Research

Publications

• Chen, L., Zheng, Y., Wen, W., & Chu, L. (2022). Long-term care expenditures and the red herring hypothesis: Evidence from Chinese older adults. Journal of Population Ageing (Accepted)

• Fan, H., Zhang, X., Wang, Y., Peng, Z., Chu L., & Coyte, P.C. (2022). Does the informal care provision matter for caregivers' mental health? Evidence from China. Geriatric Nursing, 48, 14–23

• Chu, L., Lor, A., Moisan, M., & Phi, K. M. (2022). Gender disparities in the health of older adults in the United States compared with South Korea. International Journal of Aging and Human Development. (Forthcoming)

• Chu, L. (2022). “Gender disparities in health and well-being among older adults in China”. Journal of Women & Aging, 1–19. Advance online publication.

• Chu, L. and Chen, L. (2021). Factors Associated with Healthy Aging: A Comparative Study between China and the United States. China Population and Development Studies, 4, 262 - 283.

• Chen, L., Fan, H., & Chu, L. (2020). The Double-Burden Effect: Does the Combination of Informal Care and Work Cause Adverse Health Outcomes among Females in China. Journal of Aging and Health, 32(9), 1222–1232.

• Chen, L., & Chu, L. (2019). Does Health Insurance Coverage Lead to Better Child Health? Evidence from China. China Population and Development Studies, 3, 1 - 23.

• Chen, L., Fan, H., & Chu, L. (2019). The Hidden Cost of Informal Care: An Empirical Study on Female Caregivers' Subjective Well-being. Social Science & Medicine, 224, 85 - 93.

• Chen, L., Fan, H., Zhao, N., & Chu, L. (2016). The Impact of Informal Care on Employment for Women in China. Economic Research Journal, 3, 176 - 189

• Noel, M., & Chu, L. 2015). Forecasting Gasoline Prices in the Presence of Edgeworth Price Cycles. Energy Economics, 51, 204 - 214

Working Papers

• “Health trajectories of older Chinese adults: Gender disparities and cohort differences” (under review)

• "Purchase Hybrid or Gasoline Vehicles? An Economic Analysis using the NHTS Data"

• "Distributional Effects of a Tax Shift: Gasoline Tax or Vehicle-Mile Tax?"

• "E-shopping Reduces Shopping-related Vehicle Miles Travelled? An Empirical Analysis with the 2009 NHTS Data"

• “Exploring the association between Financial Knowledge and Risk Willingness”

Conferences

• 2022 University of Minnesota Life Course Center’s Data-Intensive Research Conference, Minneapolis, MN, Jul. 2022

• 97^th Annual Meeting of Western Economic Association International, Portland, OR, Jun. 2022

• 85^th Annual Meeting of Midwest Economics Association, Minneapolis, MN, Mar. 2022

• 61^st Annual Meeting of Southwestern Finance Association, New Orleans, LA, Mar. 2022

• 91^st Annual Meeting of Southern Economic Association, Houston, TX, Nov. 2021 (Online session)

• 3^rd International Conference on Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, Nov. 2021 (Online session)

• 10^th Midwest Economics Research Group (MERG) Meeting, Jul. 2021 (Online session)

• 96^th Annual Meeting of Western Economic Association International, Jun. 2021 (Online session)

• The Chinese Economists Society 2021 Annual Conference, Jun. 2021 (Online session)

• 85^th Annual Meeting of Midwest Economics Association, Mar. 2021 (Online session)

• 3rd China Health Economics Forum (presenter), Shanghai, China, Dec. 2020 (Online session)

• CSWEP CeMENT mentoring workshop (mentee), Annual Meeting of Allied Social Science Association, San Diego, CA, Jan. 2020

• 89th Annual Meeting of Southern Economic Association (presenter and discussant), Fort Lauderdale, FL, Nov. 2019

• 56th Annual Meeting of Missouri Valley Economic Association (chair and presenter), Kansas City, MO, Oct. 2019

• 2nd Asian Conference on Population and Development (presenter), Hangzhou, China, Jun. 2019

• 83rd Annual Meeting of Midwest Economics Association (presenter and discussant), St. Louis, MO, Mar. 2019

• 88th Annual Meeting of Southern Economic Association (chair, presenter and discussant), Washington, DC, Nov. 2018

• 82nd Annual Meeting of Midwest Economics Association (presenter and discussant), Evanston, IL, Mar. 2018

• 54th Annual Meeting of Missouri Valley Economic Association (chair, presenter and discussant), Kansas City, MO, Oct. 2017

• 85th Annual Meeting of Southern Economic Association (presenter), New Orleans, LA, Nov. 2015