Effect of Land Expropriation on Land-Lost Farmers' Health: Empirical Evidence from Rural China.

ABSTRACT: With rapid urbanization and industry development, China has witnessed substantial land acquisition. Using the rural household survey data, this paper examines the impact of land expropriation on land-lost farmers' self-reported health with the ordered probit model and investigates the possible mechanisms. The results show that the land expropriation puts higher health risks over those land-lost farmers and the health status of land-lost farmers is significantly worse than that of those with land. Land expropriation has a negative impact on the land-lost farmer's health through income effects and psychological effects. The health status of land-lost farmers can be enhanced through amending current land requisition policies, increasing the amount of compensation, improving the earning capaci

SUBMITTER: Wang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6720733 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature