The Demand for Medical Care in Urban China

Naci Mocan, Erdal Tekin and Jeffrey 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)
Date: 2000-04
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Published as Mocan, H. Naci & Tekin, Erdal & Zax, Jeffrey S., 2004. "The Demand for Medical Care in Urban China," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 32(2), pages 289-304, February.

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