Can major public health emergencies increase the participation of commercial insurance? Evidence from China
Yiqiu Wang,
Chong Guo,
Yang Xu
et al.
Abstract:BackgroundPublic health emergencies have a lasting impact on a country's economic and social development. However, commercial insurance can disperse these negative consequences and reduce risk losses.MethodBased on the Chinese Household Tracking Survey and Peking University Digital Inclusive Finance Index, this study employed a difference-in-differences model to test the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on commercial insurance participation and the impact mechanism.ResultsThe analysis showed that the outbreak o… Show more
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