The Demand for Medical Care in Urban China

Naci H. Mocan, Erdal Tekin () and Jeffrey S. Zax

No 7673, NBER Working Papers from National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

Abstract: This is the first paper to investigate the determinants of the demand for medical care in the People's Republic of China. It uses a data set that consists of detailed characteristics of 6407 urban households, a continuous measure of health care spending, and price. A two-part model and a discrete factor model are used in the estimation. Household characteristics and work conditions impact the demand for medical care. Income elasticity is around 0.3, indicating medical care is a necessity. Medical care demand is price inelastic, and price elasticity is larger in absolute value for poorer households.

JEL-codes: I1 O52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
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Date: Written 2000-04
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