of administrative data and quasi-experimental variation in the introduction of universal long-term care (LTC) insurance in Germany in 1995 to examine whether health insurance expansions can stimulate local economies. We find that the LTC insurance rollout led not only to...

We leverage decades of administrative data and quasi-experimental variation in the introduction of universal long-term care (LTC) insurance in Germany in 1995 to examine whether health insurance expansions can stimulate local economies. We find that the LTC insurance rollout led not only to...

Arrow (1963) hypothesized that demand-side moral hazard induced by health insurance leads to supply-side expansions in healthcare markets. Capturing these effects empirically has been challenging, as non-marginal insurance expansions are rare and detailed data on healthcare labor and capital is...

Arrow (1963) hypothesized that demand-side moral hazard induced by health insurance leads to supply-side expansions in healthcare markets. Capturing these effects empirically has been challenging, as non-marginal insurance expansions are rare and detailed data on healthcare labor and capital is...

Arrow (1963) hypothesized that demand-side moral hazard induced by health insurance leads to supply-side expansions in healthcare markets. Capturing these effects empirically has been challenging, as non-marginal insurance expansions are rare and detailed data on healthcare labor and capital is...

Werden vor Bundestagswahlen gerne Rentengeschenke verteilt? Eine Analyse von 60 Jahren Rentenpolitik in Deutschland zeigt, dass Bundestagswahlen in der Vergangenheit weder zu kurzfristigen Ausgabenerhöhungen in oder unmittelbar vor Wahljahren geführt haben. Rentengeschenke und Bundestagswahlen...

Werden vor Bundestagswahlen gerne Rentengeschenke verteilt? Eine Analyse von 60 Jahren Rentenpolitik in Deutschland zeigt, dass Bundestagswahlen in der Vergangenheit weder zu kurzfristigen Ausgabenerhöhungen in oder unmittelbar vor Wahljahren geführt haben. Rentengeschenke und Bundestagswahlen...