DOI: 10.7664/CHE20170304
The Mechanism and Empirical Analysis of the Way Central Transfer Payment Affected Local Government Health Expenditure
Abstract：Objective:To study the effects of central transfer payment on local government health expenditure(GHE),so as to provide references for designing related policy.Methods:Based on the panel data of 30 provinces of China from 2003 to 2014,fixed effect model were employed to carry out the empirical study.Results:The central transfer payment had limited positive effect on local government health expenditure.It had better effect of the per capita indicator than the proportion indicator.The effect of central transfer payment had significant regional differences.Conclusion:Governments should strengthen the transparency of central transfer usage,enhance the accountability of local governments;carefully adjust the internal structure of central transfer payment led by efficiency and equity;central transfer payment policy supply should seek for elaborate;central transfer payment policy should be carried out with other polities.
Keywords：central transfer paymentgovernment health expenditureinfluence mechanism
Publication Date：2017-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：5( 16-20 )