Public Health Insurance, Non-Farm Labor Supply, and Farmers’ Income
Evidence from New Rural Cooperative Medical Scheme
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15501934 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jin Liu (0000-0001-5816-2422, Research Institute for Agriculture, Farmer and Rural Society in China, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, NO.777, Guoding Road, Yangpu District, Shanghai 200433, China), Liu Jin (0000-0001-6757-8008, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics), Yufeng Lu (0000-0002-8826-9615, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics), Qing Xu (0000-0002-8243-6670, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, corresponding author), Qing Yang (0000-0001-6621-080X, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 23 |
| Pages | 4865-4865 |
| Publication date | 2019-12-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph16234865 |
| PMID | 31816882 |
| OpenAlex | W2992263716 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 31 |
The major source of income of Chinese farmers is non-farm income, especially wages and salaries. Based on the economics theory of health and healthcare, their non-farm labor supply behavior could be affected by health insurance policies. The work presented in this paper focuses on the impact of the New Rural Cooperative Medical Scheme (NRCMS) on farmers' non-farm labor supply behavior in China. A four-part model regression approach was used to examine the relationship. Our dataset comprised of 8273 people, aged 45 or above, from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) conducted in 2011 and 2013. The empirical results showed that NRCMS significantly reduced non-farm labor force participation and employment. Compared to non-participants of the NRCMS, the non-farmer labor time of these participants reduced, but the supplementary medical insurance and immediate reimbursement of the NRCMS increased the participants' non-farm labor time. Our results have contributed to the reform of China's public health insurance and farms' income growth, and it would be necessary to actively promote immediate reimbursement, gradually simplify reimbursement procedures for medical treatment in non-registered places, and eliminate the non-portability of NRCMS
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2026 (7) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |