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

IFPRI Discussion Paper 1463

Number of pages: 48 Posted: 05 Nov 2015

Beijing Normal University (BNU) - School of Statistics, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and Yale School of Public Health - Department of Health Policy and Management

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Key Links in Network Interactions: Assessing Route-specific Travel Restrictions in China during the Covid-19 Pandemic

Number of pages: 25 Posted: 10 Aug 2020 Last Revised: 06 Oct 2021

Xi Chen, Yun Qiu, Wei Shi and Pei Yu

Yale School of Public Health - 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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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

Yale School of Public Health - Department of Health Policy and Management, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and Beijing Normal University (BNU) - School of Statistics

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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, Yale School of Public Health - Department of Health Policy and Management and Jinan University

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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

Yale School of Public Health - Department of Health Policy and Management

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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 Yale School of Public Health - Department of Health Policy and Management

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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 Yale School of Public Health - Department of Health Policy and Management

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

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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, Yale School of Public Health - Department of Health Policy and Management and Wuhan University - Economics and Management School

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

Forthcoming at the Journal of Population Economics.

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 04 Sep 2021

Rui Wang, Xi Chen and Xun Li

Department of Economics, Yale School of Public Health - Department of Health Policy and Management and Wuhan University - Economics and Management School

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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

Yale School of Public Health - Department of Health Policy and Management and Yale University - Department of Economics

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The Value of Luminosity Data as a Proxy for Economic Statistics

NBER Working Paper No. w16317

Number of pages: 44 Posted: 30 Aug 2010 Last Revised: 02 Aug 2021

Xi Chen and William D. Nordhaus

Yale School of Public Health - 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

Yale School of Public Health - Department of Health Policy and Management, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and Beijing Normal University (BNU) - School of Statistics

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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 Yale School of Public Health - Department of Health Policy and Management

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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

Yale School of Public Health - Department of Health Policy and Management and Beijing Jiaotong University

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Relative Deprivation in China

Number of pages: 7 Posted: 24 Jul 2013 Last Revised: 17 Mar 2014

Xi Chen

Yale School of Public Health - Department of Health Policy and Management

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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

Yale School of Public Health - Department of Health Policy and Management and affiliation not provided to SSRN

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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 Yale School of Public Health - 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

Yale School of Public Health - Department of Health Policy and Management

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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, Yale School of Public Health - Department of Health Policy and Management and Peking University - National School of Development

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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

Yale School of Public Health - Department of Health Policy and Management

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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, Yale School of Public Health - 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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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

Yale School of Public Health - 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

Yale School of Public Health - Department of Health Policy and Management, Peking University - National School of Development and Yale University - School of Public Health

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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

Yale School of Public Health - 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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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

Yale School of Public Health - Department of Health Policy and Management, Nanjing University and Yale School of Medicine

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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

Yale School of Public Health - Department of Health Policy and Management, Cornell University and International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

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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, Yale School of Public Health - Department of Health Policy and Management, Fudan University, Mount Sinai Health System - Icahn School of Medicine and Cornell University

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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

Yale School of Public Health - Department of Health Policy and Management and International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

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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

Yale School of Public Health - Department of Health Policy and Management

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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

Yale School of Public Health - Department of Health Policy and Management

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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, Yale School of Public Health - Department of Health Policy and Management and Duke Kunshan University

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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

Yale School of Public Health - 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

Yale School of Public Health - Department of Health Policy and Management

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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

Yale School of Public Health - Department of Health Policy and Management

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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

Yale School of Public Health - Department of Health Policy and Management

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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, Yale School of Public Health - 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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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

Yale School of Public Health - 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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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, Yale School of Public Health - Department of Health Policy and Management and Beijing Institute of Technology

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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 Yale School of Public Health - Department of Health Policy and Management

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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, Yale School of Public Health - Department of Health Policy and Management and Shanghai University of Finance and Economics

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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 Yale School of Public Health - Department of Health Policy and Management

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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

Yale School of Public Health - Department of Health Policy and Management, Cornell University and International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

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

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14710

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 14 Sep 2021

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 Yale School of Public Health - Department of Health Policy and Management

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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, Yale School of Public Health - Department of Health Policy and Management, Beijing Normal University (BNU) and Beijing Normal University (BNU)

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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 Yale School of Public Health - Department of Health Policy and Management

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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, Yale School of Public Health - Department of Health Policy and Management and Yale School of Medicine

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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 Yale School of Public Health - Department of Health Policy and Management

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Yale School of Public Health - Department of Health Policy and Management

Yale University - Department of Economics

Yale University - Yale Institution for Social and Policy Studies

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