A growing literature documents the links between long-term outcomes and health in the fetal period, infancy, and early childhood. Much of this literature focuses on rich countries, but …
Abstract The China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) is a nationally representative longitudinal survey of persons in China 45 years of age or older and their …
We examine the prevalence of depressive symptoms among the mid-aged and elderly in China and examine relationships between depression and current SES factors such as …
Objectives To examine the cross‐sectional associations between self‐reported postlunch napping and structured cognitive assessments in Chinese older adults. Design Cross …
L Cheng, H Liu, Y Zhang, Z Zhao - Journal of Comparative Economics, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper estimates the causal effect of income on health outcomes of the elderly and investigates underlying mechanisms by exploiting an income change induced by the launch …
TS Vogl - Journal of Development Economics, 2014 - Elsevier
Taller workers are paid higher wages. A prominent explanation for this pattern is that physical growth and cognitive development share childhood inputs, inducing a correlation …
W Huang, Y Zhou - Social Science & Medicine, 2013 - Elsevier
This paper explores whether educational attainment has a cognitive reserve capacity in elder life. Using pilot data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study …
Background Height is an important anthropometric measurement and is associated with many health-related outcomes. Genome-wide association studies (GWASs) have identified …
X Chen, Y Wang, J Strauss, Y Zhao - Encyclopedia of gerontology and …, 2022 - Springer
Methods The SEC sample came from the six most populous provinces of Cambodia, which combined included more than 50% of the national population. These were, in the order of …