Tianxu Chen (CV in PDF)
Education
Ph.D., Economics, Boston University, Boston MA, May 2014 (expected)
Dissertation Title: Health Insurance Coverage and Marriage Behavior
Main advisor: Randall P. Ellis
Dissertation Committee: Randall P. Ellis, Kevin Lang, Thomas G. McGuire
M.A., Economics, Duke University, Durham NC, USA, May 2009
B.A., Public Finance, Renmin University of China, Beijing, P.R. China, July 2007
Teaching Experience
Instructor, Health Economics, Department of Economics, Boston University, Summer 2012
Teaching Fellow, Health Economics, Department of Economics, Boston University, Spring 2012, Spring 2013
Teaching Fellow, Intermediate Microeconomic Analysis, Department of Economics, Boston University, Fall 2010, Spring 2012, Spring 2013
Teaching Fellow, Behavioral Economics, Department of Economics, Boston University, Fall 2012, Spring 2013
Teaching Fellow, Game Theory, Department of Economics, Boston University, Fall 2012, Fall 2013
Teaching Assistant, Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy, Duke University, Fall 2008, Spring 2009
Teaching Assistant, Department of Economics, Duke University, Fall 2008, Spring 2009
Work Experience
Research Assistant, Professor Thomas G. McGuire, Department of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School, 2012
Research Assistant, Professor David Ridley, Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business, 2008-2009
Research Assistant, Professor Arlie O. Petters, Project on Technology Parks in Belize, Department of Mathematics, Duke University, 2008
Analyst Intern, China Export & Credit Insurance Corporation, Beijing, China, 2008
Analyst Intern, China Development Bank, International Finance Department, Beijing, China, 2006
Analyst Intern, Ministry of Finance People’s Republic of China, Beijing, China, 2005
Fellowships and Awards
Teaching Fellowship, Boston University, Fall 2010 – Fall 2013
Excellent Undergraduate Thesis Award, Renmin University, China, Spring 2007
Excellent Essay Award, Renmin University, China, Fall 2005 – Spring 2006
Academic Excellence Scholarship, Renmin University, China, Fall 2003 – Spring 2007
Published Papers
Ellis, Randall P., Tianxu Chen, and Calvin E. Luscombe. (forthcoming) “Comparisons of Health Insurance Systems in Developed Countries,” in Anthony J. Culyer (ed) Encyclopedia of Health Economics, Elsevier Press.
Working Papers
“Health Insurance Coverage and Marriage Behavior: Is There Evidence of Marriage-Lock?” (Job Market Paper), September 2013.
“Preference Heterogeneity and Medical Expenditures: A Case Study of Medical Saving Accounts in China,” September 2013.
“Economic Stress, Rising Housing Prices, and Mortality in China,” November 2011.
Work in Progress
“Existence of Equilibrium of Plans, Prices, and Price Expectations in a Sequence of Health Insurance Markets: Can Marriage Lock Be Removed?”
“Health Insurance, Labor Supply, and Job Mobility under Affordable Care Act: When Retirees Are Moved off Employer-Sponsored Health Plan to Health Insurance Exchanges.”
“The Power of Perception: Can Improved Self-Reported Health Status Be Attributed to Health Insurance Coverage?”
“Risk Behavior and Longevity: Will Having A Glass of Wine Every Night Be the Secret to a Long Life?”
Referee Experience
Southern Economic Journal, The Singapore Economic Review
Languages
English: Fluent; Chinese: Native Language; Korean: Elementary
Computer Skills
STATA, MATLAB, SAS, Mathematica, Eviews, LaTeX, LyX, Microsoft Office
References
Professor
Randall P. Ellis
Department of Economics
Boston University
Phone: (617) 353-2741
Email: ellisrp@bu.edu
Professor
Kevin Lang
Department of Economics
Boston University
Phone: (617) 353-5694
Email: lang@bu.edu
Professor
Thomas G. McGuire
Department of Health Care Policy
Harvard Medical School
Phone: (617) 432-3536
Email: mcguire@hcp.med.harvard.edu
