Health Shocks in China : Are the Poor and Uninsured Less Protected?

Health shocks have been shown to have important economic consequences in industrial countries. Less is known about how health shocks affect income, consumption, labor market outcomes, and medical expenditures in middle- and low-income countries. The authors explore these issues in China. In addition...

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Main Authors: Lindelow, Magnus, Wagstaff, Adam
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/10/6323619/health-shocks-china-poor-uninsured-less-protected
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8499