Publications

Pang, P. C.-I., Cai, Q., Jiang, W.*, & Chan, K. S. (2021). Engagement of Government Social Media on Facebook during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Macao. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(7). 

Cai, Q., & Zhu, X., Chan, K. S., Jiang, W. L., Leou, C.*, & Chao, W. (2024). Parental migration and health outcomes of Chinese school-aged left-behind children: Perspective from family structure heterogeneity (under review).

Cai, Q. (2025). Temporal windows matters? Examining the long-term mental health impact of childhood father absence experience. Manuscript for Journal of Affective Disorders.

Cai, Q. (2025). Intergenerational reciprocity and well-being of older adults from the perspective of family structure heterogeneity: Findings from India. Manuscript for Journal of Happiness Studies.

Cai, Q. (2025).New Family Structure, Traditional Essence? Intergenerational Reciprocity and Well-being of Older Adults: Longitudinal Evidence from China. Manuscript for The Gerontologist.

Cai, Q. (2025). It's All About Family---Later Life within Diverse Family Structure in Mexico: How Intergenerational Reciprocity Affects Well-being of Older Adults. Manuscript for Ageing and Society.

Cai, Q. (2025). Proposing a conceptual model for governing big data for nationwide-coordinated social security system in aging China. Manuscript for Journal of Current Chinese Affairs.

Cai, Q. (2025). Pie or trap? Social security system reform, welfare dependence, and individual responsibility: Evidence from China (in Chinese). Manuscript for China Industrial Economy.

Cai, Q. (2025, June).Aging of Humans, Non-humans, and Superhumans (More-than-Humans): Redefining the Aging Phenomenon Across Species and Entities (Poster Presentation). The 5th Population and Development Doctoral Academic Seminar, Peking University, Beijing, China.

Cai, Q. (2025, May). Intergenerational Reciprocity and Economic Well-being of Older Adults From the Perspective of Family Structure Heterogeneity: Preliminary Findings From India. Population Association of Singapore  (PAS) 2025 Annual Meeting, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

Cai, Q. (2025, May). Intergenerational Reciprocity and Economic Well-being of Older Adults From the Perspective of Family Structure Heterogeneity: Preliminary Findings From India. 2025 PARC Aging Retreat: Limits of Chronological Age,  Philadelphia, PA, USA.

Cai, Q. (2025, April). Intergenerational Reciprocity and Economic Well-being of Older Adults From the Perspective of Family Structure Heterogeneity: Preliminary Findings From India (Poster presentation). Population Association of America (PAA) 2025 Annual Meeting, Washington DC, USA.

Cai, Q. (2024, November). Intergenerational reciprocity and well-being of older adults from the perspective of family structure heterogeneity: Preliminary findings from India. Institute of Advanced Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences (IAS) 4th Annual Conference, University of Macau, Macao SAR, China.

Cai, Q. (2024, September). Intergenerational reciprocity and economic well-being of older adults from the perspective of family structure heterogeneity: Preliminary findings from India. 3rd Collaborative for Innovation in Data & Measurement in Aging (CIDMA) Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.

Cai, Q. (2024, May). Does family structure matter? Intergenerational reciprocity, old-age poverty risks, and their implications for subjective well-being: Evidence from an Indian national representative survey. Annual SIGMA Research Symposium 2024 & 20th International Conference on Pensions, Insurance and Savings, Renmin University of China, Beijing, China.

Cai, Q. (2024, May). Temporal windows and trauma of time: Examining the long-term mental health impact of childhood father absence experience. Population Association of Singapore 2024 Annual Meeting, National University of Singapore, Singapore.

Cai, Q., & Zanwar, P. P. (2024, April). Intergenerational reciprocity and old-age poverty risks—from the perspective of intergenerational family solidarity: Evidence from three middle-income countries (Poster presentation). Population Association of America (PAA) 2024 Annual Meeting, Columbus, Ohio, USA.

Cai, Q. (2023, September).Intergenerational Reciprocity, Old-age Poverty Risks, and Subjective Well-being from the Perspective of Intergenerational Family Solidarity: Evidence from three middle-income countries (MICs). 2nd Collaborative for Innovation in Data & Measurement in Aging (CIDMA) Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.

Cai, Q. (2023, April). Rethinking public value theory in the Chinese context and its application: Research trends and future agenda. International Research Society in Public Management (IRSPM) 2023 Conference, Budapest, Hungary.

Cai, Q. (2022, November). Parental migration and health outcomes of school-aged left-behind children: Evidence from China. Annual Conference of Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM) 2022 Fall Research Conference, Washington DC, USA.

Cai, Q. (2022, November). Proposing a conceptual model for governing big data for nationwide-coordinated social security system in China. ARNOVA’s 51st Annual Conference, Raleigh, NC, USA.

Cai, Q. (2019, November). A study of old-age pension of Macao SAR government under the perspective of NPM. East Asia Forum on Social Welfare and the 11th Annual Conference of Chinese Academic Association of Social Welfare, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.

Cai, Q. (2025). Essays on Intergenerational Reciprocity and Well-Being of Older Adults in China and India: A Focus on Family Structure Heterogeneity (Ph.D. Dissertation). Institute of Social Security, Renmin University of China. 

Cai, Q. (2019). A Study of the Reform of Old-Age Pension of Social Security Fund of Macau SAR Government (Master Thesis). Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Macau.

Chan, K. S., Zhao, S., & Cai, Q.* (2021). The Development of Pension Big Data Platform in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Great Bay Area (in Chinese). In Macao SAR and Jiangmen: Cooperation, Sharing and Development. Beijing: Economic Management Publishing House.

Chow, N. W. S., & Cai, Q.* (2021). Future Development Direction of Hong Kong Social Security System (in Chinese). In Greater Bay Area and the Development of Social Security System in Macau. Beijing: Economic Management Publishing House.

Yang, Y., & Cai, Q.* (2021). China’s Basic Public Service Accessibility Report (2021)(in Chinese). In Blue Book of Accessible Environment: Report on The Development of Accessible Environment in China (2021). Beijing: Social Sciences Literature Press.

Kim, K. H., & Cai, Q. (Trans.). (2019). A quantitative analysis of Sinitic influence in Sinosphere-based on Sinicization index (in Chinese). The Journal of Study on Languages and Culture of Korea and China, 54, 119–134.

蔡其新. (2024). 退休：瑞典的经验与教训.原文：Lundberg, K. (2020). Retirement: Lessons from the Swedish reforms. Fondation pour l’innovation politique (Fondapol).