Does the Economic Growth Improve Public Health? A Cross-Regional Heterogeneous Study in China

Frontiers in Public Health

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Xiao-Tong Niu¹  You-Cai Yang¹  Yu-Cong Wang¹ 

[1] School of Economics and Management, Qingdao University of Science and Technology

关键词: economic growth;    heterogeneous;    panel threshold regression;    public health;    China;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpubh.2021.704155

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

On public health, the effect of economic growth in China is analyzed in this paper by using the panel threshold regression model. The empirical study from 2000 to 2017 shows that China's economic growth has a significant threshold effect on public health. After the threshold is exceeded, public health will be improved dramatically. The threshold effect is heterogeneous at the regional level. The eastern region has no threshold, and both central and western regions have a single significant threshold. However, the threshold value and threshold effect in the central and western regions are also different. The heterogeneity is caused by the different levels of regional economic development. Therefore, based on public health utility maximization, the government should make different health policies according to the characteristics of regional development.

【 授权许可】

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