Research on the Impact of Urban Resident Basic Medical Insurance on Unemployment
10.7664/CHE20180405
- VernacularTitle:城镇居民医疗保险对失业的影响研究
- Author:
Guo-En LIU
1
;
Qing-Yang HAN
;
Ju SHI
Author Information
1. 北京大学国家发展研究院 北京 100871
- Keywords:
Urban Resident Basic Medical Insurance;
labor supply;
unemployment
- From:
Chinese Health Economics
2018;37(4):16-18
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:It examined the impact of Urban Resident Basic Medical Insurance(URBMI) program launched in 2007 on labor supply.Methods:Using ordinary least square and instrumental variable estimation,the regression analysis was conducted on URBMI household survey data.Results:Although the URBMI increased the accessibility to medical services and decreased residents' financial burdens,the unemployment rate for residents with URBMI were increased by 13％.Conclusion:In respect to the problems of aging and labor force reduction in China,the policy-maker should not ignore the potential negative labor market outcomes while expanding public health insurance coverage.
