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The technological contest between China and the United States
Toro Hardy, Alfredo - 2020
China’s proclaimed aim of becoming the world’s leader in science, technology and innovation by the mid twenty first century has triggered an intense competition with the United States. The latter, feeling threatened in its supremacy in this field, has reacted forcefully. This GLO Discussion...
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Children's Residential Proximity, Spousal Presence and Dementia Risk
Lin, Zhuoer; Yin, Xuecheng; Levy, Becca R.; Yuan, Yue; … - 2024
Cognitive impairment poses considerable challenges among older adults, with the protective role of family support becoming increasingly crucial. This study examines the role of children's residential proximity and spousal presence with dementia risk in cognitively impaired older adults. We...
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Pension and Health Services Utilization: Evidence from Social Pension Expansion in China
Chen, Shanquan; Chen, Xi; Law, Stephen; Lucas, Henry; … - 2020
The proportion of people aged 60 years or over is growing faster than other age groups. The well-being older adults depend heavily on their state of health. This study evaluates the effects of pensions on older adults' health service utilization, and estimates the size of pension required to...
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Cognitive Impairment and Prevalence of Memory-Related Diagnoses among U.S. Older Adults
Qian, Yuting; Chen, Xi; Tang, Diwen; Kelley, Amy S.; … - 2021
Cognitive impairment creates significant challenges to health and well-being of the fast-growing aging population. Early recognition of cognitive impairment may confer important advantages, allowing for diagnosis and appropriate treatment, education, psychosocial support, and improved...
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Geographic Variation in Inpatient Care Utilization, Outcomes and Costs for Dementia Patients in China
Lin, Zhuoer; Ba, Fang; Allore, Heather; Liu, Gordon G.; … - 2022
Dementia leads public health issue worldwide. China has the largest population of adults living with dementia in the world, imposing increasing burdens on the public health and healthcare systems. Despite improved access to health services, inadequate and uneven dementia management remains...
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Occupational Differences in the Effects of Retirement on Hospitalizations for Mental Illness among Female Workers: Evidence from Administrative Data in China
Wang, Tianyu; Sun, Ruochen; Sindelar, Jody L.; Chen, Xi - 2024
Retirement, a major transition in the life course, may affect many aspects of retirees' well-being, including health and health care utilization. Leveraging differential statutory retirement age (SRA) by occupation for China's urban female workers, we provide some of the first evidence on the...
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The impact of COVID-19 on health workers: A health labor market perspective to improve response
Bustamante Izquierdo, Juana Paola; Cometto, Giorgio; … - 2024
This paper uses a health labor market lens to examine the impact of COVID-19 on health workers, as well as relevant … policy levers. It compiles a collection of literature using a standardized measurement framework to determine the impact of …. Within this framework, it presents relevant issues on COVID-19 and its impact on health workers, as well as the ensuing …
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Healthcare Quality and Dementia Risk
Aravena, José M.; Chen, Xi; Levy, Becca R. - 2024
Low healthcare quality has been found to predict the development of several illnesses in older adults, while the evidence on dementia is still lacking. This study assesses whether and to what extent experiencing low healthcare quality can be associated with developing dementia in people...
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Ageing, the socioeconomic burden, labour market and migration. The Chinese case in an international perspective
Bruni, Michele - 2018
. However, due to the speed with which the fertility rate dropped and life expectancy increased, China ageing process will …
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The financial support for long-term elderly care and household saving behaviour
Ohinata, Asako; Picchio, Matteo - 2017
We analyse how the financial support for long-term elderly care affects the household’s propensity to save. Using the difference-in-differences estimator, we investigate the 2002 Scottish reform, which introduced free formal personal care for all the Scottish elderly aged 65 and above. We find...
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