Email：jie_ma@xjtu.edu.cn
EDUCATION
Ph.D. in Economics, Indiana University-Bloomington, July 2016
Ph.D. minor in Statistics, Indiana University-Bloomington, July 2016
M.A. in Economics, Indiana University, May 2013
B.A. in Economics, Renmin University of China, Jun 2010
EMPLOYMENT
Assistant Professor, Jinhe Center for Economic Research, Xi’an Jiaotong University, 2016-2022
Associate Professor, Jinhe Center for Economic Research, Xi’an Jiaotong University, 2023-
PRIMARYFIELDS OFINTEREST
Health economics, Family Economics
PUBLICATION
"Medicaid Coverage for Births after ACA’s Dependent Coverage”, with Yaa Akosa Antwi, Aaron Carroll, and Kosali Simon, Research letter, New England Journal of Medicine, Jan 13, 2016
“Catastrophic Health Expenditure in Households with Chronic Disease Patients: A Pre-Post Comparison of the New Health Care Reform in China”, with Yongjian Xu, Gaojian Min, et al., PLOS One, March 16, 2018
“Does Mental Health Parity Encourage Mental Health Utilization among Children? Evidence from the 2008 Mental Health Parity Law”, with Xiaoxue Li, The Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research, 47(1), 2020, 38-53
“Upward mobility and the demand for children: Evidence from China”, with Xiaojun Yang, Qiang Wen, and Jun Li, China Economic Review 60, 2020
“Heterogeneous effects of health insurance on birth related outcomes: Unpacking compositional versus direct changes”, with Kosali Simon, Contemporary Economic Policy, 18 February 2021.
“Intra-Generational upward mobility and fertility: evidence from transition countries”, with Xiaojun Yang, Applied Economics, 14 Mar 2022
“Protecting the Environment for a Brilliant Future: Prospects of Upward Mobility and Environmental Willingness to Pay in China”, with Qiang Wen, and Xiaojun Yang, Applied Economics, 02 Apr 2024
WORKINGPAPERS
“Fertility and Household Bargaining: Evidence from China” (With Xiaojun Yang), R&R at Journal of Demographic Research
“The Effect of Free Lunch Programs on Health and Academic Outcomes: Evidence from China”
FUNDINGS
Post-doctoral Fellowship Funding, 2017
National Social Science Fund of China, 2022
Xi'an Social Science Planning Fund, 2023
Shanxi Provincial Philosophy and Social Sciences Federation Special Fund
AWARDS
Outstanding Social Science Research in Colleges and Universities of Shaanxi Province, Second Prize, 2021
ResearchTravel Award, Department of Economics, Indiana University, Fall 2015 and Spring 2016
Excellence in Teaching, Department of Economics, Indiana University, Spring 2016
TEACHINGEXPERIENCE
Indiana University Bloomington
Statistical Analysis (Undergraduate Level)
Intro to Macroeconomics (Undergraduate Level)
Intro to Microeconomics (Undergraduate Level)
Xi’an Jiaotong University
Labor Economics (Graduate Level)
Applied Microeconometrics Methods (Graduate Level)
Applied Statistics (Undergraduate Level)
Introduction to Applied Statistics (Undergraduate Level, in English)
PRESENTATIONS&INVITEDSEMINARS
23rd Annual Meeting of Midwest Econometrics Group, Indiana Univ. Oct. 25-26, 2013
2015 Midwest Economics Association Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, Mar 27-29, 2015
2015 Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM) Fall Research Conference, Miami, FL; Nov 12-14, 2015
2016 American Society of Health Economists (ASHEcon) Sixth Biennial Conference, Philadelphia, PA, Jun 12-15, 2016
2017 Asian Meeting of Econometrics Society, Hongkong, Jun 3-Jun 5, 2017
Labor Economics Seminar, Renmin University of China, Fall 2016
Public Policy Seminar, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Fall 2016
Advanced Micro Seminar, Shandong University, Spring 2017
2nd Health Economics Conference, Chengdu, Spring 2019
China Health Policy and Management Society Annual Conference, July 2022
China Population Association Annual Conference, July 2022
