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Workplace:	Economics Department, Yale University, (more information at EDIRC) Department of Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health, Yale University, (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2013

Relative Deprivation in China
MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (2)

2012

Costly Posturing: Relative Status, Ceremonies and Early Child Development in China
WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (14)
Also in IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2012) View citations (13)
PEER EFFECTS, RISK POOLING, AND STATUS SEEKING: What Explains Gift Spending Escalation in Rural China?
Working Papers, Cornell University, Department of Applied Economics and Management View citations (10)
Also in IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2011) View citations (18)
CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2012) View citations (14)

2011

Accounting for social spending escalation in rural China
IAMO Forum 2011: Will the "BRICs Decade" Continue? – Prospects for Trade and Growth, Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Central and Eastern Europe (IAMO) View citations (1)
Anatomy of Stigmatized Behavior: Peer Influence and Relative Concern
2011 Annual Meeting, July 24-26, 2011, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association View citations (3)
Costly posturing: Relative status, ceremonies and early child development
IAMO Forum 2011: Will the "BRICs Decade" Continue? – Prospects for Trade and Growth, Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Central and Eastern Europe (IAMO) View citations (12)
Peer Effect, Risk-Pooling and Status Seeking: Which Matters to Gift Spending Escalation in Rural China?
2011 Annual Meeting, July 24-26, 2011, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association View citations (4)
Pure Entertainment or Social Harmony? Understanding Private Returns to Social Spending on Household Ceremonies in China
2011 Annual Meeting, February 5-8, 2011, Corpus Christi, Texas, Southern Agricultural Economics Association

2010

Relative income, network interactions and social stigma
IAMO Forum 2010: Institutions in Transition – Challenges for New Modes of Governance, Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Central and Eastern Europe (IAMO)

2009

Blood for Social Status: Preliminary Evidence from Rural China
2009 Annual Meeting, July 26-28, 2009, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association View citations (2)
Do Consumers Really Care about Biotech Food Label? What Do We Know? What Else Should We Know?
2009 Annual Meeting, January 31-February 3, 2009, Atlanta, Georgia, Southern Agricultural Economics Association
How does biotech food labelling affect consumers’ purchasing preferences and the market? Evidence from urban China
MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (1)
The Distribution of Income and Well-Being in Rural China: A Survey of Panel Data Sets, Studies and New Directions
MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (9)

2006

How does Biotech Labeling Affect Consumers' Purchasing Behavior? A Case Study of Vegetable Oils in Nanjing, China
2006 Annual meeting, July 23-26, Long Beach, CA, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association) View citations (4)

Journal Articles

2025

Air pollution and entrepreneurship
China Economic Review, 2025, 89, (C)
See also Working Paper Air Pollution and Entrepreneurship, IZA Discussion Papers (2023) (2023)
Blowin’ in the wind of an invisible killer: long-term exposure to ozone and respiratory mortality in the USA
Journal of Population Economics, 2025, 38, (3), 1-30
Dual temperature parameter control of PEMFC stack based on improved differential evolution algorithm
Renewable Energy, 2025, 241, (C)
How does FDI affect enterprises' OFDI through trade networks?
International Review of Economics & Finance, 2025, 97, (C)
The impact of physician-patient gender match on healthcare quality: An experiment in China
Social Science & Medicine, 2025, 380, (C)
See also Working Paper The Impact of Physician-Patient Gender Match on Healthcare Quality: An Experiment in China, IZA Discussion Papers (2025) (2025)

2024

A co-citation approach to the analysis on the interaction between scientific and technological knowledge
Journal of Informetrics, 2024, 18, (3) View citations (1)
Changes in home environment, lifestyles, and mental health among preschoolers who experienced lockdown during the first wave of COVID-19 in Shanghai
Children and Youth Services Review, 2024, 161, (C) View citations (1)
Cognitive ability, the Big Five, and rural-to-urban migration in China
China Economic Review, 2024, 84, (C)
Occupational differences in the effects of retirement on hospitalizations for mental illness among female workers: Evidence from administrative data in China
Economics & Human Biology, 2024, 53, (C)
See also Working Paper Occupational Differences in the Effects of Retirement on Hospitalizations for Mental Illness among Female Workers: Evidence from Administrative Data in China, GLO Discussion Paper Series (2024) (2024)
Place of Birth and Cognitive Function Among Older Americans: Findings From the Harmonized Cognitive Assessment Protocol
The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, 2024, 79, (9), 1598-1695
See also Working Paper Place of Birth and Cognitive Function among Older Americans: Findings from the Harmonized Cognitive Assessment Protocol, GLO Discussion Paper Series (2024) (2024)
Regenerating and Developing a National Botanical Garden (NBG) in Khartoum, Sudan: Effect on Urban Landscape and Environmental Sustainability
Sustainability, 2024, 16, (17), 1-29
Temperature and Low-Stakes Cognitive Performance
Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, 2024, 11, (1), 75 - 96 View citations (6)
See also Working Paper Temperature and Low-Stakes Cognitive Performance, IZA Discussion Papers (2023) (2023)
Too much of two good things: The curvilinear effects of self-efficacy and market validation in new ventures
Journal of Business Research, 2024, 183, (C) View citations (1)

2023

Does extreme temperature exposure take a toll on mental health? Evidence from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study
Environment and Development Economics, 2023, 28, (5), 486-510 View citations (2)
See also Working Paper Does Extreme Temperature Exposure Take a Toll on Mental Health? Evidence from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study, IZA Discussion Papers (2023) View citations (2) (2023)
The morbidity costs of air pollution through the Lens of Health Spending in China
Journal of Population Economics, 2023, 36, (3), 1269-1292 View citations (6)
See also Working Paper The Morbidity Costs of Air Pollution through the Lens of Health Spending in China, GLO Discussion Paper Series (2023) View citations (6) (2023)

2022

Childhood Circumstances and Health Inequality in Old Age: Comparative Evidence from China and the USA
Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, 2022, 160, (2), 689-716 View citations (1)
Key links in network interactions: Assessing route-specific travel restrictions in China during the Covid-19 pandemic
China Economic Review, 2022, 73, (C)
See also Working Paper Key Links in Network Interactions: Assessing Route-Specific Travel Restrictions in China during the COVID-19 Pandemic, IZA Discussion Papers (2022) (2022)
Long-term services and supports and disease management among older Chinese adults in different stages of cognitive impairment
The Journal of the Economics of Ageing, 2022, 23, (C)
See also Working Paper Long-Term Services and Supports and Disease Management among Older Chinese Adults in Different Stages of Cognitive Impairment, IZA Discussion Papers (2022) (2022)
Neighborhood built environment associated with cognition and dementia risk among older adults: A systematic literature review
Social Science & Medicine, 2022, 292, (C) View citations (1)
Role of professionalism in response to the COVID-19 pandemic: Does a public health or medical background help?
China Economic Review, 2022, 71, (C) View citations (4)
See also Working Paper Role of Professionalism in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Does a Public Health or Medical Background Help?, IZA Discussion Papers (2021) View citations (1) (2021)
Something in the pipe: the Flint water crisis and health at birth
Journal of Population Economics, 2022, 35, (4), 1723-1749
See also Working Paper Something in the Pipe: Flint Water Crisis and Health at Birth, GLO Discussion Paper Series (2021) View citations (3) (2021)

2021

The COVID-19 pandemic and the transformation of health policy: a syndemic perspective
Journal of Chinese Economic and Business Studies, 2021, 19, (3), 239-255
See also Working Paper The COVID-19 Pandemic and the Transformation of Health Policy: A Syndemic Perspective, GLO Discussion Paper Series (2021) (2021)

2020

Health inequality among Chinese older adults: The role of childhood circumstances
The Journal of the Economics of Ageing, 2020, 17, (C) View citations (8)
See also Working Paper Health Inequality among Chinese Older Adults: The Role of Childhood Circumstances, GLO Discussion Paper Series (2020) View citations (8) (2020)
Impacts of social and economic factors on the transmission of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in China
Journal of Population Economics, 2020, 33, (4), 1127-1172 View citations (194)
See also Working Paper Impacts of Social and Economic Factors on the Transmission of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in China, GLO Discussion Paper Series (2020) View citations (194) (2020)
Leaving money on the table? Suboptimal enrollment in the new social pension program in China
The Journal of the Economics of Ageing, 2020, 15, (C) View citations (4)
See also Working Paper Leaving Money on the Table? Suboptimal Enrollment in the New Social Pension Program in China, IZA Discussion Papers (2019) (2019)
Social security expansion and neighborhood cohesion: Evidence from community-living older adults in China
The Journal of the Economics of Ageing, 2020, 15, (C) View citations (1)
See also Working Paper Social Security Expansion and Neighborhood Cohesion: Evidence from Community-Living Older Adults in China, GLO Discussion Paper Series (2020) View citations (2) (2020)
The State-Owned Enterprise as an Identity: The Influence of Institutional Logics on Guanxi Behavior
Management and Organization Review, 2020, 16, (3), 543-568 View citations (3)
The effects of prenatal exposure to temperature extremes on birth outcomes: the case of China
Journal of Population Economics, 2020, 33, (4), 1263-1302 View citations (20)

2019

Associations of genetics, behaviors, and life course circumstances with a novel aging and healthspan measure: Evidence from the Health and Retirement Study
PLOS Medicine, 2019, 16, (6), 1-22 View citations (4)
Does money relieve depression? Evidence from social pension expansions in China
Social Science & Medicine, 2019, 220, (C), 411-420 View citations (40)
See also Working Paper Does Money Relieve Depression? Evidence from Social Pension Expansions in China, GLO Discussion Paper Series (2018) (2018)
The evolution of female labour force participation in urban China
The Economics of Transition, 2019, 27, (1), 267-299 View citations (4)

2018

Social norms and female labor force participation in urban China
Journal of Comparative Economics, 2018, 46, (4), 966-987 View citations (51)
Socio-Economic Inequalities in Tobacco Consumption of the Older Adults in China: A Decomposition Method
IJERPH, 2018, 15, (7), 1-13 View citations (3)
See also Working Paper Socio-Economic Inequalities in Tobacco Consumption of the Older Adults in China: A Decomposition Method, IZA Discussion Papers (2018) View citations (4) (2018)
The impact of social pensions on intergenerational relationships: Comparative evidence from China
The Journal of the Economics of Ageing, 2018, 12, (C), 225-235 View citations (25)
See also Working Paper The Impact of Social Pensions on Intergenerational Relationships: Comparative Evidence from China, IZA Discussion Papers (2017) View citations (14) (2017)

2017

Happiness in the air: How does a dirty sky affect mental health and subjective well-being?
Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 2017, 85, (C), 81-94 View citations (216)
See also Working Paper Happiness in the Air: How Does a Dirty Sky Affect Mental Health and Subjective Well-being?, GLO Discussion Paper Series (2017) View citations (223) (2017)
Old age pension and intergenerational living arrangements: a regression discontinuity design
Review of Economics of the Household, 2017, 15, (2), 455-476 View citations (14)
Valuing Air Quality Using Happiness Data: The Case of China
Ecological Economics, 2017, 137, (C), 29-36 View citations (54)
See also Working Paper Valuing Air Quality Using Happiness Data: The Case of China, IZA Discussion Papers (2016) View citations (6) (2016)

2016

OLD-AGE PENSION AND EXTENDED FAMILIES: HOW IS ADULT CHILDREN'S INTERNAL MIGRATION AFFECTED?
Contemporary Economic Policy, 2016, 34, (4), 646-659 View citations (14)
See also Working Paper Old-Age Pension and Extended Families: How is Adult Children's Internal Migration Affected?, IZA Discussion Papers (2016) View citations (13) (2016)

2015

A sharper image? Estimates of the precision of nighttime lights as a proxy for economic statistics
Journal of Economic Geography, 2015, 15, (1), 217-246 View citations (81)
A two-stage method for member selection of emergency medical service
Journal of Combinatorial Optimization, 2015, 30, (4), 871-891 View citations (8)
Relative deprivation and individual well-being
IZA World of Labor, 2015, 140 View citations (10)

2014

Gift-Giving and Network Structure in Rural China: Utilizing Long-Term Spontaneous Gift Records
PLOS ONE, 2014, 9, (8), 1-14 View citations (5)
See also Working Paper Gift-giving and Network Structure in Rural China: Utilizing Long-term Spontaneous Gift Records, IZA Discussion Papers (2014) View citations (7) (2014)

2010

Do Consumers Really Care about Genetically Modified (GM) Food Label? What Do We Know? What Else Should We Know?
Journal of Economics and Econometrics, 2010, 53, (2), 32-56 View citations (2)

Chapters

2020

The effects of exposure to air pollution on subjective wellbeing in China
Chapter 10 in Handbook on Wellbeing, Happiness and the Environment, 2020, pp 183-200
See also Working Paper The Effects of Exposure to Air Pollution on Subjective Well-being in China, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2019) View citations (2) (2019)