Details about Jin-Tan Liu

Phone:	886-2-3366 8378
Postal address:	Department of Economics, National Taiwan University No. 1, Sec. 4, Roosevelt Road, Taipei (10617) Taiwan
Workplace:	Department of Economics, National Taiwan University, (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2023

1. How Does Gender Quota Shape Gender Attitudes?
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

2022

2. Is Survival a Luxury Good? Income Elasticity of the Value per Statistical Life
   TSE Working Papers, Toulouse School of Economics (TSE) View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article Is survival a luxury good? Income elasticity of the value per statistical life, Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, Springer (2022) View citations (1) (2022)

2021

3. Understanding the Mechanisms of Parental Divorce Effects on Child's Higher Education
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2019)

2020

4. What Do Voters Learn from Foreign News? Emulation, Backlash, and Public Support for Trade Agreements
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2019

5. The Effect of Prenatal Exposure to Radiation on Birth Outcomes: Exploiting a Natural Experiment in Taiwan
   TSE Working Papers, Toulouse School of Economics (TSE) View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article The effect of prenatal exposure to radiation on birth outcomes: exploiting a natural experiment in Taiwan, The Japanese Economic Review, Springer (2020) (2020)
6. The Effect of Superstition on Health: Evidence from the Taiwanese Ghost Month
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (4)
   Also in Economics working papers, Department of Economics, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria (2019) View citations (4)
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2019) View citations (4)

2018

7. National Identity under Economic Integration
   GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) View citations (3)
   See also Journal Article National identity under economic integration, Journal of Population Economics, Springer (2019) View citations (8) (2019)

2016

8. The Impact of Family Composition on Educational Achievement
   GRIPS Discussion Papers, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies View citations (9)
   Also in IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies (2014) View citations (3)
   IEAS Working Paper : academic research, Institute of Economics, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan (2014) View citations (4)
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2014) View citations (8)
   See also Journal Article The Impact of Family Composition on Educational Achievement, Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press (2019) View citations (11) (2019)

2014

9. Is the 'Quarter of Birth' Endogenous? Evidence From One Million Siblings in Taiwan
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)

2011

10. Intergeneration Transfer of Human Capital: Results from a Natural Experiment in Taiwan
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
11. The Impact of National Health Insurance on Birth Outcomes: A Natural Experiment in Taiwan
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article The impact of National Health Insurance on birth outcomes: A natural experiment in Taiwan, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2014) View citations (24) (2014)
12. The Intergenerational Transmission of Education: Evidence from Taiwanese Adoptions
    TSE Working Papers, Toulouse School of Economics (TSE)
    Also in LERNA Working Papers, LERNA, University of Toulouse (2011)
    See also Journal Article The intergenerational transmission of education: Evidence from Taiwanese adoptions, Economics Letters, Elsevier (2012) View citations (16) (2012)

2009

13. Separate Effects of Sibling Gender and Family Size on Educational Achievements - Methods and First Evidence from Population Birth Registry
    Royal Holloway, University of London: Discussion Papers in Economics, Department of Economics, Royal Holloway University of London
14. The Impact of Sibling Sex Composition on Women's Educational Achievements: A Unique Natural Experiment by Twins Gender Shocks
    Royal Holloway, University of London: Discussion Papers in Economics, Department of Economics, Royal Holloway University of London

2008

15. More Women Missing, Fewer Girls Dying: The Impact of Abortion on Sex Ratios at Birth and Excess Female Mortality in Taiwan
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (14)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2008) View citations (16)

2007

16. As Low Birth Weight Babies Grow, Can 'Good' Parents Buffer this Adverse Factor? A Research Note
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)
17. Health Information and Subjective Survival Probability: Evidence from Taiwan
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article Health Information and Subjective Survival Probability: Evidence from Taiwan, Journal of Risk Research, Taylor & Francis Journals (2007) View citations (7) (2007)
18. Parental Education and Child Health: Evidence from a Natural Experiment in Taiwan
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (30)
    See also Journal Article Parental Education and Child Health: Evidence from a Natural Experiment in Taiwan, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Association (2010) View citations (177) (2010)

2003

19. Effects of Disease Type and Latency on the Value of Mortality Risk
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Effects of Disease Type and Latency on the Value of Mortality Risk, Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, Springer (2004) View citations (75) (2004)
20. Valuation of the Risk of SARS in Taiwan
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)

2002

21. Health Insurance and Households' Precautionary Behaviors - An Unusual Natural Experiment
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)

1990

22. Maximum Score Estimates of the Determinants of Residential Mobility: Implications for the Value of Residential Attachment and Neighborhood Amenities
    Upjohn Working Papers, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research View citations (1)
    Also in Upjohn Working Papers, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research View citations (31)
    See also Journal Article Maximum score estimates of the determinants of residential mobility: Implications for the value of residential attachment and neighborhood amenities, Journal of Urban Economics, Elsevier (1992) View citations (31) (1992)

Journal Articles

2024

1. The Long-Term Health Effects of Early-Life Malaria Exposure
   American Journal of Health Economics, 2024, 10, (1), 30 - 67

2023

2. Tap Water Access in Early Childhood and Long-Term Educational Performance
   Journal of Human Capital, 2023, 17, (3), 349 - 386

2022

3. Cueing quality: Unpacking country-of-origin effects on intentions to vaccinate against COVID-19 in Taiwan
   Social Science & Medicine, 2022, 314, (C) View citations (1)
4. Extensive margins of trade and firm survival
   Economics Letters, 2022, 218, (C) View citations (2)
5. Is survival a luxury good? Income elasticity of the value per statistical life
   Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, 2022, 65, (3), 239-260 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Is Survival a Luxury Good? Income Elasticity of the Value per Statistical Life, TSE Working Papers (2022) View citations (1) (2022)

2020

6. The effect of prenatal exposure to radiation on birth outcomes: exploiting a natural experiment in Taiwan
   The Japanese Economic Review, 2020, 71, (3), 379-403
   See also Working Paper The Effect of Prenatal Exposure to Radiation on Birth Outcomes: Exploiting a Natural Experiment in Taiwan, TSE Working Papers (2019) View citations (1) (2019)
7. The quantity of education and preference for sons: Evidence from Taiwan's compulsory education reform
   China Economic Review, 2020, 59, (C) View citations (2)

2019

8. National identity under economic integration
   Journal of Population Economics, 2019, 32, (2), 351-367 View citations (8)
   See also Working Paper National Identity under Economic Integration, GLO Discussion Paper Series (2018) View citations (3) (2018)
9. The Impact of Family Composition on Educational Achievement
   Journal of Human Resources, 2019, 54, (1), 122-170 View citations (11)
   See also Working Paper The Impact of Family Composition on Educational Achievement, GRIPS Discussion Papers (2016) View citations (9) (2016)

2018

10. Gender inequality, economic growth, and the intergenerational transmission of adverse health consequences at birth
    Social Science & Medicine, 2018, 200, (C), 174-181 View citations (1)

2017

11. Is the Quarter of Birth Endogenous? New Evidence from Taiwan, the US, and Indonesia
    Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 2017, 79, (6), 1087-1124 View citations (12)
12. The Short‐Run and Long‐Run Effects of Birth Weight: Evidence from Large Samples of Siblings and Twins in Taiwan
    Health Economics, 2017, 26, (7), 910-921 View citations (3)

2016

13. Knowledge spillovers, human capital and productivity
    Journal of Macroeconomics, 2016, 47, (PB), 214-232 View citations (13)

2015

14. Better peers, better scores? A study of twin junior high school graduates in Taiwan
    Applied Economics, 2015, 47, (32), 3462-3481 View citations (1)

2014

15. Impact of Low Birth Weight Child on Maternal Labour Force Participation: Evidence from Taiwan
    Pacific Economic Review, 2014, 19, (4), 483-501
16. MORE MISSING WOMEN, FEWER DYING GIRLS: THE IMPACT OF SEX-SELECTIVE ABORTION ON SEX AT BIRTH AND RELATIVE FEMALE MORTALITY IN TAIWAN
    Journal of the European Economic Association, 2014, 12, (4), 899-926 View citations (42)
17. Multinational Location Decisions and the Access to Imported Inputs
    The Japanese Economic Review, 2014, 65, (2), 218-237 View citations (1)
18. The impact of National Health Insurance on birth outcomes: A natural experiment in Taiwan
    Journal of Development Economics, 2014, 111, (C), 75-91 View citations (24)
    See also Working Paper The Impact of National Health Insurance on Birth Outcomes: A Natural Experiment in Taiwan, NBER Working Papers (2011) View citations (10) (2011)

2013

19. Individual Preferences for Trade Partners in Taiwan
    Economics and Politics, 2013, 25, (1), 91-109 View citations (2)
20. Parental Loss and Children’s Well-Being
    Journal of Human Resources, 2013, 48, (4) View citations (5)
21. The impact of foreign direct investment in China on employment adjustments in Taiwan: Evidence from matched employer–employee data
    Japan and the World Economy, 2013, 25-26, 68-79 View citations (4)

2012

22. The intergenerational transmission of education: Evidence from Taiwanese adoptions
    Economics Letters, 2012, 115, (1), 134-136 View citations (16)
    See also Working Paper The Intergenerational Transmission of Education: Evidence from Taiwanese Adoptions, TSE Working Papers (2011) (2011)

2011

23. Aggregation Biases in Estimates of the Value per Statistical Life: Evidence from Longitudinal Matched Worker-Firm Data in Taiwan
    Environmental & Resource Economics, 2011, 49, (3), 425-443 View citations (6)

2010

24. Parental Education and Child Health: Evidence from a Natural Experiment in Taiwan
    American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2010, 2, (1), 33-61 View citations (177)
    See also Working Paper Parental Education and Child Health: Evidence from a Natural Experiment in Taiwan, NBER Working Papers (2007) View citations (30) (2007)
25. THE ROLE OF HOSPITAL COMPETITION ON TREATMENT EXPENDITURE AND OUTCOME: EVIDENCE FROM STROKE AND CARDIAC TREATMENT IN TAIWAN
    Economic Inquiry, 2010, 48, (3), 668-689 View citations (5)
26. WORKFORCE COMPOSITION AND FIRM PRODUCTIVITY: EVIDENCE FROM TAIWAN
    Economic Inquiry, 2010, 48, (4), 1032-1047 View citations (10)

2009

27. Do lower birth weight babies have lower grades? Twin fixed effect and instrumental variable method evidence from Taiwan
    Social Science & Medicine, 2009, 68, (10), 1780-1787 View citations (18)
28. Does educational expansion encourage female workforce participation? A study of the 1968 reform in Taiwan
    Economics of Education Review, 2009, 28, (6), 750-758 View citations (10)
29. The Impact of Unexpected Maternal Death on Education: First Evidence from Three National Administrative Data Links
    American Economic Review, 2009, 99, (2), 149-53 View citations (50)
30. The impact of real exchange rate movements on firm performance: A case study of Taiwanese manufacturing firms
    Japan and the World Economy, 2009, 21, (1), 85-96 View citations (13)
31. Willingness to pay for weight-control treatment
    Health Policy, 2009, 91, (2), 211-218 View citations (1)

2008

32. Age-specific job flows and worker flows using a national dataset
    Economics Letters, 2008, 99, (2), 398-401 View citations (5)
33. Differential cash constraints, financial leverage and the demand for money: Evidence from a complete panel of Taiwanese firms
    Journal of Macroeconomics, 2008, 30, (1), 523-542 View citations (9)
34. EXPORTING AND PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH: EVIDENCE FROM THE TAIWAN ELECTRONICS PLANTS
    Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 2008, 55, (2), 190-209 View citations (11)
35. Hospital ownership and performance: Evidence from stroke and cardiac treatment in Taiwan
    Journal of Health Economics, 2008, 27, (5), 1208-1223 View citations (53)

2007

36. As low birth weight babies grow, can well-educated parents buffer this adverse factor? A research note
    Demography, 2007, 44, (2), 335-343 View citations (8)
37. Health Information and Subjective Survival Probability: Evidence from Taiwan
    Journal of Risk Research, 2007, 10, (2), 149-175 View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper Health Information and Subjective Survival Probability: Evidence from Taiwan, NBER Working Papers (2007) View citations (6) (2007)
38. Willingness to pay for drug abuse treatment: Results from a contingent valuation study in Taiwan
    Health Policy, 2007, 82, (2), 251-262 View citations (1)

2006

39. Asymmetries in progression in higher education in Taiwan: Parental education and income effects
    Economics of Education Review, 2006, 25, (6), 647-658 View citations (10)
40. Collateral value, firm borrowing, and forbearance lending: an empirical study of Taiwan
    Japan and the World Economy, 2006, 18, (1), 49-71 View citations (12)
41. Export Activity, Firm Size and Wage Structure: Evidence from Taiwanese Manufacturing Firms
    Asian Economic Journal, 2006, 20, (4), 333-354 View citations (18)
42. Households’ precautionary behaviors—the effects of the introduction of National Health Insurance in Taiwan
    Review of Economics of the Household, 2006, 4, (4), 395-421 View citations (7)
43. Obesity, Schooling and Health Knowledge: An Empirical Study of Taiwanese Women
    Education Economics, 2006, 14, (1), 89-106 View citations (1)

2005

44. Wage dispersion and employment turnover in Taiwan
    Economics Letters, 2005, 88, (3), 408-414 View citations (2)

2004

45. Computer use and wages: evidence from Taiwan
    Economics Letters, 2004, 82, (1), 43-51 View citations (15)
46. Effects of Disease Type and Latency on the Value of Mortality Risk
    Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, 2004, 28, (1), 73-95 View citations (75)
    See also Working Paper Effects of Disease Type and Latency on the Value of Mortality Risk, NBER Working Papers (2003) View citations (4) (2003)
47. Health insurance and savings over the life cycle-a semiparametric smooth coefficient estimation
    Journal of Applied Econometrics, 2004, 19, (3), 295-322 View citations (20)
48. National Health Insurance and Technology Adoption: Evidence from Taiwan
    Contemporary Economic Policy, 2004, 22, (1), 26-38 View citations (13)

2003

49. National Health Insurance and precautionary saving: evidence from Taiwan
    Journal of Public Economics, 2003, 87, (9-10), 1873-1894 View citations (95)

2002

50. Worker turnover and job reallocation in Taiwanese manufacturing
    Applied Economics, 2002, 34, (4), 401-411 View citations (6)

2001

51. Contingent valuation of a Taiwanese wetland
    Environment and Development Economics, 2001, 6, (2), 259-268 View citations (25)
52. Happiness and Domain Satisfaction in Taiwan
    Journal of Happiness Studies, 2001, 2, (3), 269-288 View citations (73)
53. Worker flows and job flows in Taiwan
    Economics Letters, 2001, 73, (1), 89-96 View citations (3)

2000

54. Mother's willingness to pay for her own and her child's health: a contingent valuation study in Taiwan
    Health Economics, 2000, 9, (4), 319-326 View citations (63)
55. Sensitivity of willingness to pay to the magnitude of risk reduction: a Taiwan­United States comparison
    Journal of Risk Research, 2000, 3, (4), 305-320 View citations (3)

1999

56. Consumer Willingness to Pay for Low‐Pesticide Fresh Produce in Taiwan
    Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1999, 50, (2), 220-233 View citations (47)
57. Do small plants grow faster? Evidence from the Taiwan electronics industry
    Economics Letters, 1999, 65, (1), 121-129 View citations (48)
58. Export activity and productivity: Evidence from the Taiwan electronics industry
    Review of World Economics (Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv), 1999, 135, (4), 675-691 View citations (47)
59. Family background and returns to schooling in Taiwan
    Economics of Education Review, 1999, 19, (1), 113-125 View citations (4)
60. Perceived risk and value of workplace safety in a developing country
    Journal of Risk Research, 1999, 2, (3), 263-275 View citations (21)
61. The price elasticity of opium in Taiwan, 1914-1942
    Journal of Health Economics, 1999, 18, (6), 795-810 View citations (20)

1997

62. Estimated hedonic wage function and value of life in a developing country
    Economics Letters, 1997, 57, (3), 353-358 View citations (78)
63. Valuing Health Effects of Air Pollution in Developing Countries: The Case of Taiwan
    Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 1997, 34, (2), 107-126 View citations (108)

1996

64. Smoking, health knowledge, and anti-smoking campaigns: An empirical study in Taiwan
    Journal of Health Economics, 1996, 15, (1), 87-104 View citations (24)

1995

65. Relative price dispersion and inflation: evidence from Taiwan's hyperinflation
    Applied Economics Letters, 1995, 2, (11), 457-459
66. Risk Perception and Smoking Behavior: Empirical Evidence from Taiwan
    Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, 1995, 11, (2), 139-57 View citations (29)

1992

67. Maximum score estimates of the determinants of residential mobility: Implications for the value of residential attachment and neighborhood amenities
    Journal of Urban Economics, 1992, 32, (2), 233-256 View citations (31)
    See also Working Paper Maximum Score Estimates of the Determinants of Residential Mobility: Implications for the Value of Residential Attachment and Neighborhood Amenities, Upjohn Working Papers (1990) View citations (1) (1990)

1990

68. Risk Communication and Attitude Change: Taiwan's National Debate over Nuclear Power
    Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, 1990, 3, (4), 331-49 View citations (8)
    See also Chapter Risk Communication and Attitude Change: Taiwan's National Debate Over Nuclear Power, Chapters, 2022, 118-136 (2022) (2022)
69. The informational efficiency of the stock market: The international evidence of 1921-1930
    Economics Letters, 1990, 34, (2), 157-162 View citations (6)

1989

70. Money, prices, and causality: The Chinese hyperinflation, 1946-1949, reexamined
    Journal of Macroeconomics, 1989, 11, (3), 447-453

1988

71. Variability of inflation and the dispersion of relative prices: Evidence from the Chinese hyperinflation of 1946-1949
    Economics Letters, 1988, 27, (3), 239-244 View citations (1)

1986

72. Vehicle stock modelling of highway energy use: Tunisian and US applications
    Energy Policy, 1986, 14, (5), 437-446 View citations (1)

Chapters

2022

1. Risk Communication and Attitude Change: Taiwan's National Debate Over Nuclear Power
   Chapter 9 in The Economics of Environmental Risk, 2022, pp 118-136
   See also Journal Article Risk Communication and Attitude Change: Taiwan's National Debate over Nuclear Power, Springer (1990) View citations (8) (1990)

2001

2. Health risk perception and betel quid consumption in Taiwan
   Chapter 6 in The Economic Analysis of Substance Use and Abuse, 2001, pp 135-154