Does supplemental private health insurance incentivize household risky financial asset investment? Evidence from the China Household Financial Survey
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Private health insurance; Stock; Risky financial investment; Background risk; China;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- I13 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health Insurance, Public and Private
- G11 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Portfolio Choice; Investment Decisions
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