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 …

birth record dataset in China. During the sample period in the 1990s, migration was limited in rural China, allowing us to …

contributions may vary across key dimensions of health. We link the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) in 2013 …

China and some other Asian countries have experienced skewed sex ratios, triggering intense competition and pressure in … the marriage market. Meanwhile, China has more smokers than any other country, with half of men smoke while few women … market in China – affects their fathers' smoking behavior. We utilize two household longitudinal surveys as well as a random …

household survey in rural China, this paper provides empirical evidence on the squeeze effect of gift giving …

,806 participants aged ≥60 years from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study were included. We measured 13 risk factors in …

of China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Surveys (CHARLS 2011, 2013, 2015) and matching cognitive outcomes to CHARLS …

We examine the multigenerational impacts of a nationwide social pension program in China, the New Rural Pension Scheme …