AUTHOR=Jiang Tuan-Biao , Deng Zi-Wei , Zhi Yu-Peng , Cheng Hao , Gao Qing 

TITLE=The Effect of Urbanization on Population Health: Evidence From China

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Public Health

VOLUME=Volume 9 - 2021

YEAR=2021

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2021.706982

DOI=10.3389/fpubh.2021.706982

ISSN=2296-2565

ABSTRACT=This paper explores the relationship between urbanization rate and death incidence by applying panel threshold regression model to the inland provinces of China. The empirical results highlight that there is a nonlinear single threshold effect between per capita GDP growth and population health indicators. In China's inland provinces, the health-promoting effect of urbanization is significantly weaker when it exceeds the threshold. Similarly, this result can also be applied to the northern and southern subsamples. These asymmetric effects are strongly related to geographical location, historical background, economic development conditions and health policies. Therefore, in the urbanization process, while promoting the steady development of population urbanization, the government should also increase health investment to improve the system and mechanism, formulate policies to raise health awareness, protect residents’ health and reduce the waste of health resources.