Cost-effectiveness of medical migration for chronic kidney disease: a national cross-sectional study in China

Yumeng Ao; Chao Yang; Pengfei Li; Luxia Zhang; Ye Yuan; Xuezheng Qin; Fulin Wang; Suyuan Peng; Huai-Yu Wang; Wang, Jinwei; Ming-Hui Zhao

Cost-effectiveness of medical migration for chronic kidney disease: a national cross-sectional study in China

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Yumeng Ao, Chao Yang, Pengfei Li, Luxia Zhang, Ye Yuan, Xuezheng Qin, Fulin Wang, et al.. 2022. “Cost-Effectiveness of Medical Migration for Chronic Kidney Disease: A National Cross-Sectional Study in China.” Bmc Health Services Research, 912, 22. 访问链接

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Chong Liu; Wenyi Lu; Ye Yuan. 2024. “The Quiet Revolution: Send-Down Movement and Female Empowerment in China.” Journal of Development Economics, 103379, 172. 访问链接 Abstract

What promotes female empowerment and gender equality? We investigate how internal population mobility and social interaction foster the advancement of female empowerment and gender equality across diverse subpopulations. Using the urban-to-rural youth resettlement program in China during the 1970s — the Send-down Movement — as our empirical context, we find that rural females with greater exposure to urban youths have achieved higher levels of education, increased labor force participation, greater financial independence, enhanced autonomy in marital and fertility decisions, increased political engagement, heightened self-confidence, reduced risk aversion, and a stronger belief in gender-equal ideologies and social values. Our findings underscore the role of population mobility in disseminating gender-equal ideologies and practices, both through human capital formation and social interactions, leading to lasting impacts on female empowerment in traditional societies.

Zhenggang Wang; Zenan Wu; Ye Yuan. 2024. “We’Ve Got You Covered! the Effect of Public Health Insurance on Rural Entrepreneurship in China.” Journal of Public Economics, 105150, 235. 访问链接 Abstract

Rural households contend with numerous uninsured risks that hinder their ability to leverage profitable yet risky opportunities. We study whether the provision of insurance coverage for medical expenditure, one of the most substantial and unpredictable risk, can stimulate entrepreneurship and other risky financial decisions among rural households. We leverage the progressive nationwide rollout of a universal public health insurance program in rural China. We find that the introduction of health insurance led to a substantial increase in rural households engagement in entrepreneurship. This increase is mainly driven by the risk sharing of health insurance, rather than a reduction in realized medical expenses. The entrepreneurship-promoting effect is also evident at an aggregate level, fostering the growth of smallholder businesses in rural counties. Our findings shed light on the understudied, favorable impact of health insurance on household’s risk taking in rural markets of developing countries.

Ruini Zhu; Ye Yuan; Yaojing Wang. 2024. “Love, Health, and Robots: Automation, Migration, and Family Responses in Rural China.” China Economic Review, 102145, 85. 访问链接 Abstract

As industrial automation supplants labor, there are important consequences on the labor market, especially for the vast rural population in developing countries. This study investigates how industrial automation, particularly the use of robots, affects the employment and mobility of young rural workers and the decision-making of their elderly parents in China. Using longitudinal data from rural Chinese households and a shift-share approach, we find automation in urban areas decelerates the rural-to-urban migration. This slowdown is accompanied by a reduction in rural workers' employment opportunities and an increase in their propensity to co-reside with their elderly parents in their home counties, which in turn alters their parents' financial decisions, including labor supply, savings, and family transfers. Notably, rural workers' decision to stay and co-reside with their senior parents fosters more frequent family interactions, contributing to notable improvements in the elders' mental and physical health. Our study underscores the complex effects of automation on labor mobility, family relationships, and the overall well-being of the rural populace in the face of technological advancements.

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北京大学经济学院助理教授

Cost-effectiveness of medical migration for chronic kidney disease: a national cross-sectional study in China

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