2019
Social security expansion and neighborhood cohesion: Evidence from community-living older adults in China
Bradley E, Chen X, Tang G. Social security expansion and neighborhood cohesion: Evidence from community-living older adults in China. The Journal Of The Economics Of Ageing 2019, 15: 100235. PMID: 34295643, PMCID: PMC8294082, DOI: 10.1016/j.jeoa.2019.100235.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNew Rural Pension SchemeSocial security expansionNeighborhood cohesionSecurity expansionPension programsAltruistic activitiesChina's New Rural Pension SchemePension receiptInformal arrangementsCaring relationsInstrumental variable approachPension schemesEmpirical strategyCohesionRetirement Longitudinal StudyChina HealthVariable approachRecreational activitiesGovernmentPensionsParticipationCommunityLongitudinal studyEldersProgramSocial pension expansions and health-care utilisation in China: cross-sectional evidence from the New Rural Pension Scheme
Hu H, Si Y, Chen X. Social pension expansions and health-care utilisation in China: cross-sectional evidence from the New Rural Pension Scheme. The Lancet 2019, 394: s91. DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(19)32427-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNew Rural Pension SchemePension enrollmentPension incomePension programsHealth care utilisationInpatient health carePension schemesOutpatient health careChina's New Rural Pension SchemeIncome-health gradientSocial pension programCross-sectional evidencePension reformPension eligibilityInstrumental variablesCausal impactHealth careRetirement Longitudinal StudyEconomic resourcesIncomeChina HealthMedical expensesStrong instrumental variablesCare utilisationHealth policy
2017
The impact of social pensions on intergenerational relationships: Comparative evidence from China
Chen X, Eggleston K, Sun A. The impact of social pensions on intergenerational relationships: Comparative evidence from China. The Journal Of The Economics Of Ageing 2017, 12: 225-235. PMID: 30534523, PMCID: PMC6286058, DOI: 10.1016/j.jeoa.2017.04.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntergenerational relationshipsNew Rural Pension SchemeFormal social securitySocial pension programPension eligibility ageSocial securitySocial pensionsRich household surveyPension programsFilial pietyFuzzy regression discontinuity designElderly parentsRegression discontinuity designChina's populationHousehold surveyPension schemesRural residentsPension benefitsAdult sonsNumber of childrenLower income levelsDiscontinuity designEligibility ageComparative evidenceIncome level
2015
Old age pension and intergenerational living arrangements: a regression discontinuity design
Chen X. Old age pension and intergenerational living arrangements: a regression discontinuity design. Review Of Economics Of The Household 2015, 15: 455-476. PMID: 29051720, PMCID: PMC5642942, DOI: 10.1007/s11150-015-9304-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchElderly parentsRegression discontinuity designFormal social securityOld-age pensionsIntergenerational living arrangementsPension eligibility ageDiscontinuity designPension paymentsService consumptionSocial securityAge pensionPension programsEffects of pensionsLiving arrangementsFilial pietyExtended familyChina's populationAdult childrenRural residentsLongitudinal SurveyNumber of childrenInstrumental supportChildren's timeLower income levelsIneligible households