BAI Chen is the Director and Associate Professor of the Social Security Department at the School of Labor and Human Resources, Renmin University of China, and a part-time researcher at the National Development Research Institute of Peking University. He holds a Bachelor of History from Peking University, a Ph.D. in Administrative Management from the School of Government Management at Peking University, and completed a postdoctoral fellowship in Applied Economics (Population Economics) at the National Development Research Institute of Peking University, mentored by the renowned experts Professor Zeng Yi in population and aging issues, and Professor Gu Xin in social policy.

His research focuses on healthy aging and social security, livelihood and regional economic development, equalization of public services, common prosperity, and employment promotion and protection. He has led and participated in numerous national projects, including those from the National Key R&D Program of the Ministry of Science and Technology, the National Social Science Fund, and the National Natural Science Foundation, as well as provincial and ministerial projects and local policy evaluation projects for the National Development and Reform Commission, the Health Commission, and the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security.

He has authored several internal references for livelihood and industrial policy reforms and has received directives from central and ministerial leaders as the main drafter. He has published over thirty papers in both Chinese and English in leading journals such as "Chinese Public Administration," "Economics (Quarterly)," "Fiscal Studies," "China Soft Science," "The Lancet," and "BMJ," with some papers being reprinted in "Renmin University of China Materials." He is the author of "Chinese Employment Promotion Policy: Assessment and Prospects," and has contributed to think tank publications such as "China 2049: Toward a Leading Global Economy," "China 2049," and "Forty Years of Chinese Economics."

Selected Publications

Liu K, Wang T, Bai C (corresponding author), Liu L. Strengthening Local Governance in Health Financing in China: A Text-Mining Analysis of Policy Changes between 2009 and 2020.  Health Policy and Planning . 2022; [published online ahead of print], https://doi.org/10.1093/heapol/czab153

Bai C, Guo M, Yao Y, Ji JS, Gu D, Zeng Y. Sleep duration, vegetable consumption, and all-cause mortality among older adults in China: a 6-year prospective study.  BMC Geriatrics . 2021;21(1):373.

Bai C, Chen X, Han K. Mobile phone addiction and school performance among Chinese adolescents from low-income families: A moderated mediation model.  Children and Youth Services Review . 2020;118:105406.

Bai C, Lei X. New trends in population aging and challenges for China's sustainable development.  China Economic Journal . 2020;13(1).

Ni X, Bai C, Nie C, Qi L, Liu Y, Yuan H, et al. Identification and replication of novel genetic variants of the ABO gene to reduce the incidence of diseases and promote longevity by modulating lipid homeostasis.  Aging (Albany, NY) . 2021;13(22):24655-74.

Zhang L, Bai C, Nie C, Zhu X, Yuan H, Sun L, et al. Identification of cardiovascular health gene variants related to longevity in a Chinese population.  Aging (Albany, NY) . 2020;12(17).

Lei X, Bai C (corresponding). Cognitive function and mental health of elderly people in China: findings from the 2018 CLHLS survey.  China Population and Development Studies . 2020;1.

Ji JS, Zhu A, Bai C, Wu C, Yan L, Tang S, et al. Residential greenness and mortality in oldest-old women and men in China: a longitudinal cohort study.  The Lancet Planetary Health . 2019;3(1).

Zhu A, Wu C, Yan LL, Wu C, Bai C, Shi X, et al. Association between residential greenness and cognitive function: analysis of the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey.  BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health . 2019;2(2).

Zeng Y, Nie C, Min J, Chen HS, Bai C, et al. Sex differences in genetic associations with longevity.  JAMA Network Open . 2018;1(8).

Bai C, Cheng LG. Air pollution, elderly health, and medical expenditures among Chinese elderly: evidence from the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Study. Presented at the XXVIII International Population Conference, Section: Health trajectories at older ages.