Showing 1 - 10 of 10
-contamination. Commercial plasma donation and the resulting HIV/AIDS and hepatitis C epidemics in central China in the 1990s killed more than … its negative health impacts in impoverished rural China using individual fixed effect models. Both the linear regression …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010423767
We examine the multigenerational impacts of a nationwide social pension program in China, the New Rural Pension Scheme …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013187163
evaluates the importance of major domains of childhood circumstances to health inequalities in the USA and China. We link two … waves of the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) in 2013 and 2015 with the newly released 2014 Life …-16 percent and 14-30 percent of health inequality in old age in China and the USA, respectively. Specifically, the contribution …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012248987
. 6,806 participants aged ≥60 years from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study were included. We measured 13 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012136991
log of birth weight and an indicator for low birth weight - using a nationally representative dataset in rural China …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012161311
birth record dataset in China. During the sample period in the 1990s, migration was limited in rural China, allowing us to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012153404
household survey in rural China, this paper provides empirical evidence on the squeeze effect of gift giving. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011636664
literature, we define extreme temperature exposure in relative terms based on local temperature patterns. Combining the China …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014250550
This paper reviews the latest evidence of the effects of early life circumstances on old-age health, distinguishing in utero exposures from childhood exposures to a wide range of environments. We then leverage the growing number of studies of the impact of the Great Chinese Famine (1959-1961) on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013347148
There is mounting evidence indicating that the aging process initiates during early life stages, with in utero the individual's environment playing a significant role. Consequently, it is crucial to understand the enduring effects of early life circumstances on health in old age. In this study,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014462135