Journal article
The long-run effects of noncommunicable disease shocks
Tianxin Pan, Michael Palmer, Ajay Mahal, Peter Annear, Barbara McPake
HEALTH ECONOMICS | WILEY | Published : 2020
DOI: 10.1002/hec.4154
Abstract
The health shocks literature typically does not take into account the temporal patterns of loss since the time of the shock. This limits understanding of the long‐run impact of health shocks and the capacity of individuals to cope over time. This study estimates the dynamic effects of a noncommunicable disease shock on the economic well‐being of working‐age individuals in China up to 6 years after onset. We find that after a period of temporal loss, individuals and their families can insure consumption against the average noncommunicable disease shock over the long‐run. We observe significant heterogeneity according to the persistence of the disease, value of household wealth, and health ins..
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Funding Acknowledgements
Tianxin Pan received Melbourne International Research Scholarship from the University of Melbourne. We gratefully acknowledge the China Family Panel Studies team for providing data and information in using the datasets. We appreciate useful comments and suggestions from Dennis Petrie and two anonymous reviewers.