Local Fiscal Pressure and Public Health

Evidence from China

Datos Bibliográficos

ID15465356
AutoresXu Zhang (0000-0003-3490-2216, Zhejiang A & F University), Tianchu Feng (0000-0002-0884-174X, Zhejiang A & F University, autor de correspondencia), Chengjun Wang (0000-0001-8433-3512, School of Economics and Management, Zhejiang Agriculture and Forestry University, Hangzhou 311300, China, autor de correspondencia), Cheng-Jun Wang (0000-0002-9507-2888, Zhejiang A & F University, autor de correspondencia), Chaozhu Li (0000-0002-6627-4069, Tsinghua University)
Año2023
Volumen20
Número6
Páginas5126-5126
Fecha de publicación2023-03-14
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
EditorialMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph20065126
PMID36982038
OpenAlexW4324362379
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas4
Referencias citadas62

Under the dual challenges of global downward economic pressure and the COVID-19 pandemic, studying the impact of local government fiscal pressure on public health is a meaningful endeavor. First, this paper analyzes the impact of local government fiscal pressure on public health and clarifies its impact mechanisms. Second, by utilizing panel data of 31 Chinese provinces from 2000 to 2020, two-way fixed-effects and mediating-effects models are developed to identify the effects and impact mechanisms of local government fiscal pressure on public health. The results show that local government fiscal pressure can be detrimental to public health through three main mechanisms: reducing public health fiscal expenditures, hindering industrial structure upgrading, and exacerbating environmental pollution. Heterogeneity analysis finds that the negative effects of local government fiscal pressure on public health mainly exist in Central and Western China. Accordingly, three policy implications are proposed: optimizing the fiscal system, accelerating industrial upgrading, and improving the appraisal system of local officers

Business · China · Development economics · Economics · Fiscal policy · Government (linguistics · Local government · Macroeconomics · Panel data · Political science · Public economics · Public finance · Public health · Energy, Environment, Economic Growth · Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth · Global Health Care Issues · Medicine · Public Administration