RETRACTED: The Effects of Environmental Regulations on Medical Expenses: Evidence from China

Hongshan Ai, Xiaoqing Tan and Zhen Xia
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Hongshan Ai: School of Economics and Trade, Hunan University, Changsha 410079, China
Xiaoqing Tan: School of Economics and Trade, Hunan University, Changsha 410079, China
Zhen Xia: School of Biomedical Sciences, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 13, 1-17

Abstract: In this study, we examine the effects of a special period regulation (SPR), implemented in the Chang-Zhu-Tan (Changsha City, Zhuzhou City, and Xiangtan City; CZT) region, regarding medical expenses paid by the Urban and Rural Resident Basic Medical Insurance (URRBMI) and Urban Employee Basic Medical Insurance (UEBMI) programs, using a difference-in-differences (DID) design. We find that the SPR significantly reduces medical expenses in the CZT region, which appears to be driven by improved air quality. Furthermore, this regulation has a significantly negative and positive impact on medical expenses paid by the UURBMI and UEBMI, respectively. In summary, our results provide empirical evidence for the orderly implementation of command-and-control environmental regulation policies from the perspective of health benefits.

Keywords: special period regulation; command-and-control environmental regulation; medical expenses; health benefit (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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