This study presents a general framework for quantifying network advantage—i.e., the greater expected gains from a given network position over another—on the basis of a discrete choice model with connection intensity. Network advantage originates from the uncertainty of realizing gains from...

This article investigates the heterogeneous effects of urban transport infrastructure on population distribution within a city. I focus on the case of Xiamen—a coastal city in China—where two bridges and a tunnel have been built to promote population growth on the city's periphery. I first...

This paper examines spatial allocation and urban wage premiums of skills in China by leveraging a comprehensive dataset that includes several waves of population censuses and nationally representative surveys. Our finding indicates an increasing concentration of occupations requiring high levels...

This paper examines spatial allocation and urban wage premiums of skills in China by leveraging a comprehensive dataset that includes several waves of population censuses and nationally representative surveys. We document an increasing concentration of occupations requiring high levels of...

Locally increasing returns is the source of industrial agglomeration, and it improves regional labour productivity and drives up regional inequality. Using data of 261 cities in 2004 in China, I find that the estimated elasticity of (average) labor productivity with respect to employment density...

In this dissertation, I develop empirical methods, built on the recent advances in industrial organization, to study charitable giving and fundraising in the charity market. In the first essay, we propose a multiple discrete choice model with differentiated charitable products and estimate the...

In this dissertation, I develop empirical methods, built on the recent advances in industrial organization, to study charitable giving and fundraising in the charity market. In the first essay, we propose a multiple discrete choice model with differentiated charitable products and estimate the...

Using newly available data, we document that internal migrants do not enjoy the same access to local public goods and services as city residents in China. We estimate a spatial overlapping generations model with heterogeneous households to quantify the impact of the Hukou system on urban fiscal...