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 studyEldersProgramLeaving money on the table? Suboptimal enrollment in the new social pension program in China
Chen X, Hu L, Sindelar J. Leaving money on the table? Suboptimal enrollment in the new social pension program in China. The Journal Of The Economics Of Ageing 2019, 15: 100233. PMID: 32864327, PMCID: PMC7453761, DOI: 10.1016/j.jeoa.2019.100233.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNew Rural Pension SchemeSocial 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
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 Research
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