Dr. Xiaolong Hou is an Assistant Professor in the Chaudhry Nazar Muhammad (CNM) Department of Economics at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS). He received his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Georgia in 2025. He specializes in health economics and applied microeconomics. His research examines how family relationships and broader social and economic conditions shape individual health and health behaviors, with a particular focus on mental health, substance use, and infectious diseases. His current research also explores women’s empowerment and household bargaining in developing countries.
Hou, Xiaolong, Yang Jiao, Leilei Shen, and Zhuo Chen. "The lasting impact of the Tuskegee Syphilis Study: COVID-19 vaccination hesitation among African Americans." Journal of Population Economics 37, no. 2 (2024): 41.
Hou, Xiaolong, Yang Jiao, Zhuo Adam Chen, Xiangming Fang, and M. Mahmud Khan. "Does Medical Training of Local Health Department Executives Improve COVID-19 Vaccination Uptake and Case Growth?" Journal of Public Health Management and Practice (2025): 10-1097.
Li, Yichu, Kaiyi Wen, Hyeran Chung, and Xiaolong Hou. "PrEP use and risk of sexually transmitted infections among US college students." Journal of American College Health (2026): 1-7.
"Breaking the "Iron Rice Bowl": Health Behavior Effects of Chinese State-Owned Enterprise Reform."
"The Hidden Toll: Public Health Burden of Illicit Opioid Market Shifts," with Yichu Li, Kaiyi Wen, Donglan Zhang, and Zhuo Chen.
"The Grandparent Health Dividend: Transitioning to Grandparenthood and Its Impact on Mental Health."
"Taxing Addiction in Hard Times: Cigarette Taxes and Smoking During Recessions," with YichuLi, Kaiyi Wen, Yeongmi Jeong, and Hyeran Chung.
"Residence and Resilience: Post-Marital Living Arrangements and Mental Health," with Noman Ahmad.
2024: The Chinese Economists Society North America Conference (Bucknell University); Southern Economic Association Meetings (Washington, D.C.); Atlanta/Athens Health Economists PhD Student Job Talk Practice Day (University of Georgia Gwinnett); Global GLO-JOPE Conference (Online)
2026: GLO-Guangzhou-2026 (Jinan University); Asian Economic Development Conference (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)
2023: The Chinese Economists Society North America Conference (University of Oklahoma); Southern Economic Association Meetings (New Orleans)
2025: University of Nottingham Ningbo China