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Local neighbourhood effect on hospitalisation expenditure in India

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  • Namrata Gulati

    (Department of Economics, South Asian University)

  • Vikash Gautam

    (Koan Advisory Group)

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How do social forces influence an individual's attitude towards healthcare? We address this question by analysing the effect of neighbourhoods on individuals' hospitalisation expenditure in India. Using data on 8,269 neighbourhoods and employing a two-stage least absolute deviation estimation method, the results suggest that (1) hospitalisation expenditure of the median individual increases by 0.9 percent with a one percent increase in hospitalisation expenditure of neighbours, while it falls by roughly 0.6 percent with one standard deviation increase in the dispersion of hospitalisation expenditure of neighbours; and (2) disposable income elasticity of hospitalization expenditure is nearly 0.2, suggesting hospitalisation is a necessity. Policy interventions such as improved affordability of hospitalisation-related services may significantly benefit equitable healthcare in the country.

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  • Namrata Gulati & Vikash Gautam, 2021. "Local neighbourhood effect on hospitalisation expenditure in India," Economics Bulletin, AccessEcon, vol. 41(4), pages 2291-2299.
    • Handle: RePEc:ebl:ecbull:eb-21-00837
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    • I1 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health
    • R2 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Household Analysis

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