The Impact of Health Investment Income Growth and Research on Rural-Urban Differences and Regional Differences

VernacularTitle:健康投资的收入增长效应及城乡和地域差异化研究
Author: Minchun HAN ; Jiayan LIU
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: health investment; income growth; rural-urban differences; regional differences
From: Chinese Health Economics 2013;(7):66-68
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective: To study the impact of the residents’ health investment income growth, and analyze rural-urban differences and regional differences. Methods: According to the provincial panel data from 1996 to 2011, two-way fixed effects model ( Two-way FE) is established in empirical analysis. Results: Health investment has positive effects on the income growth of residents, but rural-urban differences and regional differences exist. The health investment income growth effect of rural area is higher than urban, and the effect of western area is higher than the east. Conclusion: While improving the level of urban medical health investment, it needs to focus on health investment in rural and western area. To make the health investment on income growth effect play its work efficiently, and narrow the rural-urban income gap and regional income gap.