1. Exploring the Interrelationships between Public Health, Fiscal Decentralization, and Local Government Debt in China.
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Cao, Mingyao, Duan, Keyi, Cao, Mingyu, and Ibrahim, Haslindar
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LOCAL government -- Economic aspects ,HEALTH policy ,INVESTMENTS ,DEBT ,MATHEMATICAL models ,PUBLIC health ,REGRESSION analysis ,MEDICAL care costs ,THEORY ,GOVERNMENT policy ,ORGANIZATIONAL effectiveness ,SOCIOECONOMIC disparities in health ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,DECENTRALIZATION in management ,MEDICAL needs assessment ,ECONOMICS - Abstract
This paper investigates the interrelationships among local government debt, fiscal decentralization, and public health. The investigation begins by constructing a theoretical model to analyze the inherent connections between these variables. Subsequently, an empirical analysis is conducted using data from China between 2015 and 2021. The findings demonstrate a bidirectional relationship between fiscal decentralization, local government debt, and public health. Specifically, it is observed that an increase in local government debt has adverse effects on both fiscal decentralization and public health, while fiscal decentralization has a positive impact on public health. These insights are consistently validated through rigorous regression methodologies, affirming the robustness and significance of these relationships. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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