Replication data for: Eligibility Recertification and Dynamic Opt-In Incentives in Income-Tested Social Programs: Evidence from Medicaid/CHIP

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Pei, Zhuan. Replication data for: Eligibility Recertification and Dynamic Opt-In Incentives in Income-Tested Social Programs: Evidence from Medicaid/CHIP. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2017. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-10-13. https://doi.org/10.3886/E114583V1

Project Description

Summary:  View help for Summary Conventional labor supply studies assume constant eligibility monitoring of income-tested program participants, but the time between two consecutive eligibility certifications (the "recertification period") can be as long as a year for Medicaid/CHIP recipients. In this paper, I study the optimal recertification period for this population. A long recertification period, while reducing monitoring costs, is predicted to induce program participation via temporary income adjustments. However, I find no support for this prediction using the 2001 and 2004 Survey of Income and Program Participation. Given this, I propose a simple framework to compute the optimal recertification period and find 12 months to be its lower bound.

Scope of Project

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      H75 State and Local Government: Health; Education; Welfare; Public Pensions
      I18 Health: Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
      I38 Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty: Government Programs; Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs
      J13 Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
      J22 Time Allocation and Labor Supply
Geographic Coverage:  View help for Geographic Coverage United States
Time Period(s):  View help for Time Period(s) 10/2000 – 12/2007
Universe:  View help for Universe Households and individuals included in the Survey of Income and Program Participation
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Methodology

Data Source:  View help for Data Source Survey of Income and Program Participation
Unit(s) of Observation:  View help for Unit(s) of Observation Individuals,

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