Ball, Steffan; Low, Hamish - In: Economica 81 (2014) 323, pp. 468-490
type="main" xml:id="ecca12079-abs-0001" <p>We show the extent to which public insurance and self-insurance mitigate the cost of health shocks that limit the ability to work. We use consumption data from the UK to estimate insurance provided by government disability programmes. Individuals with a...</p>