Bo Hu

Bo Hu is a researcher affiliated with the London School of Economics and Political Science, holding dual PhDs in Economics (Nankai University) and Social Policy (LSE). His work focuses on the utilization and financing of long-term care for older populations in the UK and China, with an emphasis on social determinants, inequality in unmet care needs, and health consequences.

• Key research themes: Health Economics, Social Policy, and Aging Studies.
• His 2025 webinar at the Centre for Population Change, titled Projected costs of long-term care for older people in England: The impacts of housing improvements, utilized a combination of Markov and macrosimulation models to analyze care cost trends under housing intervention scenarios.
• Findings highlighted potential savings of £1.8 billion (formal care) and £7.1 billion (unpaid care) by 2042 through housing improvements, demonstrating cross-sector policy synergies.