2018-2019 Academic Year Publications by China Center for Social Policy Research Team​

May 06, 2019

The 2018-2019 academic year was a productive year for the Columbia China Center for Social Policy. The Center research team has published one special issue and over 20 articles. Here is a list of the publications. 

Support from migrant children and depressive symptoms among Chinese older adults in transnational families.
Jinyu Liu, Man Guo, Weiyu Mao, Ling Xu, Xiaoning Huang, and Iris Chi.Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, 4, 2333721418778187. July 2018

Pain perception of older adults in nursing home and home care settings: evidence from China
Yuebin Xu, Nan Jiang, Yean Wang, Qiang Zhang, Lin Chen, and Shuang Ma. BMC Geriatrics .18(1) 152. July 2018.

The impact of social capital on volunteering and giving: Evidence from urban China
Zhongsheng Wu, Rong Zhao, Xiulan Zhang, and Fengqin Liu. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly 47(6), 1201-1222. July 2018.

Proxy means tests and targeting performance of rural subsistence allowance: Analysis based on CHIP data. (in Chinese)
Huawei HanQin GaoChinese Journal of Population Science, 2018(3): 73-84. July 2018.

The subjective well-being effect of Dibao program in urban China: An empirical study based on the China Family Panel Studies. (in Chinese)
Huawei HanQin GaoChinese Social Security Review, 2(3): 82-97. July 2018. July 2018. 

The divided Chinese welfare system: Do health and education change the picture?  
Qin GaoYalu Zhang, and Sui Yang. Social Policy & Society. 17(2): 227-244. October 2018.

China's fight against poverty: Rallying all forces to eradicate poverty by 2020.
Qin Gao, Mercator Institute for China Studies (MERICS) Papers on China No. 6. October 2018.

Geographic distance and intergenerational relationships in Chinese migrant families.
Jinyu Liu, Man Guo, Weiyu Mao, and Iris Chi. Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work 27(4): 328-345. October 2018. 

Diverse experience of immigrant children: How do separation and reunification shape their Development?
Yao Lu, Qian He, and Jeanne Brooks-Gunn. Child Development. October 2018 

Contesting Chineseness: An examination of religion and national identity in Mainland China.
Jun Lu, Qin GaoJournal for the Scientific Study of Religion. 57(2): 318-340. October 2018.

Social policy and income inequality during the Hu-Wen era: A progressive legacy?
Qin Gao, Sui Yang, Fuhua ZhaiThe China Quarterly, 237: 82107. November 2018.

Community-based welfare targeting and political elite capture: Evidence from rural China.
Huawei Han, Qin Gao. World Development, 115: 145-159. January 2019. 

Antipoverty impact of Medicaid growing with state expansions over time.
Naomi Zewde, Christopher Wimer. Health Affairs, 38(1), 132-138. January 2019.

Migration and children's psychosocial development in China: When and why migration matters.
Yao Lu, Jean Wei-Jun Yeung, Jingming Liu, and Donald J. Treiman. Social Science Research, 77, 130-147. January 2019.

China: An International Journal
Qin Gao, Yanxia Zhang, Fuhua Zhai. China: An International Journal. Volume 17, NO.1. February 2019

Strengthening coordination between rural and urban dibao: evidence and implications.
Fuhua Zhai, Qin GaoChina: An International Journal, 17(1): 96–108. February 2019.

Understanding welfare stigma in China: An empirical study of the implementation of urban dibao.
Xuan Huo and Mingang Lin. China: An International Journal 17(1), 29-47. February 2019.

Prioritising health and food: Social assistance and family consumption in rural China. 
Wang Yi, Qin Gao, and Sui Yang. China: An International Journal. 17(1), 48-75. February 2019.

Alleviating poverty or discontent: The impact of social assistance on Chinese citizens' views of government.
Xian Huang, Qin Gao, China: An International Journal, 17(1): 76–95. February 2019.

Improving dibao monitoring and evaluation: methodologies and roadmap.
Qin Gao, Fuhua Zhai. China: An International Journal, 17(1): 130–148. February 2019.

Who are the asset-poor in China: a comprehensive description and policy implications
Yuanyuan Yang, Jun-Hong Chen, Minchao Jin. Journal of Social Policy. March 2019.

Identity crisis among rural-to-urban migrant children in China: A proposal for school and government interventions.
Qianfeng Lin, Mengluo Ren, Mengdi Yang. Journal of Asian Public Policy. 1-16. March 2019. 

Adult children’s education and later-life health of parents in China: The intergenerational effects of Human capital investment.
Nan JiangSocial Indicators Research, 1-22. March 2019. 

Social assistance and household consumption in urban China: From 2002 to 2013.
Yi Wang, Sui Yang, and Qin Gao.Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy. May 2019.

Columbia Affiliations
China Center for Social Policy