Zhang, Jing; Gan, Li; Xu, Lixin Colin; Yao, Yang - In: China Economic Review 30 (2014) C, pp. 155-168
Using a sample of 1185 households in 48 Chinese villages for the period 1987–2002, we study the effects of major health shocks on household income and the role played by village elections in mitigating these effects. Major health shocks are defined by abnormal increases in a household's...
