Xi Chen

Department of Health Policy and Management

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Yale University - Department of Economics

28 Hillhouse Ave

New Haven, CT 06520-8268

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Yale University - Yale Institution for Social and Policy Studies

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1.

Happiness in the Air: How Does Dirty Sky Affect Subjective Well-Being?

IFPRI Discussion Paper 1463
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 05 Nov 2015
Xin Zhang, Xiaobo Zhang and Xi Chen
Beijing Normal University (BNU) - School of Statistics, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and Department of Health Policy and Management
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China; East Asia; Asia; air pollution; welfare; psychology; hedonic happiness; life satisfaction; mental well-being; air quality

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Optimal Travel Restrictions in Epidemics: A Key Network Link Analysis

Number of pages: 19 Posted: 10 Aug 2020 Last Revised: 03 Jun 2021
Xi Chen, Yun Qiu, Wei Shi and Pei Yu
Department of Health Policy and Management, Institute for Economic and Social Research, Jinan University, Jinan University - Institute for Economic and Social Research and Jinan University - Institute for Economic and Social Research
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network interactions, key network links, COVID-19, transmission

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Smog in Our Brains: Gender Differences in the Impact of Exposure to Air Pollution on Cognitive Performance

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10628
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 26 Mar 2017
Xi Chen, Xiaobo Zhang and Xin Zhang
Department of Health Policy and Management, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and Beijing Normal University (BNU) - School of Statistics
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cognitive performance, air pollution, gender difference

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Gender Imbalance and Parental Health-Compromising Behavior in Rural China

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 27 May 2013 Last Revised: 06 Jun 2014
Xi Chen
Department of Health Policy and Management
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Skewed Sex Ratios, Marriage market, Substance Use, Smoking, Alcohol Use

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Impacts of Social and Economic Factors on the Transmission of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) in China

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13165
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 27 Apr 2020
Yun Qiu, Xi Chen and Wei Shi
Institute for Economic and Social Research, Jinan University, Department of Health Policy and Management and Jinan University
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2019 novel coronavirus, transmission, quarantine, COVID-19

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Improved Estimates of Using Luminosity as a Proxy for Economic Statistics: New Results and Estimates of Precision

Cowles Foundation Discussion Paper No. 1857
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 01 Apr 2012
William D. Nordhaus and Xi Chen
Yale University - Department of Economics and Department of Health Policy and Management
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Luminosity, Output measurement, National accounts, Proxy measures

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Happiness in the Air: How Does a Dirty Sky Affect Subjective Well-Being?

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9312
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 04 Sep 2015
Xin Zhang, Xiaobo Zhang and Xi Chen
Beijing Normal University (BNU) - School of Statistics, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and Department of Health Policy and Management
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hedonic happiness, life satisfaction, mental well-being, air quality, China

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The Value of Luminosity Data as a Proxy for Economic Statistics

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The Value of Luminosity Data as a Proxy for Economic Statistics

Cowles Foundation Discussion Paper No. 1766
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 26 Aug 2010
Xi Chen and William D. Nordhaus
Department of Health Policy and Management and Yale University - Department of Economics
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Luminosity, Proxy Variable, Measurement Error in GDP, Gross Grid-Cell Product

The Value of Luminosity Data as a Proxy for Economic Statistics

NBER Working Paper No. w16317
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 30 Aug 2010
Xi Chen and William D. Nordhaus
Department of Health Policy and Management and Yale University - Department of Economics
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Smog in Our Brains: Gender Differences in the Impact of Exposure to Air Pollution on Cognitive Performance in China

IFPRI Discussion Paper 1619
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 15 Mar 2017
Xi Chen, Xiaobo Zhang and Xin Zhang
Department of Health Policy and Management, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and Beijing Normal University (BNU) - School of Statistics
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CHINA, EAST ASIA, ASIA; gender, pollution, air pollution, cognitive performance, gender difference, human capital

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Valuing Air Quality Using Happiness Data: The Case of China

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10028
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 07 Jul 2016
Xin Zhang, Xiaobo Zhang and Xi Chen
Beijing Normal University (BNU) - School of Statistics, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and Department of Health Policy and Management
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willingness to pay, hedonic happiness, air pollution, China

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Something in the Pipe: Flint Water Crisis and Health at Birth

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12115
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 21 May 2019
Rui Wang, Xi Chen and Xun Li
Department of Economics, Department of Health Policy and Management and Wuhan University - Economics and Management School
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water pollution, lead exposure, Flint infants, low birth weight

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Does Money Relieve Depression? Evidence from Social Pension Eligibility

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10037
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 18 Jul 2016
Xi Chen and Tianyu Wang
Department of Health Policy and Management and Beijing Jiaotong University
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pension income, depression, mental health, older populations

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Relative Deprivation in China

Number of pages: 7 Posted: 24 Jul 2013 Last Revised: 17 Mar 2014
Xi Chen
Department of Health Policy and Management
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Relative Deprivation, Inequality, Poverty, China

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Role of Professionalism in the Policy Response to COVID-19: Does a Public Health or Medical Background Help?

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 20 Oct 2020
Xun Li, Weizheng Lai, Qianqian Wan and Xi Chen
Wuhan University - Economics and Management School, University of Maryland - Department of Economics, Wuhan University - School of Economics and Management and Department of Health Policy and Management
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Status Concern and Relative Deprivation in China: Measures, Empirical Evidence, and Economic and Policy Implications

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9519
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 29 Nov 2015
Xi Chen
Department of Health Policy and Management
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inequality, status concern, relative deprivation, well-being, China

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Pandemic Economics and the Transformation of Health Policy

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14061
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 01 Feb 2021
Xi Chen and Annie Fan
Department of Health Policy and Management and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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The Effects of Exposure to Air Pollution on Subjective Well-Being in China

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12313
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 21 May 2019
Xin Zhang, Xi Chen and Xiaobo Zhang
Beijing Normal University (BNU) - School of Statistics, Department of Health Policy and Management and Peking University - National School of Development
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life satisfaction, hedonic happiness, depressive symptoms, air pollution, China

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Does Daughter Deficit Promote Parental Substance Use? Longitudinal Evidence on Smoking from Rural China

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10860
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 10 Jul 2017
Xi Chen
Department of Health Policy and Management
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sex ratios, marriage market, paternal smoking, stress

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Leaving Money on the Table? Suboptimal Enrollment in the New Social Pension Program in China

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Leaving Money on the Table? Suboptimal Enrollment in the New Social Pension Program in China

NBER Working Paper No. w24065
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 06 Dec 2017 Last Revised: 04 Apr 2021
Xi Chen, Lipeng Hu and Jody L. Sindelar
Department of Health Policy and Management, Peking University - National School of Development and Yale University - School of Public Health
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Leaving Money on the Table? Suboptimal Enrollment in the New Social Pension Program in China

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12843
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 31 Dec 2019
Xi Chen, Lipeng Hu and Jody L. Sindelar
Department of Health Policy and Management, Peking University - National School of Development and Yale University - School of Public Health
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social pension, suboptimal choices, intra-family decisions, intergenerational arrangements, Family Binding Policy, default option

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The Impact of Social Pensions on Intergenerational Relationships: Comparative Evidence from China

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10731
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 01 May 2017
Xi Chen, Karen Eggleston and Ang Sun
Department of Health Policy and Management, Stanford University - Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center (APARC) and Renmin University of China
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social pensions, intergenerational relationships, regional comparisons, coresidence, old-age care, service consumption, transfers

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The Impact of Air Pollution on Attributable Risks and Economic Costs of Hospitalization for Mental Disorders

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12986
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 02 Mar 2020
Ziting Wu, Xi Chen, Guoxing Li, Lin Tian, Zhan Wang, Xiuqin Xiong, Chuan Yang, zijun zhou and Xiaochuan Pan
Peking University, Department of Health Policy and Management, Peking University - Renal Division, Peking University, Peking University - National School of Development, Peking University, Peking University, Peking University and Peking University
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attributable risk, economic cost, hospital admissions, mental disorders, PM2.5

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Childhood Circumstances and Health Inequality in Old Age: Comparative Evidence from China and the United States

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13460
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 14 Jul 2020
Xi Chen, Binjian Yan and Thomas M. Gill
Department of Health Policy and Management, Nanjing University and Yale School of Medicine
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life course approach, inequality of opportunity, self-rated health, mental health, frailty, childhood circumstances

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Social Interactions and Stigmatized Behavior: "Donating" Blood Plasma in Rural China

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11413
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 02 Apr 2018
Xi Chen, David E. Sahn and Xiaobo Zhang
Department of Health Policy and Management, Cornell University and International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
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social stigma, social networks, peer influence, plasma "donation", China

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Costly Posturing: Ceremonies and Early Child Development in China

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10662
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 10 Apr 2017
Xi Chen and Xiaobo Zhang
Department of Health Policy and Management and International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
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economic status, squeeze effects, food consumption, gift-giving, stunting, malnutrition

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Early Life Environments and Frailty in Old Age among Chinese Older Adults

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12764
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 18 Nov 2019
Yaxi Li, Qian-Li Xue, Michelle Odden, Xi Chen and Chenkai WU
Duke Kunshan University, Johns Hopkins University, Stanford University, Department of Health Policy and Management and Duke Kunshan University
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early life environments, life course health, physical health, frailty, aging, China

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Smog, Cognition and Real-World Decision Making

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11921
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 19 Nov 2018
Xi Chen
Department of Health Policy and Management
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air pollution, cognitive performance, intelligence, decision making

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Old-Age Pension and Extended Families: How is Adult Children's Internal Migration Affected?

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Old-Age Pension and Extended Families: How is Adult Children's Internal Migration Affected?

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10016
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 07 Jul 2016
Xi Chen
Department of Health Policy and Management
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rural pension, RD Design, adult children, migration

Old‐Age Pension and Extended Families: How is Adult Children's Internal Migration Affected?

Contemporary Economic Policy, Vol. 34, Issue 4, pp. 646-659, 2016
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 31 Aug 2016
Xi Chen
Department of Health Policy and Management
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Commercial Plasma Donation and Individual Health in Impoverished Rural China

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8591
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 08 Nov 2014
Xi Chen
Department of Health Policy and Management
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paid plasma donation, poverty, panel data, HIV/AIDS, hepatitis, health status

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Cognitive Impairment and Prevalence of Memory-Related Diagnoses Among U.S. Older Adults

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14098
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 16 Feb 2021
Yuting Qian, Xi Chen, Diwen Tang, Amy Kelley and Jing Li
Cornell University - Weill Cornell Medical College, Department of Health Policy and Management, Fudan University, Mount Sinai Health System - Icahn School of Medicine and Cornell University
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Gift-Giving and Network Structure in Rural China: Utilizing Long-Term Spontaneous Gift Records

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8642
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 22 Nov 2014
Xi Chen
Department of Health Policy and Management
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gift-giving, long-term gift record, social networks, centrality, China

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Fetus, Fasting, and Festival: The Persistent Effects of in Utero Social Shocks

Int J Health Policy Manag, 3: 165-169, 2014, DOI: 10.15171/ijhpm.2014.92
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 28 Sep 2014
Xi Chen
Department of Health Policy and Management
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In Utero; Maternal Fasting; Ramadan; Gift; Ceremonies; Early Childhood Development

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Socio-Economic Inequalities in Tobacco Consumption of the Older Adults in China: A Decomposition Method

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11708
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 20 Aug 2018
Yafei Si, Zhongliang Zhou, Min Su, Xiao Wang, Shuyi He, Dan Li, Dan Wang, Shuyi He, Zihan Hong and Xi Chen
Xi'an Jiaotong University (XJTU), Xi'an Jiaotong University (XJTU), Xi'an Jiaotong University (XJTU), Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU), Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU), Xi'an Jiaotong University (XJTU), Xi'an Jiaotong University (XJTU), Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU), Xi'an Jiaotong University (XJTU) and Department of Health Policy and Management
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tobacco consumption, inequality, concentration index, decomposition, China

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The Effects of Prenatal Exposure to Temperature Extremes on Birth Outcomes

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12917
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 28 Jan 2020
Xi Chen, Chih Tan, Xiaobo Zhang and Xin Zhang
Department of Health Policy and Management, University of North Dakota, Peking University - National School of Development and Beijing Normal University (BNU) - School of Statistics
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climate change, cold weather, heat waves, birth weight, low birth weight, China

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Depression in the House: The Effects of Household Air Pollution from Solid Fuel Use in China

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12654
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 14 Oct 2019
Yan Liu, Xi Chen and Zhijun Yan
Beijing Institute of Technology, Department of Health Policy and Management and Beijing Institute of Technology
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depression, household solid fuel use, household air pollution, propensity score matching, CHARLS

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Pension and Health Services Utilization: Evidence from Social Pension Expansion in China

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13876
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 23 Nov 2020
Shanquan Chen, Xi Chen, Stephen Law, Henry Lucas, Shenlan Tang, Qian Long, Lei Xue and Zheng Wang
University of Cambridge, Department of Health Policy and Management, The University of Sydney, University of Sussex - Institute of Development Studies, Duke University, Duke Kunshan University, Tsinghua University and Tsinghua University
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pension, health services utilization, regression discontinuity design, segmented regression

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Social Security Expansion and Neighborhood Cohesion: Evidence from Community-Living Older Adults in China

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12815
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 16 Dec 2019
Elizabeth Bradley, Xi Chen and Gaojie Tang
Vassar College, Department of Health Policy and Management and Shanghai University of Finance and Economics
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neighborhood cohesion, pension, crowd out, diversity

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Peer Effects, Risk Pooling, and Status Seeking: What Explains Gift Spending Escalation in Rural China?

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP8777
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 20 Jan 2012
Xi Chen, Ravi Kanbur and Xiaobo Zhang
Department of Health Policy and Management, Cornell University and International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
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ceremony, gift giving, peer effects, risk pooling, social network, status seeking

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Adverse Childhood Circumstances and Cognitive Function in Middle-Aged and Older Chinese Adults: Lower Level or Faster Decline?

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14161
Number of pages: 66 Posted: 09 Mar 2021
Zhuoer Lin and Xi Chen
Yale University and Department of Health Policy and Management
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Re-Examining Supplier-Induced Demand in Health Care: Comparisons Among Patients Affiliated and Not Affiliated with Healthcare Professionals in China

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13800
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 27 Oct 2020
Yafei Si, Zhongliang Zhou and Xi Chen
Xi'an Jiaotong University (XJTU), Xi'an Jiaotong University (XJTU) and Department of Health Policy and Management
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supplier-induced demand, health care utilization, healthcare professionals, China

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Prenatal Sunshine Exposure and Birth Outcomes in China

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12877
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 22 Jan 2020
Xin Zhang, Xi Chen, Yixuan Wang and Xun Zhang
Beijing Normal University (BNU) - School of Statistics, Department of Health Policy and Management, Beijing Normal University (BNU) and Beijing Normal University (BNU)
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small for gestational age, low birth weight, sunshine duration, China

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Health Inequality among Chinese Older Adults: The Role of Childhood Circumstances

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12873
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 22 Jan 2020
Binjian Yan, Xi Chen and Thomas M. Gill
Nanjing University, Department of Health Policy and Management and Yale School of Medicine
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life course approach, inequality of opportunity, physical health, cognitive ability, mental health, mortality

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A Structural Pairwise Network Model with Individual Heterogeneity

Posted: 08 Oct 2016
Zhentao Shi and Xi Chen
Department of Economics, the Chinese University of Hong Kong and Department of Health Policy and Management

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network, pairwise regression, panel data, random utility model, fixed effect