Effect of Land Expropriation on Land-Lost Farmers’ Health: Empirical Evidence from Rural China

Yuxin Wang, Wenlong Li, Jinping Xiong, Ying Li and Huaqing Wu
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Yuxin Wang: School of Economics, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230601, China
Wenlong Li: School of Economics, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230601, China
Jinping Xiong: School of Economics, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230601, China
Ying Li: School of Economics, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230601, China
Huaqing Wu: School of Economics, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230601, China

IJERPH, 2019, vol. 16, issue 16, 1-12

Abstract: With rapid urbanization and industry development, China has witnessed substantial land acquisition. Using the rural household survey data, this paper examines the impact of land expropriation on land-lost farmers’ self-reported health with the ordered probit model and investigates the possible mechanisms. The results show that the land expropriation puts higher health risks over those land-lost farmers and the health status of land-lost farmers is significantly worse than that of those with land. Land expropriation has a negative impact on the land-lost farmer’s health through income effects and psychological effects. The health status of land-lost farmers can be enhanced through amending current land requisition policies, increasing the amount of compensation, improving the earning capacity of land-lost farmers and strengthening mental health education.

Keywords: land expropriation; land-lost farmers; health (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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