健康的不确定性与预防性劳动力供给——来自中国农村地区的经验证据

文章采用理论分析和实证研究相结合的方法,在经济学效用函数理论框架内考察健康不确定,巨对中国农村非农劳动力供给行为的影响.理论分析表明,在健康存在不确定性的情况下,农村非农劳动力供给存在预防性劳动力供给现象,拥有医疗保险可以显著降低预防性劳动力供给.采用CHNS数据的实证研究结果支持预防性劳动力供给的理论推断.

Health Uncertainty and Precautionary Labor Supply in Rural Areas of China

Combining theoretical analyses with empirical tests,the paper analyzes the effect of health uncertainty on non-farming labor supply in rural areas of China by using the framework of utility function theory.Theoretical analyses show that under the condition of health uncertainty there exists a phenomenon of precautionary labor supply,which can be significantly reduced by medical insurance.This theoretical predication about precautionary labor supply is supported by the results of empirical study using CHNS d...