The Potential Causal Effect of Hukou on Health among Rural-to-Urban Migrants in China
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A number of economic studies have shown a strong positive correlation between urban household registration status (hukou) and better health outcomes in China. The question at the center is whether the correlation implies causation. This paper uses change in hukou system in 1964 to test the causality between hukou and health. The regression-discontinuity (RD) design estimates suggest that urban hukou citizens have much better chances of being in good health. The deleterious effect of rural hukou on health possibly work through mechanisms of income disparity, variations in educational attainment, and availability of health
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