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) Violence: violence against women, crime, law;
(ii) Health policy: policy evaluation, length of hospital stay, mental health;
(iii) Development: discrimination in China, aspiration and child outcomes in India.
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)
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)
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)
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
Katja Grasic, Luigi Siciliani, Jinglin Wen (2025). Can Financial Incentives Shift Health Care from an Inpatient to an Outpatient Setting? (Under submission)
Prateek Chandra Bhan, Judith Vornberger, Jinglin Wen (2025). Reflection and Mental Health: Experimental Evidence from Germany. (Under submission)
Jinglin Wen (2025). Punishment and Crime: Evidence from the U.S. Theft Law. (Under submission)
Prateek Chandra Bhan, Damiano Turchet, Max Schroder and Jinglin Wen (2025). The Time Sensitivity of Aspirational Interventions: Evidence from a Role-Modeling RCT.
Jinglin Wen, Peter Sivey, et al (2025). Effectiveness of Surgical Hubs in Increasing Volume of Surgeries and Reducing Waiting Times.
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
Role Models among Us: Experimental Evidence from India