Data on Health Insurance Detailed by Researchers at University of Georgia (Firm investment in human health capital)

Managed Care Weekly Digest

By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Managed Care Weekly Digest -- Investigators publish new report on Health Insurance. According to news reporting originating from Athens, Georgia, by NewsRx editors, the research stated, "In 2005, U.S. employers spent more than $500 billion on health insurance. I argue that firms invest in worker health to mitigate the depreciation in human capital that occurs when workers get sick, which increases the productivity of human and physical capital."

Our news editors obtained a quote from the research from the University of Georgia, "Using firm level health insurance data, I find firms that have higher labor productivity, spend more on research and development, and are larger invest more in health capital. Further, health capital investment positively affects firm value and overall productivity."

According to the news editors, the research concluded: "To identify these effects, I instrument for insurance with state mandates and the number of persons covered by insurance contracts."

For more information on this research see: Firm investment in human health capital. Journal of Corporate Finance, 2017;46():374-390. Journal of Corporate Finance can be contacted at: Elsevier Science Bv, PO Box 211, 1000 Ae Amsterdam, Netherlands. (Elsevier - www.elsevier.com; Journal of Corporate Finance - www.journals.elsevier.com/journal-of-corporate-finance/)

The news editors report that additional information may be obtained by contacting S.B. Holland, University of Georgia, Terry Coll Business, Athens, GA 30602, United States (see also Health Insurance).

The direct object identifier (DOI) for that additional information is: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcorpfin.2017.08.003. This DOI is a link to an online electronic document that is either free or for purchase, and can be your direct source for a journal article and its citation.

Keywords for this news article include: Athens, Georgia, United States, North and Central America, Investment and Finance, Health Insurance, University of Georgia.