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Social Learning and Health Insurance Enrollment: Evidence from China's New Cooperative Medical Scheme
Liu, Hong; Sun, Qi; Zhao, Zhong - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
This paper examines the role of social learning in household enrollment decisions for the New Cooperative Medical Scheme in rural China by estimating a static game with incomplete information. Using a rich dataset from the China Health and Nutrition Survey, we find that the social network...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010990935
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Impact of China's Urban Resident Basic Medical Insurance on Health Care Utilization and Expenditure
Liu, Hong; Zhao, Zhong - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
Insurance, for urban residents without formal employment, including children, the elderly, and other unemployed urban residents …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011252288
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Analysis of Health and Longevity in Oldest-Old Population: A Health Capital Approach
Zhao, Zhong - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2005
(ADL) and in term of mortality. Our results suggest that besides aging, there are other important factors contributing to … bad health both in term of the Index of ADL and mortality. Effects of gender on the Index of ADL and on mortality are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005566360