Effects of the Resident Basic Medical Insurance Reform on Household Consumption in China  

作　　者：Shuheng Yu Xinxin Ma Peng Zhan 

机构地区：[1]School of Public Affairs,Institute for Common Prosperity and Development,Zhejiang University,China [2]Faculty of Economics,Hosei University,Japan

出　　处：《China & World Economy》2024年第1期96-129,共34页中国与世界经济（英文版）

基　　金：the National Social Science Foundation of China(No.19ZDA116);the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science(No.20H01512);the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities.

摘　　要：This paper investigates the causal relationship between the Urban and Rural Resident Basic Medical Insurance(URRBMI)reform and household consumption in urban China using data from the Chinese Household Income Project survey and employing combination of the propensity score matching and difference-in-differences methods.The results yield three conclusions.First,the reform affected both the amount and share of household consumption.Specifically,the reform led to an increase in total household consumption,encompassing both medical and nonmedical expenditures.Among these,the proportion of medical consumption increased,while the proportion of nonmedical consumption reduced.Second,the impact of the URRBMI reform varied across consumption categories within nonmedical expenditure.Specifically,consumption for education and entertainment industries are positively impacted by the URRBMI reform in terms of both quantity and proportion.Third,low-income households benefit more from the URRBMI reform compared to middle-and high-income households.The main channels through which the URRBMI reform affects household consumption were the price effect and the crowding out effect on precautionary savings.

关 键 词：household consumption nonmedical consumption out-of-pocket expenses reimbursement ratio 

分 类 号：F842[经济管理—保险]