Abstract:
This paper attempts to investigate the impact of demographic structure on household demand for life insurance using the micro-level data of China Household Finance Survey (CHFS). Our empirical results show that the proportion of the elderly in a household has a negative effect on the household’s demand for life insurance. However, the proportion of children in a household has a positive effect. We also find that a smaller household size can reduce the household’s demand for life insurance. Our findings shed new light on the problem of population aging and one-child policy in China.
樊纲治, 王宏扬. 家庭人口结构与家庭商业人身保险需求——基于中国家庭金融调查(CHFS)数据的实证研究[J]. 金融研究, 2015, 421(7): 170-189.
FAN Gangzhi, WANG Hongyang. Household Demographic Structure and Household Demand for Life Insurance: Empirical Research Based on the Data of China Household Finance Survey. Journal of Financial Research, 2015, 421(7): 170-189.
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