RETRACTED ARTICLE: The impact of air pollution on commercial health insurance demand amidst China's green transition

The increasing public concern about health impacts from air pollution has been paralleled by a growth in commercial health insurance (CHI) demand in China. This study explores the relationship between air pollution and CHI demand using Chinese provincial panel data, applying linear and nonlinear mod...

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Published in:Economic change and restructuring 2024-05, Vol.57 (2), p.39, Article 39
Main Authors: Wang, Xiaodan, Tan, Huiqing, Liu, Jing
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Air
Air pollution
Air pollution effects
Demand
Development Economics
Economic Growth
Economic Policy
Economics
Economics and Finance
Health care expenditures
Health insurance
Impact analysis
International Economics
Macroeconomics/Monetary Economics//Financial Economics
Nonlinear analysis
Panel data
Per capita
Political Economy/Economic Systems
Public concern
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Summary:The increasing public concern about health impacts from air pollution has been paralleled by a growth in commercial health insurance (CHI) demand in China. This study explores the relationship between air pollution and CHI demand using Chinese provincial panel data, applying linear and nonlinear models. It finds a remarkable positive impact of air pollution on CHI demand, where an increase in lnPM 2.5 per capita is linked to a proportional rise in per capita CHI premium income. This effect varies regionally, being notable in the eastern and central regions while negligible in the western region. In addition, the study identifies a nonlinear threshold effect of air pollution on CHI demand, characterized by increasing marginal efficiency and a double threshold pattern as per capita medical expenditures change.
ISSN:1573-9414
1574-0277
DOI:10.1007/s10644-024-09623-y