Urban Bias of Public Health Expenditure and Urban-Rural Income Inequality-Theoretical Analysis and Econometric Test
Author(s): LIU Lv-ji, LI Qiao
Pages: 99-108
Year: 2015 Issue: 1
Journal: Journal of Guizhou College of Finance and Economics
Keyword: public health expenditure; urban Bias; health human capital; urban-rural income inequality; the system GMM;
Abstract: This paper using static panel and dynamic panel model analyzes the relationship of public health expenditure,urban bias and urban-rural income gap,empirical results show that:firstly,public health expenditure significantly leads to the expansion of urban -rural income gap on the national level,because the government health expenditures urban bias exists.Secondly,we find that the bias of western region is stronger than the east,so compared with eastern region,the public health expenditure of western region has a stronger effect on the gap.In addition,the effect of NCMS on narrowing the urban-rural income gap is not significant.Finally,some policy recommendations are put forward.
Pages: 99-108
Year: 2015 Issue: 1
Journal: Journal of Guizhou College of Finance and Economics
Keyword: public health expenditure; urban Bias; health human capital; urban-rural income inequality; the system GMM;
Abstract: This paper using static panel and dynamic panel model analyzes the relationship of public health expenditure,urban bias and urban-rural income gap,empirical results show that:firstly,public health expenditure significantly leads to the expansion of urban -rural income gap on the national level,because the government health expenditures urban bias exists.Secondly,we find that the bias of western region is stronger than the east,so compared with eastern region,the public health expenditure of western region has a stronger effect on the gap.In addition,the effect of NCMS on narrowing the urban-rural income gap is not significant.Finally,some policy recommendations are put forward.
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