Research Projects
The Chinese Welfare State
Using various national household survey datasets as well as administrative data and a cross-national comparative perspective, this research aims to understand the Chinese welfare state both conceptually and empirically and places the Chinese case in the global context.
Aging, Care & Health
This research focuses broadly on aging, care, and health among Chinese and Asian American older adults and examines the social and economic determinants of health and other outcomes of older adults.
Recent News
Visiting Scholar Xiaohui Wang Shares her Background and Projects Year at Columbia
Xiaohui Wang, an Associate Professor of Social Work at China University of Labor Relations, is a visiting scholar at the Weatherhead East Asian Institute and the Columbia China Center for Social Policy during the 2018-2019 academic year. She shared her background, interests, and Columbia expectations in a recent written interview.
Visiting Scholar Xuan Huo Shares her Background and Projects Year at Columbia
Huo Xuan, a doctoral student at the School of Government in Nanjing University, is a visiting scholar at the Columbia School of Social Work and the Columbia China Center for Social Policy during the 2018-2019 academic year. She shared her background, interests, and Columbia expectations in a recent written interview.
Qin Gao Publishes New Article on China's Fight Against Poverty
Qin Gao, Professor and Director of the Columbia China Center for Social Policy, recently published a new article in the Mercator Institute for China Studies, or MERICS, study on social service delivery in China. Professor Gao's article focuses on China's fight against poverty and its ambitious goal to eradicate poverty by 2020.