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Prenatal Sunshine Exposure and Birth Outcomes in China
Zhang, Xin - 2020
This paper is one of the first to examine the associations between prenatal sunshine exposure and birth outcomes, specifically the incidence of low birth weight (LBW) and small for gestational age (SGA), based on a nationally representative birth record dataset in China. During the sample period...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012843713
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Something in the pipe : Flint water crisis and health at birth
Wang, Rui; Chen, Xi; Li, Xun - 2019
prematurity. The effects are larger for black or less educated mothers. Children born to disadvantaged mothers demonstrated 1 … exposure to polluted water on health at birth using the recent Flint water crisis as a natural experiment. Matching vital …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011977407
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The effects of prenatal exposure to temperature extremes on birth outcomes
Chen, Xi; Tan, Chih Ming; Zhang, Xiaobo; Zhang, Xin - 2020
This paper investigates the effects of prenatal exposure to extreme temperatures on birth outcomes - specifically, the log of birth weight and an indicator for low birth weight - using a nationally representative dataset in rural China. During the span of our data (i.e., 1991-2000), indoor...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012161311
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Prenatal sunshine exposure and birth outcomes in China
Zhang, Xin; Wang, Yixuan; Chen, Xi; Zhang, Xun - 2020
This paper is one of the first to examine the associations between prenatal sunshine exposure and birth outcomes, specifically the incidence of low birth weight (LBW) and small for gestational age (SGA), based on a nationally representative birth record dataset in China. During the sample period...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012149110
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Prenatal sunshine exposure and birth outcomes in China
Zhang, Xin; Wang, Yixuan; Chen, Xi; Zhang, Xun - 2019
This paper is one of the first to examine the associations between prenatal sunshine exposure and birth outcomes, specifically the incidence of low birth weight (LBW) and small for gestational age (SGA), based on a nationally representative birth record dataset in China. During the sample period...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012153404
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The Effects of Prenatal Exposure to Temperature Extremes on Birth Outcomes
Chen, Xi - 2020
This paper investigates the effects of prenatal exposure to extreme temperatures on birth outcomes – specifically, the log of birth weight and an indicator for low birth weight – using a nationally representative dataset in rural China. During the span of our data (i.e., 1991–2000), indoor...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012843154
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The effects of prenatal exposure to temperature extremes on birth outcomes : the case of China
Chen, Xi; Tan, Chih Ming; Zhang, Xiaobo; Zhang, Xin - In: Journal of population economics 33 (2020) 4, pp. 1263-1302
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014323260
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Early life environments and frailty in old age among Chinese older adults
Li, Yaxi; Xue, Qian-Li; Odden, Michelle C.; Chen, Xi; … - 2019
. 6,806 participants aged ≥60 years from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study were included. We measured 13 … status, nutritional status, domestic violence, neighborhood, and health). We used multinomial regression models to examine … significant factors. Results show that worse health condition in childhood and unfavorable childhood and adolescent socioeconomic …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012136991
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Costly posturing : ceremonies and early child development in China
Chen, Xi; Zhang, Xiaobo - 2017
of gift-giving can have a lasting detrimental health impact on their children. Using a primary census-type panel …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011636664
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Childhood circumstances and health inequality in old age : comparative evidence from China and the United States
Chen, Xi; Yan, Binjian; Gill, Thomas M. - 2020
This paper estimates the extent to which childhood circumstances contribute to health inequality in old age and … 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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012241752