Urban China's high levels of ambient air pollution both lowers quality of life and raises mortality risk. China … inequality in human capital accumulation and in quality of life inequality in urban China …

the household location decision directly, and we apply it to the case of air quality in U.S. metro areas in 1990 and 2000 … with respect to air quality of 0.34 to 0.42. These estimates imply that the median household would pay $149 to $185 (in …

In this paper we analyze income tax design in a two member household labor supply model where time spent on consumption … together by the two household members is valued differently from time spent apart. We treat consumption as a non excludable … public good to members of the household; one example would be where all household members or one alone can watch TV. When …

China's rapid economic growth has been fueled by industrialization and urbanization. Given its export focus, this … quality of life in China's cities. We focus on the interaction between firms, local governments and the central government … that together determine the new economic geography of industry and pollution within China …

– their economic situation, housing and the local environment, employment, education and skills, household structure and …