健康人力资本对农民农业收入增长的影响研究

The Effects of Health Human Capital on Farmers' agricultural Income Growth in China

基于中国健康与营养调查(CHNS)面板数据,采用Hausman-Taylor模型,本文估计了中国农村地区农民的营养与健康状况对农业收入的影响。研究表明,更高的身高可以增加农民的农业收入,并且男性身高回报要高于女性。身体质量指数(BMI)对女性农业收入的提高有显著性影响,但对男性的影响不显著且方向为负。热量摄入与农业收入之间显著相关,更高的热量摄入是农业收入增长的决定因素之一。本文的研究结果为健康人力资本在农民增收中的重要作用提供了经验证据。

Based on China health and nutrition survey （CHNS）panel data, using the Hausman -Taylor model, this paper estimates the influence of the nutrition and health on farmers＂ agricultural income in the Chinese rural areas. Research shows that, the higher height can increase the farmers＂ agricultural income, and men have higher return than women. Body mass index（BMI） has significantly influence to women＂ agricultural income increase, but not for men. There is a significant correlation between farmers＂ calorie intake and agricultural income, the higher caloric intake is one of the decisive factors to agricultural income growth. The results of the study in this paper provides empirical evidence for the importance of health human capital in increasing farmers income.