Chinese Health Economics 2013;(11):8-9

doi:10.7664/CHE20131102

Analysis on the Influence of Carbon Emissions to the Health Expenditure of Urban Residents

Yuanming OU ; Shaofu ZHOU

Keywords

carbon emissions; cluster effect; spatial panel

Country

China

Language

Chinese

Abstract

Objective: To analyze the cluster effect of urban health care expenditure and the impact of carbon emissions. Methods:Calculating spatial correlation Moran index and building spatial panel econometric model. Results: There are significant spillover effects of health care expenditure from 2007 and 2010; per capita carbon emissions, per capita income and age structure significantly affect health care expenditure. Conclusions:It is needed to pay more attention to environmental protection.