I am interested in studying policy-relevant issues related to development, gender, and health. While I appear interested in a variety of topics, there is one main thread that runs through my recent research, which has to do with considering the disadvantaged and victims of crime. My research focuses on causal inference, utilising the methods of applied econometrics, analysis of observational and experimental data, and use of administrative and survey data. My current work focuses on the following interdisciplinary topics:
(i) Health policy: policy evaluation, hospital behavior, mental health;
(ii) Violence: violence against women, crime, law;
(iii) Development: discrimination, child development.
Peer-Reviewed Publications
Luigi Siciliani, Jinglin Wen, and James Gaughan (2025). Living Alone and Provider Behaviour in Public and Private Hospitals. Journal of Health Economics (link), Corresponding author
Jinglin Wen (2025). Female Mayors and Violence against Women: Evidence from the US. Cities (link), Sole author
Jinglin Wen (2024). Female Chief Officers and Crime: Evidence from England and Wales. Journal of Population Economics (link), Sole author
Peter Sivey and Jinglin Wen (2024). The Effect of Community Diagnostic Centres on Volume and Waiting Time for Diagnostic Procedures in the UK. Health Policy (link), Corresponding author
Jinglin Wen, Rita Santos, Luigi Siciliani, Andrew Proctor (2024). Socioeconomic Inequalities in Hospital Access for Prostate Cancer before and after COVID-19. Socio-Economic Planning Sciences (link), First author
Scantlebury A, Sivey P, Jinglin Wen, et al (2024). Mixed Methods Evaluation of the High-volume low-complexity Surgical Hub Programme: A Mixed Methods Study Protocol. BMJ Open (link)
Selected Working Papers
Jinglin Wen (2025). Punishment and Crime: Evidence from the U.S. Theft Law.
Katja Grasic, Luigi Siciliani, Jinglin Wen (2025). Can Financial Incentives Shift Health Care from an Inpatient to an Outpatient Setting?
Prateek Chandra Bhan, Judith Vornberger, Jinglin Wen (2025). Reflection and Mental Health: Experimental Evidence from Germany.
Prateek Chandra Bhan and Jinglin Wen (2025). Role models, Edutainment, and Virtual Tours: Experimental Evidence from India.
Work in Progress
Does Health Care Save Battered Women’s Lives: Evidence from the U.S.
Abortion and Domestic Violence in the UK
Discrimination and Mental Health in China
Effectiveness of Surgical Hubs in Increasing Volume of Surgeries and Reducing Waiting Times