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Research Interests
Research Interests
Health Economics, Applied Econometrics, Public Policy Evaluation, Application of Genetic Data in Economics
Publications (* indicates co-first author)
Publications (* indicates co-first author)
[8] Chia-Lun Liu, Shin-Yi Chou, Hsien-Ming Lien, and Mary E. Deily. "How Do Hospital Markets Respond to Universal Health Insurance?” International Journal of Industrial Organization, 103(Part B), 103190, 2025.
[7] Elnara Fazio-Eynullayeva, Marianne Cunnington, Paul Mystkowski, Lei Lv, Abdalla Aly, Christopher W. Yee, Raj Desai, Chia-Lun Liu, Mei Sheng Duh, and Soeren Mattke. "Real-world Healthcare Resource Utilization of Alzheimer’s Disease in the Early and Advanced Stages: A Retrospective Cohort Study." Journal of Medical Economics, 28(1), 81-88, 2024.
[6] Erkmen Giray Aslim, Wei Fu, Chia-Lun Liu, and Erdal Tekin. "Vaccination Policy, Delayed Care and Health Expenditures." Economic Journal, 134(664), 3096-3136, 2024.
[5] Pei-Chuan Ho, Wai Haung Yu, Boon Lead Tee, Wan-Ping Lee, Clara Li, Yian Gu, Jennifer S Yokoyama, Dolly Reyes-Dumeyer, Yun-Beom Choi, Hyun-Sik Yang, Badri N Vardarajan, Marian Tzuang, Kevin Lieu, Anna Lu, Kelley M Faber, Zoë D Potter, Carolyn Revta, Maureen Kirsch, Jake McCallum, Diana Mei, Briana Booth, Laura B Cantwell, Fangcong Chen, Sephera Chou, Dewi Clark, Michelle Deng, Ting Hei Hong, Ling-Jen Hwang, Lilly Jiang, Yoonmee Joo, Younhee Kang, Ellen S Kim, Hoowon Kim, Kyungmin Kim, Amanda B Kuzma, Eleanor Lam, Serggio C Lanata, Kunho Lee, Donghe Li, Mingyao Li, Xiang Li, Chia-Lun Liu, Collin Liu, Linghsi Liu, Jody-Lynn Lupo, Khai Nguyen, Shannon E Pfleuger, James Qian, Winnie Qian, Veronica Ramirez, Kristen A Russ, Eun Hyun Seo, Yeunjoo E Song, Maria Carmela Tartaglia, Lu Tian, Mina Torres, Namkhue Vo, Ellen C Wong, Yuan Xie, Eugene B Yau, Isabelle Yi, Victoria Yu, Xiaoyi Zeng, Peter St George-Hyslop, Rhoda Au, Gerard D Schellenberg, Jeffrey L Dage, Rohit Varma, Ging-Yuek R Hsiung, Howard Rosen, Victor W Henderson, Tatiana Foroud, Walter A Kukull, Guerry M Peavy, Haeok Lee, Howard H Feldman, Richard Mayeux, Helena Chui, Gyungah R Jun, Van M Ta Park, Tiffany W Chow, and Li-San Wang. "Asian Cohort for Alzheimer's Disease (ACAD) Pilot Study on Genetic and Non-Genetic Risk Factors for Alzheimer's Disease among Asian Americans and Canadians." Alzheimer's & Dementia, 2024. doi: 10.1002/alz.13611.
[4] Chia-Lun Liu, Shin-Yi Chou, Jin-Tan Liu, and Mary E. Deily. "Tap Water Access in Early Childhood and Long-Term Educational Performance." Journal of Human Capital, 17(3), 349-386, 2023.
[3] Kaylyn Clark, Wei Fu, Chia-Lun Liu*, Pei-Chuan Ho, Hui Wang, Wan-Ping Lee, Shin-Yi Chou, Li-San Wang, Jung-Ying Tzeng. "The Prediction of Alzheimer's Disease Through Multi-Trait Genetic Modeling." Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 15:1168638, 2023.
[2] Pavel P. Kuksa, Chia-Lun Liu*, Wei Fu, Liming Qu, Yi Zhao, Zivadin Katanic, Kaylyn Clark, Amanda B. Kuzma, Pei-Chuan Ho, Kai-Teh Tzeng, Otto Valladares, Shin-Yi Chou, Adam C. Naj, Gerard D. Schellenberg, Li-San Wang, and Yuk Yee Leung. "Alzheimer's Disease Variant Portal (ADVP): A Catalog of Genetic Findings for Alzheimer's Disease." Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 86(1): 461-477, 2022. [paper link] [ADVP Catalog] [medRxiv preprint] [Blog Post]
[1] Wei Fu, Pei-Chuan Ho, Chia-Lun Liu*, Kai-Teh Tzeng, Nawar Nayeem, Jonni S. Moore, Li-San Wang, and Shin-Yi Chou. "Reconcile the Debate Over Protective Effects of BCG Vaccine Against COVID-19." Scientific Reports, 11(8356), 2021. [paper link]
The Effect of Superstition on Health: Evidence from the Taiwanese Ghost Month
with Martin Halla (JKU) and Jin-Tan Liu (NTU)
NBER Working Paper No. 25474
Superstition is a widespread phenomenon. We empirically examine its impact on health-related behavior and health outcomes. We study the case of the Taiwanese Ghost Month. During this period, which is believed to increase the likelihood of bad outcomes, we observe substantial adaptions in health-related behavior. Our identification exploits idiosyncratic variation in the timing of the Ghost Month across Gregorian calendar years. Using high-quality administrative data, we document for the period of the Ghost Months reductions in mortality, hospital admissions, and births. While the effect on mortality is a quantum effect, the latter two effects reflect changes in the timing of events. These findings suggest potential benefits of including emotional and cultural factors in public health policy.
The Effects of Nutritional Gains on Human Capital Development: Evidence from Taiwanese Primary School Lunch Program in the 1960s
with Shin-Yi Chou (Lehigh U) and Jin-Tan Liu (NTU)
During the 1960s, Taiwan launched a school lunch program, funded by the U.S. Aid, for primary school students. This paper evaluates the long-term human capital improvements of school lunch recipients. We measure the extent of the school lunch program at the county level using the percentage of primary school students who were provided with school lunch. Our identification strategy is the difference-in-differences approach which compares the outcome difference between exposed and non-exposed cohorts in counties with a higher program intensity to the outcome difference in counties with a lower program intensity. Based on nationwide datasets from Taiwan, we find that children who lived in the region with a higher program intensity are more likely to be employed and earn more during their middle ages than their peers who lived in the county with a lower program intensity. We also find evidence that the program led to an increase in years of schooling, and further analysis suggests that the effect is driven by improving nutrient intakes instead of a spillover effect of increasing school enrollment.
Work in Progress
Work in Progress
Personality Genes, Occupational Choice, and Cognitive Functions, with Shin-Yi Chou, Wei Fu, and Pei-Chuan Ho.
The Effects of Influenza on Cognitive Functions: Evidence from the UK Biobank, with Shin-Yi Chou and Li-San Wang.
Sources of Variation in Medical Expenditures and Life Expectancy Across Regions: Evidence from Migration Samples in Taiwan, with Shin-Yi Chou and Hsien-Ming Lien.
When to Get a Ph.D. Degree? Evidence from the Survey of Earned Doctorates, with Xuan Li (Capital One) and Shin-Yi Chou.
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