Qin Gao, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Columbia University; M.A., Peking University; B.A., China Youth College for Political Science
Dr. Gao’s research centers on social policies and their impact on families and their children in an international context. Her current research projects include: 1) the Chinese social benefit system in transition and its impact on poverty, income inequality, and family economic wellbeing; and 2) the impact of welfare reforms and in particular, the Earned Tax Income Credit policy, on the consumption patterns of low-income families and their children in the U.S. She currently teaches research methods and policy courses at Fordham’s Lincoln Center campus.
Recent Publications:
Peer-reviewed Journal Articles:
Kaushal, N., Gao, Q., & Waldfogel, J. (in press). Welfare Reform and Expenditures on Children: Are Low-Income Single-Mother Families Starting to Catch Up? Social Service Review.
Lewis, C., Garfinkel, I. & Gao, Q. (in press). The Effects of Incarceration on Fathers in Fragile Families. Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare.
Rich, L., Garfinkel, I. & Gao, Q. (in press). Child Support Enforcement Policy and Unmarried Fathers' Participation in the Underground and Regular Economies. Journal of Policy Analysis and Management.
Gao, Q. (2006). The Social Benefit System in Urban China: Reforms and Trends from 1988 to 2002. Journal of East Asian Studies, 6(1), 31-67.
Gao, Q. (2001). On Inherent Similarities between Ethnography and Oral History. Chinese Folklore, Vol. 57. (in Chinese)
Gao, Q. (1999). Group Activity: An Indigenous Model of Anti-Poverty Programs among Women in Countryside China. The Social Work Education Association of China Annul Collection of Papers. (in Chinese)
Book Chapters:
Gao, Q. (forthcoming). Social Benefits in Urban China: Determinants and Impact on Income Inequality in 1988 and 2002. In Wan, G. (Ed). Understanding Inequality and Poverty in China: Methods and Applications. Palgrave Macmillan. Published as World Institute for Development Economic Research (WIDER) research paper RP2006/117, available at http://www.wider.unu.edu/publications/publications.htm.
Gao, Q. & Riskin, C. (forthcoming). Explaining China's Changing Inequality: Market vs. Social Benefits. In Davis, D. & Wang, F. (Eds). Creating Poverty and Wealth in Contemporary China. University of California Press.
Gao, Q., Kaushal, N., & Waldfogel, J. (forthcoming). How Have Welfare Reform and the Earned Income Tax Credit Affected Family Expenditures? In Ziliak, J. (Ed). Ten Years after: Evaluating the Long-Term Effects of Welfare Reform on Children, Families, Welfare, and Work. University of Chicago Press.
Book Manuscript in Progress:
Gao, Q. The Chinese Social Benefit System in Transition.
Grants:
2007 UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY CENTER FOR POVERTY RESEARCH
Young Investigator Development Grant, Principal Investigator
The Earned Income Tax Credit, Family Expenditures, and Child Well-being2006 FORDHAM UNIVERSITY
Faculty Research Grant, Principal Investigator
2004-2005 COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY WEATHERHEAD EAST ASIAN INSTITUTE
V. K. Wellington Koo Dissertation Fellowship, Principal Investigator
The Chinese Social Benefit System and its Impact on Income Inequality: From 1988 to 2002
2004-2005 COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY PUBLIC POLICY CONSORTIUM
Public Policy Consortium Fellowship, Principal Investigator
The Chinese Social Benefit System and its Impact on Income Inequality: From 1988 to 2002
2004 COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY WEATHERHEAD EAST ASIAN INSTITUTE
Weatherhead Ph.D. Training Grant, Principal Investigator
The Social Benefit Package in China and its Impact on Income Distribution and Poverty
2007-2008 CHIANG CHING-KUO FOUNDATION FOR INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARLY EXCHANGE
Junior Scholar Grant, Principal Investigator
The Chinese Social Benefit System in Transition: Impacts and Implications for Future Reforms
2007 HOROWITZ FOUNDATION
Social Policy Award, Principal Investigator
The Chinese Social Benefit System in Transition: Size, Domains, and Redistributive
Selected Professional Presentations:
April 2007 UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY CENTER FOR POVERTY RESEARCH
Conference on Ten Years after: Evaluating the Long-Term Effects of Welfare Reform on Children, Families, Welfare, and Work Lexington, KY
How Have Welfare Reform and the Earned Income Tax Credit Affected Family Expenditures? (with Neeraj Kaushal and Jane Waldfogel)
November 2006 ASSOCIATION FOR PUBLIC POLICY ANALYSIS AND MANAGEMENT 2006 ANNUAL MEETING Madison, WI
The Chinese Social Benefit System in Transition: Size, Domains, and Redistributive Effects.
August 2006 THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR RESEARCH IN INCOME AND WEALTH 29TH GENERAL CONFERENCE Joensuu, Finland
Demographic Changes and Household Income in Urban China. (with Fuhua Zhai)
March 2006 THE POPULATION ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA 2006 ANNUAL MEETING Los Angeles, CA
Social Benefits in Urban China: Determinants and Impact on Income Inequality 1988-2002.
Childcare in the Context of One-Child Policy in China: Effects of the Number and Gender of Children in the Household. (with Fuhua Zhai)
January 2006 WORKSHOP ON CREATING WEALTH AND POVERTY IN CONTEMPORARY CHINA AT YALE UNIVERSITY New Haven, CT
Explaining China's Changing Inequality: Market vs. Social Benefits. (with Carl Ruskin)
