New Publication: Migration and Experienced Utility of Left-behind Parents: Evidence from Rural China
This paper examines the impact of children’s migration on the well-being of left-behind parents using panel data on experienced utility measured by the Day Reconstruction Method. Exploiting exogenous variation in exposure to employment shocks at migration destinations for identification, we find that left-behind parents experience lower utility when their adult children migrate. This is partly due to increased working time and less time spent in social activities, and partly due…
HCHP Research @ iHEA Congress 2021
The academic collaborations that the Harvard China Health Partnership has forged over decades of work in China enable us to conduct meaningful research to answer pressing questions for China’s health system. These engagements simultaneously promote capacity building for the country’s next generation of thought leaders in health economics. As China makes advances in healthcare financing, telemedicine, eldercare, and other areas, this research also carries important lessons for other global health systems…
Meaningful Ageing Roundtable – Session 2: Innovative Eldercare Models
Meaningful Ageing: Shaping a Better Future for China’s Elderly
Event Background The challenges presented by the ageing of China’s population are vast and complex. Not only does ageing have major impacts on labor supply, savings, economic growth and social and family relationships, ageing also necessitates re-imagining social systems—such as healthcare, eldercare, pension and housing—in order to sustainably support the elderly population in ageing well and living a meaningful life in China. The government has made confronting these challenges a…
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Meaningful Ageing Roundtable – Session 1: Meaningful Living and Dying in a Chinese Context
Meaningful Ageing Roundtable: Zhanlian Feng
Zhanlian Feng, PhD, is a senior researcher in the Aging, Disability, and Long-Term Care program at RTI International. He has nearly 20 years of experience in long-term care and health services research concerning older adults. He is an expert in analyzing large-scale administrative data sets, including Medicare and Medicaid claims, to address issues related to healthcare and long-term care access, quality, and costs. Currently, he co-directs the evaluation of the…
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Meaningful Ageing Roundtable: Dongsheng Chen
Chen Dongsheng, founder of China Guardian Auctions and Taikang Life Insurance, currently serves as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Taikang Insurance Group, a global Fortune 500 and one of China’s largest insurance and financial services institutions. Mr. Chen is also President of China Association of Actuaries, President of Yabuli China Entrepreneurs Forum, President of Global Chushang Association, and Founding President of Wuhan University Alumni Entrepreneurs Association.…
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Meaningful Ageing Roundtable: Peter Alders
Peter Alders, Ph.D., is Program Manager, Ageing-in-Place at the Dutch Ministry of Health, Welfare, and Sport. His work has largely focused on the combination of housing and care and on reforms to the Exceptional Medical Expenses Act and the Social Support Act. Since 2000, Alders has worked as a policy advisor for various ministry offices in the Netherlands, including the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment (2000-07), the Ministry…
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Meaningful Ageing: Shaping a Better Future for China’s Elderly
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