We study the effects of sons versus daughters on parental joint time allocation between thelabor market and the household. Using data from the China Health and Nutrition Surveyfrom 1989 to 2006, we apply a fixed-effects model to control for cross-household hetero-geneity in son preference. We...

This paper assesses the spatial effects of environmental regulations on firm production. Exploiting the progressive rollout of a national pollution control program in China that constructed a centrally located monitoring network for every city, we find that firms located in unmonitored upwind...

This paper assesses psychological responses to information on environmental risks. Exploiting the progressive implementation of a national program in China that provides real-time air-pollution information to the public, we find that the accessibility of pollution information leads to a...

Climate variability has profound effects on vegetation. Many studies have investigated the responses of vegetation to climate change but ignored vegetation resilience and cumulative and lagging impacts. In this study, the spatiotemporal characteristics of vegetation resilience and vegetation...