An Economic Analysis of Health Care in China

Gregory Chow
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Gregory Chow: Princeton University

No 70, Working Papers from Princeton University, Department of Economics, Center for Economic Policy Studies.

Abstract: After describing the institutions for health care in China as they evolved since 1949, this paper presents statistical demand functions for health care. It applies the demand functions to explain the rapid increase in health care demand and the resulting rapid increase in price when supply failed to increase. The failure in increase in supply was traced to the system of public supply of healthcare in China. The reform experience of Suqian city in the privatization of healthcare is reported to demonstrate the positive effect of privatization on supply. The government's health care program for the urban and rural population is described and an evaluation of it is provided.

Keywords: China (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I11 I18 L33 O15 P25 P36 R23 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006-08
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