Does Industrial Air Pollution Increase Health Care Expenditure? Evidence From China
This paper discusses the impact of air pollution on medical expenditure in eastern, central, and western China by applying the fixed-effect model, random-effect model, and panel threshold regression model. According to theoretical and empirical analyses, there are different relationships between the...
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| description | This paper discusses the impact of air pollution on medical expenditure in eastern, central, and western China by applying the fixed-effect model, random-effect model, and panel threshold regression model. According to theoretical and empirical analyses, there are different relationships between the two indexes in different regions of China. For eastern and central regions, it is obvious that the more serious the air pollution is, the more medical expenses there are. However, there is a non-linear single threshold effect between air pollution and health care expenditure in the western region. When air pollution is lower than this value, there is a negative correlation between them. Conversely, the health care expenditure increases with the aggravation of air pollution, but the added value is not enough to make up for the health problems caused by air pollution. The empirical results are basically consistent with the theoretical analysis, which can provide enlightenment for the government to consider the role of air pollution in medical expenditure. Policymakers should arrange the medical budget reasonably, according to its situation, to make up for the loss caused by air pollution. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1da5a17edb444b91ae1bc5f5934233742022-12-21T22:02:23ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Public Health2296-25652021-06-01910.3389/fpubh.2021.695664695664Does Industrial Air Pollution Increase Health Care Expenditure? Evidence From ChinaJin-Sheng Shen0Qun Wang1Han-Pu Shen2School of Economics, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, ChinaSchool of Economics, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, ChinaStatistics and Data Science, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, ChinaThis paper discusses the impact of air pollution on medical expenditure in eastern, central, and western China by applying the fixed-effect model, random-effect model, and panel threshold regression model. According to theoretical and empirical analyses, there are different relationships between the two indexes in different regions of China. For eastern and central regions, it is obvious that the more serious the air pollution is, the more medical expenses there are. However, there is a non-linear single threshold effect between air pollution and health care expenditure in the western region. When air pollution is lower than this value, there is a negative correlation between them. Conversely, the health care expenditure increases with the aggravation of air pollution, but the added value is not enough to make up for the health problems caused by air pollution. The empirical results are basically consistent with the theoretical analysis, which can provide enlightenment for the government to consider the role of air pollution in medical expenditure. Policymakers should arrange the medical budget reasonably, according to its situation, to make up for the loss caused by air pollution.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2021.695664/fullindustrial air pollutionhealth care expenditureeastcenterwestpanel threshold regression model |
| spellingShingle | Jin-Sheng Shen Qun Wang Han-Pu Shen Does Industrial Air Pollution Increase Health Care Expenditure? Evidence From China Frontiers in Public Health industrial air pollution health care expenditure east center west panel threshold regression model |
| title | Does Industrial Air Pollution Increase Health Care Expenditure? Evidence From China |
| title_full | Does Industrial Air Pollution Increase Health Care Expenditure? Evidence From China |
| title_fullStr | Does Industrial Air Pollution Increase Health Care Expenditure? Evidence From China |
| title_full_unstemmed | Does Industrial Air Pollution Increase Health Care Expenditure? Evidence From China |
| title_short | Does Industrial Air Pollution Increase Health Care Expenditure? Evidence From China |
| title_sort | does industrial air pollution increase health care expenditure evidence from china |
| topic | industrial air pollution health care expenditure east center west panel threshold regression model |
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