2020
Barriers of effective health insurance coverage for rural-to-urban migrant workers in China: a systematic review and policy gap analysis
Chen S, Chen Y, Feng Z, Chen X, Wang Z, Zhu J, Jin J, Yao Q, Xiang L, Yao L, Sun J, Zhao L, Fung H, Wong EL, Dong D. Barriers of effective health insurance coverage for rural-to-urban migrant workers in China: a systematic review and policy gap analysis. BMC Public Health 2020, 20: 408. PMID: 32228665, PMCID: PMC7106835, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-020-8448-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrban migrant workersEffective health insurance coverageMigrant workersJob stabilityDisadvantaged positionSocial welfare schemesChinese central governmentPolicy gap analysisHealth insurance schemeReluctance of employersChina’s total populationInsurance schemeMore vocational trainingCurrent health insurance schemesCentral governmentWelfare schemesSocial health insuranceWork mobilityLow job stabilityPolicy suggestionsVocational trainingHealthcare policyHealth insurance coverageHealth needsEmployers
2018
Does money relieve depression? Evidence from social pension expansions in China
Chen X, Wang T, Busch SH. Does money relieve depression? Evidence from social pension expansions in China. Social Science & Medicine 2018, 220: 411-420. PMID: 30530234, PMCID: PMC6800113, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2018.12.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChinaDepressionFemaleHumansIncomeLongitudinal StudiesMaleMiddle AgedPensionsRural PopulationSelf Report
2014
Gift-Giving and Network Structure in Rural China: Utilizing Long-Term Spontaneous Gift Records
Chen X. Gift-Giving and Network Structure in Rural China: Utilizing Long-Term Spontaneous Gift Records. PLOS ONE 2014, 9: e102104. PMID: 25111696, PMCID: PMC4128647, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0102104.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRural ChinaCompetitive marriage marketSocial network analysisPrevious data sourcesEconomic inequalityInformal insuranceMarriage marketGift givingHousehold surveyRecent escalationResearch projectSocial eventsNetwork centralityHousehold ceremoniesSocioeconomic determinantsIndividual levelNetwork analysisMeasurement issuesData collectionChinaData sourcesCentralityInequalityTraditionCountries