Dr. Hong Liu earned her PhD degree from the State University of New York at Stony Brook, USA, and currently serves as a professor at the School of Labor and Human Resources, Renmin University of China. She is also recognized as a "Distinguished Scholar" (Youth Scholar A) at Renmin University of China and has been honored with inclusion in both the Ministry of Education's New Century Excellent Talents Support Program and Beijing's Municipal Universities Youth Talent Plan. Her primary research areas encompass social protection, health economics, labor economics, and applied microeconometrics. Her recent studies concentrate on significant societal transformations and policy implementations related to population aging, social security, healthcare systems, elderly welfare, human capital, employment, and fertility. Her research has been published in international peer-reviewed journals, including the  Journal of Development Economics ,  Journal of Health Economics ,  Social Science & Medicine ,  Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization ,  Journal of Comparative Economics ,  Journal of Population Economics ,  Health Economics , and  China Economic Review . Additionally, she has led several projects as the principal investigator funded by the National Natural Science Foundation.

Selected Publications

1. Liu, Hong, Jinqiu Ma, and Liqiu Zhao, “Public long-term care insurance and consumption of elderly households: Evidence from China,”  Journal of Health Economics , 2023, 90: 102759.

2. Huang, Wei, and Hong Liu, “Early childhood exposure to health insurance and adolescent outcomes: Evidence from rural China,”  Journal of Development Economics , 2023, 160: 102925.

3. Liu, Hong, Lili Liu, and Fei Wang, “Housing wealth and fertility: evidence from China,”  Journal of Population Economics , 2023, 36(1): 359-395.

4. Huang, Feng, and Hong Liu, “The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and related policy responses on non-COVID-19 healthcare utilization in China,”  Health Economics , 2023;32:620–638.

5. Lei, Xiaoyan, Chen Bai, Jingpeng Hong, Hong Liu, “Long-term care insurance and the well-being of older adults and their families: Evidence from China,”  Social Science & Medicine , March 2022, 296: 114745.

6. Cui, Ying, Hong Liu, and Liuqiu Zhao, “Protective effect of adult children’s education on parental survival in China: Gender differences and underlying mechanisms,”  Social   Science & Medicine , 2021, 277: 113908.

7. Hou, Benyufang, Hong Liu, Sophie Xuefei Wang, “Returns to military service in off-farm wage employment: Evidence from rural China,”  China Economic Review , 2020, 59: 101361.

8. Cui, Ying, Hong Liu, and Liuqiu Zhao, “Mother’s education and child development: Evidence from the Compulsory School Reform in China,”  Journal of Comparative Economics , 2019, 47(3): 669-692.

9. Lei, Xiaoyan, and Hong Liu, “Gender Difference in the Impact of Retirement on Cognitive Abilities: Evidence from Urban China,”  Journal of Comparative Economics , 2018, 46(4): 1425-1446.

10. Cheng, Lingguo, Hong Liu, Ye Zhang, and Zhong Zhao, “The Health Implications of Social Pension: Evidence from China’s New Rural Pension Scheme,”  Journal of Comparative Economics , 2018, 46(1): 53-77.  

11. Cheng, Lingguo, Hong Liu, Ye Zhang, and Zhong Zhao, “The Heterogeneous Impact of Pension Income on Elderly Living Arrangements: Evidence from China’s New Rural Pension Scheme,”  Journal of Population Economics , 2018, 31, 155-192.

12. Liu, Hong, John Rizzo, and Hai Fang, “Urban-Rural Disparities in Child Nutrition -Related Health Outcomes in China: The Role of  Hukou  Policy,”  BMC Public Health , 2015, 15: 1159.

13. Liu, Hong, John Rizzo, Qi Sun, and Fang Wu, “How Do Smokers Respond to Cigarette Taxes? Evidence from China’s Cigarette Industry,”  Health Economics , 2015, 24(10): 1314-1330.

14. Cheng, Lingguo, Hong Liu（co-corresponding author）, Ke Shen, Ye Zhang, and Yi Zeng, “The Impact of Health Insurance on Health Outcomes and Spending of the Elderly: Evidence from China’s New Cooperative Medical Scheme,”  Health Economics , 2015, 24(6): 672-691.

15. Liu, Hong, and Zhong Zhao, “Does Health Insurance Matter? Evidence from China's Urban Resident Basic Medical Insurance,”  Journal of Comparative Economics , 2014, 42(4): 1007-1020.

16. Liu, Hong, and Zhong Zhao, “Parental Job Loss and Children’s Health: Ten Years after the Massive Layoff of the SOEs’ Workers in China,”  China Economic Review , 2014, 31: 303-319.

17. Liu, Hong, Qi Sun, and Zhong Zhao, “Social Learning and Health Insurance Enrollment: Evidence from China’s New Cooperative Medical Scheme,”  Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization , 2014, 97: 84-102.

18. Liu, Hong, Hai Fang and Zhong Zhao, “Urban–Rural Disparities of Child Health and Nutritional Status in China: A Longitudinal Study,”  Economics and Human Biology , July 2013, 11(3): 294-309.

19. Liu, Hong, Hai Fang, and John Rizzo, “HMOs and Patient Trust in Physicians: A Longitudinal Study,”  International Journal of Applied Economics , 2013, 10(1): 1-21.

20. Dwyer, Debra, and Hong Liu, “The Impact of Consumer Health Information on the Demand for Health Services,”  The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance , 2013, 53 (1): 1-11.  

21. Dwyer, Debra, Hong Liu, and John Rizzo, “Does Patient Trust Promote Better Care,”  Applied Economics , 2012 June, 44(18): 2283-2295.

22. Liu, Hong, Song Gao, and John Rizzo, “The Expansion of Public Health Insurance and the Demand for Private Health Insurance in Rural China,”  China Economic Review , 2011, 22(1): 28-41.  

23. Liu, Hong, and Wei Tan, “The Effects of Anti-Smoking Media Campaign on Smoking Behavior: The California Experience,”  Annals of Economics and Finance , 2009, 10 (1): 29-47.

24. Fang, Hai, Hong Liu and John Rizzo, “Has the Use of Physician Gatekeepers Declined among HMOs? Evidence from the United States,”  International Journal of Health Care Finance and Economics , 2009, 9 (2):183-195.