Research

Health Equity

Racial/Ethnic Equity 

• Lin Z, Ye J, Allore H, Gill T, Chen X. "Early-Life Circumstances and Racial Disparities in Cognition among Older Adults in the US" [Conferences: ASHEcon, PAA, AcademyHealth, Alzheimer's Association, GSA] (Dissertation Chapter 1; Forthcoming: JAMA Internal Medicine) 

• Lin Z, Wang Y, Gill T, Chen X. "Childhood Exposure to School Racial Segregation and Late-Life Cognitive Function among American Older Adults." [Conference/Paper Proceedings & Abstracts: GSA, PAA] (Working Paper; Preparing for Submission)

• "Assessment of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Alzheimer’s Disease Clinical Trials in the United States, 1990-2023" (Lead author, joint work with Sun R and Chen X) (Working Paper)

• "National Trend in Crime Against Older Adults and its Racial/Ethnic and Geographic Disparities in the United States" (Lead author, joint work with Zhang Y, Chen X, and Wang Y) (Work-in-Progress)

• Lin Z, Zai X. "The Upward Intergenerational Effect of Opioid Epidemic on Children’s Support and Caregiving for Older Parents." (Work-in-Progress)

Sociodemographic Equity 

• Lin Z, Qian Y, Gill T, Hou X, Allore H, Chen S, Chen X. "Absence of Care Among Community-Living Older Persons with Dementia and Functional Limitations: A Cross-National Analysis of Population Survey from 22 Countries." (Revise and Resubmit (R&R): Nature Aging;  Preprint: medRxiv) [Conferences: PAA, GSA] (Yale Global Health Award)

• Lin Z, Chen X. "Adverse Childhood Circumstances and Cognitive Function in Middle-aged and Older Chinese Adults: Lower Level or Faster Decline?" Social Science & Medicine - Population Health 2021; 14: 100767. [Conference/Paper Proceedings: GSA, IZA] (Full Text)

• Lin Z, Ba F, Allore H, Chen X. "Health Care Utilization and Costs for Hospitalized Dementia Patients in China." [Conference/Paper Proceedings: Global Labor Organization, CHPAMS] (Working Paper; Preparing for Submission)

• Lin Z, Ba F, Allore H, Chen X. "In-hospital Mortality among Dementia Patients in China: Evidence from Hospital Administrative Data." [Conference/Paper Proceedings: Global Labor Organization, CHPAMS] (Working Paper; Preparing for Submission)

Geographic Equity

• Lin Z, Chen X. "Place of Birth and Cognition among Older Americans: Findings from the Harmonized Cognitive Assessment Protocol." [Conference/Paper Proceedings & Abstracts: GSA, PAA] (Revise and Resubmit (R&R): Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences; Preprint: medRxiv)

• Chen S*, Lin Z*, Wang X*, Xu X*. "Pandemic and Insurance Purchase: How Do People Respond to Unprecedented Risk and Uncertainty?" China Economic Review 2023; 79: 101946. (*Co-first authors with equal contribution; The authors were ordered alphabetically) (Full Text)

• Lin Z, Ba F, Allore H, Liu GG, Chen X. "Geographic Variation in Inpatient Care Utilization, Outcomes and Costs for Dementia Patients Aged 65 Years or Older — China, 2017–2019." China CDC Weekly 2022; 4: 1–5. [Conference/Paper Proceedings: Global Labor Organization, CHPAMS; Media Coverage: GLO News] (Full Text)

• Lin Z, Chen X. "How Can Early-Life Place of Residence Explain the Later-Life Disparities in Cognition: Evidence from Residential History Data." (Working Paper)

• Lin Z, Zhang X, Chen X. "The Impact of Air Pollution on Cognitive Trajectories: Evidence from China." (Working Paper)

Long-Term Care 

• Lin Z, Qian Y, Gill T, Hou X, Allore H, Chen S, Chen X. "Absence of Care Among Community-Living Older Persons with Dementia and Functional Limitations: A Cross-National Analysis of Population Survey from 22 Countries." (Revise and Resubmit (R&R): Nature Aging; Preprint: medRxiv) [Conferences: PAA, GSA] (Yale Global Health Award)

• Lin Z, Chen X. "Long-term Services and Supports and Disease Management among Older Chinese Adults in Different Stages of Cognitive Impairment." The Journal of the Economics of Ageing 2022; 23: 100405. [Conference/Paper Proceedings: PAA, IWSER] (Full Text)

• Lin Z, Yin X, Levy B, Yuan Y, Chen X. "Association of Children’s Residential Proximity and Spousal Presence with Lower Modifiable Risk Factors for Dementia among Older Adults with Cognitive Impairment." (Forthcoming: American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry)

• Lin Z, Chen X. "Deciphering the Upward Spillover Effect of Children’s Education on Parental Cognitive Aging: Evidence from the Compulsory Schooling Law in China." [Conference/Paper Proceedings & Abstracts: ASHEcon, PAA, AEA/ASSA, AcademyHealth, GSA] (Dissertation Chapter 2; Preparing for Submission)

• Qian Y, Chen S, Lin Z, Yu Z, Wang M, Hou X, Chen X. "The Growing Gap of Unmet Need: Assessing the Demand for, and Supply of, Home-Based Support for Older Adults with Disabilities in 31 Countries." Washington, D.C.: World Bank Group, 2024. [Conference/Paper Proceedings: IZA]

• Qian Y, Chen S, Hou X, Lin Z, Yu Z, Wang M, Chen X. "The Unmet Need: Assessing the Demand for and Supply of Home-Based Support for Older Adults with Disabilities." In: Building Integrated Services for Older Adults around Primary Health Care. World Bank Publications, 2024.

• Lin Z, Zai X. "The Upward Intergenerational Effect of Opioid Epidemic on Children’s Support and Caregiving for Older Parents." (Work-in-Progress)

The Behavioral and Health Impact of Cognitive Aging

• Lin Z, Chen X. "The Long-term Impacts of Dementia on Preventive Care Utilization and Health Behaviors." [Conference/Paper Proceedings & Abstracts: NBER, ASHEcon, GSA, Alzheimer's & Dementia, AcademyHealth, PAA] (Dissertation Chapter 3; Under Review; Preprint: medRxiv)

• Lin Z, Fu M, Chen X. "Self-Perceived Memory Is Negatively Associated with Chronic Disease Awareness: Evidence from Blood Biomarker Data." Social Science & Medicine - Population Health 2023; 22: 101361. [Conference/Paper Proceedings: GSA, IAGG, IZA] (Full Text)

• Lin Z, Schlesinger M, Chen X. "The Fatal Conceit? Cognitive Misperception, Disability, and Mortality among Older Adults: Evidence from US and England." [Conference/Paper Proceedings & Abstracts: ASHEcon, GSA, PAA] (Working Paper) (PAA 2024 Poster Winner)

• Lin Z, Schlesinger M, Chen X. "Cognitive Misperception in 25 Countries: A Cross-National Assessment" [Conference/Paper Proceedings & Abstracts: GSA, PAA]  (Work-in-Progress)

Other Topics on Economics and Public Policy

• Chen S*, Lin Z*, Yin Y*. "The Power of Words: Adult Literacy Campaign and Intergenerational Transmission of Human Capital." (*Co-first authors with equal contribution; the authors are ordered alphabetically) (Working Paper)

• Chen S*, Lin Z*, Xu X*, Yin Y*. "Anti-Corruption and Academic Productivity." (*Co-first authors with equal contribution; the authors are ordered alphabetically) (Working Paper)