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Table 1 Benchmark parameters values

From: Endogenous health risks, poverty traps, and the roles of health insurance in poverty alleviation

Symbol

Parameter

Calibration

γ

Risk aversion factor

3

β

Utility discount factor

0.9820

φ

Altruistic motivation

1

E

Effectiveness of educational inputs

50,000 yuan

δ

Effectiveness of physical overdraft

0.7

θ

Growth rate of human capital

0.5

ρ

Psychological price of physical state

50,000 yuan

α

Capital share

0.35

A

Total factor productivity

20,000

\( \underset{\_}{c} \)

Consumption threshold

140,000 yuan

m

Medical expenses

400,000 yuan

G0, G−1, G−2

Distribution of initial human capital levels

log-logistic(8.8404, 0.4342)