Does information on health status lead to a healthier lifestyle? Evidence from China on the effect of hypertension diagnosis on food consumption.

نویسندگان

  • Meng Zhao
  • Yoshifumi Konishi
  • Paul Glewwe
چکیده

We examine the role of information in understanding the differential effects of income on the demand for health. In the health capital framework of Grossman (JPE, 1972), we derive the testable hypotheses that individuals adjust their diet in a healthier direction upon receiving negative health information, and that the effect is greater for richer individuals. Based on unique Chinese longitudinal data and a regression discontinuity design that exploits the exogenous cutoff of systolic blood pressure in the diagnosis of hypertension, we find that, upon receiving hypertension diagnosis, individuals reduce fat intake significantly, and richer individuals reduce more. Our results also indicate that among the rich, hypertension diagnosis is more effective for individuals with lower education.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Journal of health economics

دوره 32 2  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2013