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Effects of the Affordable Care Act on Part-Time Employment

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View ORCID ProfileMarcus Dillender, View ORCID ProfileCarolyn J. Heinrich and View ORCID ProfileSusan Houseman
Journal of Human Resources, July 2022, 57 (4) 1394-1423; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.57.4.0718-9623R2
Marcus Dillender
Marcus Dillender is an assistant professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago and a faculty research fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research ().
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Carolyn J. Heinrich
Carolyn J. Heinrich is the Patricia and Rodes Hart professor of public policy, education, and economics at Vanderbilt University.
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Susan Houseman is a senior economist at the W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research.
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    • I. Introduction
    • II. Background on Employer Mandates for Health Insurance and Prior Research
    • III. Potential Effects of the ACA on Part-Time Employment
    • IV. Data Description and Trends in Part-Time Work
    • V. The Impact of the Affordable Care Act on Part-Time Work
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