The Effect of Household Technology on Child Health: Evidence from China’s “Home Appliances Going to the Countryside” Policy

Junhui Shi, Fang Wang () and Huan Wang
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Junhui Shi: College of Management, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
Fang Wang: College of Management, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
Huan Wang: College of Management, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China

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

Abstract: This paper examined the effects of household technology on child health using evidence from the Chinese government’s “Home Appliances Going to the Countryside” policy. A difference-in-differences approach was employed to examine 2000 to 2015 data from the China Health and Nutrition Survey data from before the policy in 2007 to after the policy was implemented. It was found that the policy-induced household technology adoption significantly increased child health, especially girls’ health. Various sensitivity tests proved this finding to be robust. The potential paths through which household technology improved child health were also examined from which it was found that parental care for children and increased nutrition were effective paths between household technology and health status. These results could guide policymakers when constructing and developing a supportive child health system in China.

Keywords: child health; household technology; HAGC policy; HAZ score; WAZ score; BAZ score (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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