In China's regulated housing markets, a married couple may strategically choose to divorce in order to purchase more houses and/or purchase with more favorable leverages. Our study examines the strategic divorce behavior induced by two major types of housing market regulations in China, quota...

Conventional wisdom and evidence from democracies suggests that education increases voter turnout. This paper revisits this question through by analyzing voter turnout in local elections in China. Using an instrument variable strategy, I find that schooling surprisingly reduces turnout. Results...