School of Economics, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China.
School of Management, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China.
Front Public Health. 2021 Apr 29;9:658863. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.658863. eCollection 2021.
This article employs asymmetric panel causality test to address the causal nexus between energy consumption (EC) and healthcare insurance premiums (IP) for China's different provinces. The empirical results indicate that there exist asymmetric causality runs from positive EC shocks to positive healthcare IPs in Beijing, Hebei, Tianjin, Shanxi, Inner Mongolia, Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, Shandong, Henan, and Anhui. There is no significant link in southern and northeastern provinces mainly because of their industrial structure, high economic development level, strong insurance consciousness, and climate conditions. Therefore, governments should encourage technological innovation and further improve energy efficiency. Meanwhile, we need to optimize EC structure and raise the proportion of renewable energies. The authorities should carry out stricter environmental protection policies and protect people from pollution that comes from fossil fuel burn. The commercial health insurance should be included in the health system and become an important supplement to public health insurance.
本文采用非对称面板因果检验方法，探讨了中国不同省份能源消耗（EC）和医疗保健保险费（IP）之间的因果关系。实证结果表明，北京、河北、天津、山西、内蒙古、陕西、甘肃、青海、宁夏、山东、河南和安徽等省市存在从正向 EC 冲击到正向医疗保健 IP 的非对称因果关系。南方和东北地区没有显著联系，主要是因为其产业结构、较高的经济发展水平、较强的保险意识和气候条件。因此，政府应鼓励技术创新，进一步提高能源效率。同时，我们需要优化 EC 结构，提高可再生能源的比例。当局应执行更严格的环保政策，保护人们免受化石燃料燃烧带来的污染。商业健康保险应纳入健康体系，成为公共健康保险的重要补充。
