dc.contributor.author | Liu, Kai | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-02-05T13:09:40Z | |
dc.date.available | 2014-02-05T13:09:40Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2013-10 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0804-6824 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11250/163452 | |
dc.description.abstract | I estimate the e ects of public health insurance on consumption smoothing and investigate the
extent to which the public insurance interacts with private arrangements of self-insurance. Exploiting
a dramatic expansion in health insurance coverage in rural China, I nd that the introduction of
public health insurance helps households completely insure against severe health shocks. The health
insurance also reduces the magnitude of decline during a health shock in investments in children's
education, agricultural activities and durable goods. The evidence suggests that the bene t of social
insurance for low-income households could also come from reducing the use of costly smoothing
mechanisms. | no_NO |
dc.language.iso | eng | no_NO |
dc.publisher | Norwegian School of Economics. Department of Economics | no_NO |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | Discussion Papers;16/2013 | |
dc.title | Health insurance coverage for low-income households : consumption smoothing and investment | no_NO |
dc.type | Working paper | no_NO |
dc.subject.nsi | VDP::Social science: 200::Economics: 210::Economics: 212 | no_NO |
dc.subject.jel | D1 | |
dc.subject.jel | O1 | |
dc.subject.jel | I1 | |