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Housing Conditions and Health in Urban China

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  • Ding, Lanlin

    (Peking University)

  • Nie, Peng

    (Xi’an Jiaotong University)

  • Sousa-Poza, Alfonso

    (University of Hohenheim)

Abstract

Using longitudinal data from the China Health and Nutrition Survey, we investigate the causal relation between housing conditions (both internal and external) and health among urban adults aged 18+. We find that housing improvement reduces the probability of bad self-reported health by 3.7 percent, with more pronounced impacts among females, older adults, those with lower socioeconomic status (low education and income) and residents of the less developed central and western regions. This beneficial health effect is enhanced by longer treatment periods and consistent across several robustness checks. Housing conditions seemingly operate on health via poor macronutrient intake, physical inactivity, and sleep deprivation.

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  • Ding, Lanlin & Nie, Peng & Sousa-Poza, Alfonso, 2022. "Housing Conditions and Health in Urban China," IZA Discussion Papers 15168, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    • Handle: RePEc:iza:izadps:dp15168
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    1. Posada, H. M. & García, A. F. & Londoño, D, 2022. "The external effects of public housing developments on informal housing: The case of Medellín, Colombia," Documentos de Trabajo 20416, Universidad del Rosario.

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    Keywords

    housing conditions; health; difference-in-differences; urban China;
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    JEL classification:

    • D63 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement
    • I10 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - General
    • I12 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health Behavior
    • R21 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Household Analysis - - - Housing Demand

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