The Effects of the 2010 Affordable Care Act Dependent Care Provision on Family Structure and Public Program Participation Among Young Adults

45 Pages Posted: 31 Oct 2018

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Pinka Chatterji

National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER); State University of New York (SUNY) - Department of Economics

Xiangshi Liu

University at Albany (SUNY)

Barış Yörük

SUNY University at Albany

Date Written: 2018

Abstract

We use difference-in-difference methods and data from the 2008 Survey of Income and Program Participation to test whether the ACA dependent care provision is associated with family structure and public program participation among young adults. Findings indicate that implementation of the provision is associated with 10 and 15 percent reductions in the likelihoods of being married and cohabitating, respectively, and a 6 percent increase in the likelihood of being single. The provision is associated with a 12 percent reduction in being a single parent, as well as reductions in young adults’ participation in SNAP, TANF and WIC.

Keywords: affordable care act, ACA, dependent care, health insurance, family structure, public program participation, marriage, fertility, cohabitation

JEL Classification: I110

Suggested Citation

Chatterji, Pinka and Liu, Xiangshi and Yoruk, Baris, The Effects of the 2010 Affordable Care Act Dependent Care Provision on Family Structure and Public Program Participation Among Young Adults (2018). CESifo Working Paper No. 7242, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3275416 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3275416

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Xiangshi Liu

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Baris Yoruk

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