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Valuing air quality using happiness data : the case of China
Zhang, Xin; Zhang, Xiaobo; Chen, Xi - 2016
This paper estimates the monetary value of cutting PM2.5, a dominant source of air pollution in China. By matching … interviews in China, we are able to estimate the relationship between local concentration of particulate matter and individual …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011497267
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The effects of exposure to air pollution on subjective well-being in China
Zhang, Xin; Chen, Xi; Zhang, Xiaobo - 2019
satisfaction, hedonic happiness and mental health. We match a nationally representative survey in China with local air quality and … air pollution would be higher if the hidden costs of air pollution on SWB in China are taken into account. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012003800
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Costly posturing : ceremonies and early child development in China
Chen, Xi; Zhang, Xiaobo - 2017
household survey in rural China, this paper provides empirical evidence on the squeeze effect of gift giving. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011636664
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The effects of prenatal exposure to temperature extremes on birth outcomes
Chen, Xi; Tan, Chih Ming; Zhang, Xiaobo; Zhang, Xin - 2020
log of birth weight and an indicator for low birth weight - using a nationally representative dataset in rural China …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012161311
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Social interactions and stigmatized behavior : "donating" blood plasma in rural China
Chen, Xi; Sahn, David E.; Zhang, Xiaobo - 2018
stigma. Empirical studies on stigmatized behavior are rare, largely due to the formidable challenges of collecting data on …" blood plasma in exchange for cash rewards in China. We do so using two primary data sets: the first is a three-wave, census …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011816718
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Happiness in the air : how does a dirty sky affect subjective well-being?
Zhang, Xin; Zhang, Xiaobo; Chen, Xi - 2015
subjective well-being using China as an example. By matching a unique longitudinal dataset at the individual level, which …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011317629
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Energy poverty and entrepreneurship
Cheng, Zhiming; Tani, Massimiliano; Wang, Haining - 2021
We use the 2012-2018 China Family Panel Studies data to examine the relationship between household energy poverty and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012596057
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Childhood adversity and energy poverty
Cheng, Zhiming; Guo, Liwen; Smyth, Russell; Tani, … - 2021
We use data from China Family Panel Studies to examine the effects of being a child or adolescent in China's Great …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012669583
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The great Chinese inequality turnaround
Kanbur, Ravi; Wang, Yue; Zhang, Xiaobo - 2017
This paper argues that after a quarter century of sharp and sustained increase, Chinese inequality is now plateauing and even turning down. The argument is made using a range of data sources and a range of measures and perspectives on inequality. The evolution of inequality is further examined...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011631501
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Air pollution and entrepreneurship
Guo, Liwen; Cheng, Zhiming; Tani, Massimiliano; Cook, Sarah - 2023
panel data in China. To address omitted variable bias and endogeneity arising from self-selection into entrepreneurship and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014315828