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

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...

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Published inFrontiers in public health Vol. 9; p. 704155
Main Authors Niu, Xiao-Tong, Yang, You-Cai, Wang, Yu-Cong
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Frontiers Media S.A 18.06.2021
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ISSN2296-2565
2296-2565
DOI10.3389/fpubh.2021.704155

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Summary: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.
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This article was submitted to Health Economics, a section of the journal Frontiers in Public Health
Edited by: Chi Wei Su, Qingdao University, China
Reviewed by: Muhammad Umar, Qingdao University, China; Deping Xiong, Yunnan University of Finance and Economics, China
ISSN:2296-2565
2296-2565
DOI:10.3389/fpubh.2021.704155