Urbanization and Health Expenditure: An Empirical Investigation from Households in Vietnam

Hang Nguyen and Hai Le

No 2023-06, AGI Working Paper Series from Asian Growth Research Institute

Abstract: This study examines the effects of urbanization on household health expenditure. Using a unique bi-annually household-level dataset from 2012 - 2018 from Vietnam, we obtain key findings as follows. First, urbanization significantly reduces Vietnamese households' inpatient and outpatient health expenses. Second, the self-treatment expenses of households increase as the process of urbanization advances. Our results survive several robustness checks. Furthermore, we propose different ways to explain these results, including health insurance expenses and household income.

Keywords: urbanization; health expenditure; health insurance; instrumental variable; ICT; VHLSS (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D10 I10 I15 I31 O10 O18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023-06
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Journal Article: Urbanization and Health Expenditure: An Empirical Investigation from Households in Vietnam (2024)
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