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Does money relieve depression? Evidence from social pension expansions in China

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ID4801673
AuthorsXi Chen (0000-0002-2058-0351, Yale University), Tianyu Wang (0000-0002-7747-2685, Renmin University of China, corresponding author), Susan H Busch (0000-0003-4443-0048, Yale University)
Year2019
Volume220
Pages411-420
Publication date2019-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSocial Science & Medicine (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0277-9536 • E-ISSN: 1873-5347
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.socscimed.2018.12.004
PMID30530234
OpenAlexW2794492226
LanguageEN
Citations received39
References cited45

Business · China · Demographic economics · Depression (economics · Disability pension · Econometrics · Economics · Endogeneity · Environmental health · Mental health · Pension · Political science · Population · Psychiatry · Robustness (evolution · Social pension · Social security · Employment and Welfare Studies · Global Health Care Issues · Health disparities and outcomes · Medicine · Finance

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Unique citing works39
Citations per year5,57
Citation span2019 - 2026 (8)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 39

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