Tal Gross
Assistant Professor
Department of Health Policy and Management
Mailman School of Public Health
Columbia University
600 West 168th Street, Sixth Floor
New York, NY 10032
Phone: (212) 342-4521
Fax: (212) 305-3405
e-mail: tg2370 [at sign] columbia.edu
Publications
“Health Insurance and the Consumer Bankruptcy Decision: Evidence from
Medicaid Expansions,” with Matthew Notowidigdo. Journal of Public Economics, 95(7-8), 2011. Manuscript. Published Version.
Media Coverage: Modern Healthcare
“The Effect of Insurance on the Use of Medical Services,” with Michael Anderson and Carlos Dobkin. American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 3(4), 2012. Manuscript. Published Version.
Featured in the July 2010 NBER Digest
Media Coverage: Washington Post
Older Version: NBER Working Paper #15823
“The Effect of Health Insurance on Emergency Department Visits: Evidence from an Age-Based Eligibility Threshold,” with Michael Anderson and Carlos Dobkin. Review of Economics and Statistics, accepted. Manuscript.
“Liquidity Constraints and Consumer Bankruptcy: Evidence from Tax Rebates,” with Matthew Notowidigdo and Jialan Wang. Review of Economics and Statistics, accepted. Manuscript. Appendix.
Featured in the June 2012 NBER Digest
Media Coverage: Los Angeles Times; Huffington Post; Vox; Forbes; CNN; NY Daily News.
Older Version: NBER Working Paper #17807
“Dangerous Liquidity and the Demand for Health Care: Evidence from the 2008 Stimulus Payments,” with Jeremy Tobacman. Journal of Human Resources, accepted. Manuscript. Online Appendix.
Working Papers
"What Happens the Morning After? Access to Emergency Contraception and its Impact on Fertility and Abortion," with Jeanne Lafortune and Corinne Low. Manuscript.
“How Many Pears Would a Pear Packer Pack if a Pear Packer Could Pack Pears at Quasi-Exogenously Varying Piece Rates? An Empirical Evaluation of Inter-temporal Labor Supply,” with Tom Chang. Manuscript.
“Using Insurance Before you Lose It: Health Care Consumption at the End of Coverage.” Manuscript.