Recent Publications
Journal Articles
2007
Zimmer, Zachary, Linda G. Martin, Mary Beth Ofstedal, and Yi-Li Chuang. 2007. "Education of adult children and mortality of their elderly parents in Taiwan." Demography, 44(2): 289-306.
2006
Shyu, Y.I., W.R. Tang, W.C. Tsai, Jersey Liang, and M.C. Chen. 2006. "Emotional Support Levels Can Predict Physical Functioning and Health Related Quality of Life among Elderly Taiwanese with Hip Fractures." Osteoporosis International, 17(4): 501-506.
2004
Hermalin, Albert, and Li-Shou Yang. 2004. "Levels of Support from Children in Taiwan: Expectations versus Reality, 1965 - 1999." Population and Development Review, 30(3): 417-448. Reprint No. 611.
Ofstedal, Mary Beth, Erin Reidy, and John E. Knodel. 2004. "Gender Differences in Economic Support and Well-Being of Older Asians." Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, 19: 165-201. Reprint No. 608.
2002
Frankenberg, E., A. Chan, and Mary Beth Ofstedal. 2002. "Stability and Change in Living Arrangements: Evidence from Indonesia, Singapore and Taiwan." Population Studies-A Journal of Demography, 56(2): 201-213.
Zimmer, Zachary S., Albert Hermalin, and H.S. Lin. 2002. "Whose Education Counts? The Added Impact of Adult Child Education on Physical Functioning Outcomes of Older Taiwanese." Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 57(1): S23-S32.
Chan, Angelique, Mary Beth Ofstedal, and Albert Hermalin. 2002. "Changes in Subjective and Objective Measures of Economic Well-Being and Their Interrelationship among the Elderly in Singapore and Taiwan." Social Indicators Research, 57: 263-300. Reprint No. 589.
Agree, Emily M., Ann E. Biddlecom, Ming-cheng Chang, and Aurora E. Perez. 2002. "Transfers from Older Parents to Their Adult Children in Taiwan and the Philippines." Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, 17(4): 269-294.
Chapters
Whyte, M.K., Albert Hermalin, and Mary Beth Ofstedal. 2002. "How Unique Are Parent-Child Relations in Urban China? A Comparison with Urban Taiwan." In China's Revolution and Parent-Child Relations edited by M. K. Whyte. Ann Arbor, MI : China Research Center, University of Michigan.
Hermalin, Albert, Mary Beth Ofstedal, and S.P. Shih. 2002. "Patterns of Intergenerational Exchanges in Urban China and Urban Taiwan." In China's Revolutions and Parent-Child Relations edited by M. Whyte. Ann Arbor, MI : China Research Center, University of Michigan.
Cornman, J.C., J.M. Chen, and Albert Hermalin. 2002. "Generational Differences in Familial Norms and Obligations in Urban China and Taiwan." In China's Revolution and Parent Child Relations edited by M. Whyte. Ann Arbor, MI : China Research Center, University of Michigan.
PSC Reports
Hermalin, Albert, Mary Beth Ofstedal, Cathy Sun, and I-Wen Liu. 2007. "Nativity Differentials in Older Age Mortality in Taiwan: Do They Exist and Why?" Elderly in Asia Report No. 07-63. May 2007.
Hermalin, Albert, Mary Beth Ofstedal, and Rebecca Tesfai. 2006. "Future Characteristics of the Elderly in Developing Countries and Their Implications for Policy." Elderly in Asia Report No. 06-62. May 2006.
Chu, C.Y. Cyrus, Yu Xie, and Ruoh-rong Yu. 2006. "Effects of Sibship Revisited: Evidence from Intra-Family Resource Transfer in Taiwan." PSC Research Report No. 06-588. January 2006.
Hermalin, Albert, Mary Beth Ofstedal, Kristine Baker, and Yi-Li Chuang. 2005. "Moving from Household Structure to Living Arrangement Transitions: What Do We Learn?" Elderly in Asia Report No. 05-61. April 2005.
Ofstedal, Mary Beth, Erin Reidy, and John E. Knodel. 2003. "Gender Differences in Economic Support and Well-Being of Older Asians." PSC Research Report No. 03-540. November 2003.
Ofstedal, Mary Beth, Zachary Zimmer, Grace Cruz, Angelique W. Chan, and Yu-Hsuan Lin. 2003. "Self-Assessed Health Expectancy Among Older Asians: A Comparison of Sullivan and Multistate Life Table Methods." Elderly in Asia Report No. 03-60. March 2003.
