Is the economic uncertainty- human health relationship nonlinear? An empirical analysis for the China.

ABSTRACT: The health costs of economic uncertainty always remain a major concern among policymakers of China. The theoretical and empirical literature on the economic uncertainty-human health nexus is still in its infancy stage. This study is firmly rooted in the economic uncertainty theory advanced by Baker, Bloom, & Davis. In this study, the primary objective of the analysis is to estimate the asymmetric impact of economic uncertainty on human health in China's economy. In order to evaluate the short and long-run estimates of economic uncertainty on human health across various quantiles, we have employed the linear and nonlinear QARDL models. The linear QARDL model shows that the long-run relationship between economic uncertainty and the infant mortality rate is positive and significant at all qua

SUBMITTER: Guo Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10703211 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature