This book introduces a multidimensional system that evaluates quality of life in China by pursuing a quantitative and analytical approach. A host of factors, including economic conditions and individual wellbeing, can affect people's satisfaction with their lives. In addition to GDP-associated...

This paper investigates the effectiveness of engine-specific tax programs that are widely used in developing countries to contain car carbon emissions. Using the largest national tax abatement program for small displacement vehicles in 2015 and administrative data in China, our study identifies...

Does gender identity affect judicial decisions? This paper provides novel evidence of in-group gender bias in judicial decisions for almost all the divorce cases in China. Exploiting effectively random assignment of cases to judges, the analysis finds that a claim with a male plaintiff is 3.9%...

Abstract: A systematic analysis of the emergency management policies helps to discover the existing state and problems of the system, as well as formulate of policy proposals for enhancing the country’s overall emergency response capability. From the perspective of comprehensive emergency...

Traditional carbonate-based electrolytes are not suitable for high voltage lithium metal batteries (LMBs), which seriously hinders the development of high-energy density LMBs. Here, a novel flame retardant fluorine-rich electrolyte (termed FFT) composed of 1.2 M lithium hexafluorophosphate (LiPF...