Health insurance and the rise of women: Evidence from the new cooperative medical scheme

Health insurance and the rise of women: Evidence from the new cooperative medical scheme

Females are traditionally viewed as the primary providers of informal parental care in China, especially in rural areas. We investigate whether health insurance coverage in rural China, the New Cooperative Medical Scheme (NCMS), can unleash more female labor force participation by reducing the burde...

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Main Author: BAI, Xingyu
Format: text
Language:English
Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2024
Subjects:
informal parental care
public health insurance
labor supply
gender disparity
Health Economics
Online Access:https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/etd_coll/621
https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/etd_coll/article/1619/viewcontent/thesis.pdf
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Institution: Singapore Management University
Language: English

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https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/etd_coll/article/1619/viewcontent/thesis.pdf

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