The Economic Consequences of Hospital Admissions

We use an event study approach to examine the economic consequences of hospital admissions for adults in two datasets: survey data from the Health and Retirement Study, and hospitalization data linked to credit reports. For non-elderly adults with health insurance, hospital admissions increase out-o...

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Published in:	The American economic review Vol. 108; no. 2; pp. 308 - 352
Main Authors:	Dobkin, Carlos, Finkelstein, Amy, Kluender, Raymond, Notowidigdo, Matthew J.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States American Economic Association 01.02.2018 American Economic Assoc
Subjects:	1992-2012 Access to credit Adults Bankruptcy Consumer credit Credit Earnings Health care expenditures Health care industry Health insurance Hospitalization Income Income inequality Older people Patient admissions Personal expenditure Retirement Social security Uninsured people Unpaid Health insurance consumer finance D14 I10 I13 bankruptcy consumption smoothing
ISSN:	0002-8282, 1944-7981
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