Financial Inclusion and Its Impact on Health: Empirical Evidence From Asia

Frontiers in Public Health

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Wenling Xiao¹  Ran Tao² 

[1] School of Economics, Shandong Women's University;Qingdao Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention

关键词: human health;    financial inclusion;    FDI;    GDP;    Asian;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpubh.2022.948964

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Asian countries have shown remarkable progress in financial inclusion and have become the world's fastest-growing regions. However, the financial inclusion-human health nexus has not received much attention. This study contributes to the empirical literature by examining the effect of financial inclusion on population health using panel data from Asian countries from 2007 to 2019. Population health is measured by death rate and life expectancy at birth. Our study finding shows that digital financial inclusion increases life expectancy but decreases the death rate in Asia. At the same time, financial inclusion positively impacts life expectancy and has a negative impact on the death rate in Asia. Finding also suggests that Internet users, GDP, and FDI have improved population health by increasing life expectancy and decreasing the death rate. The results suggest some essential policy implications.

【 授权许可】

CC BY