Decomposing the Growth of China Total Expenditure on Health

摘要：

This paper decomposes China Total Expenditure on Health (CTEH) to analyze the main factors that determined its growth. It is organized into four sections. Following the introduction, , section 2 analyzes the development trends and structure of China total expenditure on health. Section 3 focuses on the main factors that determined the growth of China Total Expenditure on Health (CTEH), such as population, GDP per capita, health care price, and so on. We also develop a regression model to estimate the income elasticity and the price elasticity of health care spending. Section 4 summarizes the main findings in the paper and their policy implications for further reform.

关键词： Total health expenditure Income elasticity of health care spending Price elasticity of health care spending Chinas healthcare reforms

作者: HUANG Yan-fen Greg CHEN YANGXin-bo

作者单位: School of Public Administration, Renmin University of China, Beijing, P. R. China, 100872 School of Public Affairs, Baruch College, City University of New York, NY, USA

会议类型: 国际会议

会议名称: 2010 International Conference on Public Administration(6th)(2010 第六届公共管理国际会议)

会议地点: 澳大利亚堪培拉

会议语种:英文

页码: 28-34

在线出版日期: 2010-10-22（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）