Details about Matthew Kahn

Changes in the Value of Life: 1940-1980
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (26)
See also Journal Article Changes in the Value of Life, 1940--1980, Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, Springer (2004) View citations (76) (2004)

2001

Cowards and Heroes: Group Loyalty in the American Civil War
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (26)
See also Journal Article Cowards and Heroes: Group Loyalty in the American Civil War, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (2003) View citations (87) (2003)
Decentralized Employment and the Transformation of the American City
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (186)
Also in Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research (2001) View citations (113)
Understanding the Decline in Social Capital, 1952-1998
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (40)

2000

Demographics and Housing Choice
Econometric Society World Congress 2000 Contributed Papers, Econometric Society
Why Do The Poor Live In Cities?
Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research View citations (60)
Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2000) View citations (120)

1999

Power Couples: Changes in the Locational Choice of the College Educated, 1940-1990
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (30)
See also Journal Article Power Couples: Changes in the Locational Choice of the College Educated, 1940–1990, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (2000) View citations (269) (2000)

1998

Immigration's Role in Regional Adjustment: City Level Evidence of Spatial Arbitrage
Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research
Measuring in Neighborhood Investments: An Examination of Community Choice
Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research View citations (1)
See also Journal Article Measuring Neighborhood Investments: An Examination of Community Choice, Real Estate Economics, American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association (1999) View citations (10) (1999)
The Silver Lining of Rust Belt Manufacturing Decline
Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research View citations (3)
See also Journal Article The Silver Lining of Rust Belt Manufacturing Decline, Journal of Urban Economics, Elsevier (1999) View citations (44) (1999)

1997

The Silver Lining Of Rust Belt Manufacturing Decline: Killing Off Pollution Externalities
Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies View citations (4)

1995

Micro Evidence on the Environmental Kuznets Curve
Public Economics, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (1)
The Cost of Diabetes
HEW, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (1)
Trends in Aggregate Vehicle Emissions: Do We Need To Emissions Test?
Others, University Library of Munich, Germany

1991

Interest Groups and the Environment: a Study of Initiative Voting Patterns
Working Papers, Southern California - School of Business Administration View citations (1)

Undated

Why Do Blacks Live in The Cities and Whites Live in the Suburbs?
Working Papers, Stanford University, Department of Economics View citations (17)

Journal Articles

2024

An economic analysis of United States public transit carbon emissions dynamics
Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2024, 107, (C)
Also in Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2023, 103, (C) (2023) View citations (1)
Do Red States Have a Comparative Advantage in Generating Green Power?
Environmental and Energy Policy and the Economy, 2024, 5, (1), 200 - 238
See also Chapter Do Red States Have a Comparative Advantage in Generating Green Power?, NBER Chapters, 2023, 200-238 (2023) (2023)
Household carbon dioxide emissions Engel Curve dynamics
Contemporary Economic Policy, 2024, 42, (3), 396-415
See also Working Paper Household Carbon Dioxide Emissions Engel Curve Dynamics, NBER Working Papers (2023) (2023)
How do airlines cut fuel usage, reducing their carbon emissions?
Economics of Transportation, 2024, 38, (C)
See also Working Paper How Do Airlines Cut Fuel Usage, Reducing Their Carbon Emissions?, CESifo Working Paper Series (2023) View citations (2) (2023)
Monopsony in spatial equilibrium
Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2024, 104, (C)
See also Working Paper Monopsony in Spatial Equilibrium, NBER Working Papers (2019) View citations (2) (2019)
Racial and ethnic differences in the financial returns to home purchases
Real Estate Economics, 2024, 52, (3), 908-927
See also Working Paper Racial and Ethnic Differences in the Financial Returns to Home Purchases, NBER Working Papers (2021) View citations (6) (2021)
United States Electric Utility Adaptation to Natural Hazards and Green Power Mandates
Economics of Disasters and Climate Change, 2024, 8, (2), 263-282

2023

A New Spatial Hedonic Equilibrium in the Emerging Work-from-Home Economy?
American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2023, 15, (2), 285-319 View citations (14)
See also Working Paper A New Spatial Hedonic Equilibrium in the Emerging Work-from-Home Economy?, NBER Working Papers (2021) View citations (32) (2021)
Local public finance dynamics and hurricane shocks
Journal of Urban Economics, 2023, 134, (C) View citations (8)
See also Working Paper Local Public Finance Dynamics and Hurricane Shocks, NBER Working Papers (2020) View citations (5) (2020)

2022

Clean air as an experience good in urban China
Ecological Economics, 2022, 192, (C) View citations (10)
See also Working Paper Clean Air as an Experience Good in Urban China, NBER Working Papers (2020) View citations (3) (2020)
Economic Geography and Pollution: A Comment on Joseph S. Shapiro’s “Pollution Trends and US Environmental Policy: Lessons from the Past Half Century”
Review of Environmental Economics and Policy, 2022, 16, (2), 357 - 360
Mortgage Finance and Climate Change: Securitization Dynamics in the Aftermath of Natural Disasters
The Review of Financial Studies, 2022, 35, (8), 3617-3665 View citations (18)
See also Working Paper Mortgage Finance and Climate Change: Securitization Dynamics in the Aftermath of Natural Disasters, NBER Working Papers (2019) View citations (11) (2019)

2021

Do political connections help or hinder urban economic growth? Evidence from 1,400 industrial parks in China
Journal of Urban Economics, 2021, 121, (C) View citations (15)
Long-term macroeconomic effects of climate change: A cross-country analysis
Energy Economics, 2021, 104, (C) View citations (68)
See also Working Paper Long-Term Macroeconomic Effects of Climate Change: A Cross-Country Analysis, Globalization Institute Working Papers (2019) View citations (42) (2019)
POLLUTION'S ROLE IN REDUCING URBAN QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD
Journal of Economic Surveys, 2021, 35, (1), 330-347 View citations (3)
The urban crime and heat gradient in high and low poverty areas
Journal of Public Economics, 2021, 197, (C) View citations (18)
See also Working Paper The Urban Crime and Heat Gradient in High and Low Poverty Areas, NBER Working Papers (2019) View citations (13) (2019)
“Ghost cities” versus boom towns: Do China's high-speed rail new towns thrive?
Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2021, 89, (C) View citations (7)

2020

Estimating the Gains from New Rail Transit Investment: A Machine Learning Tree Approach
Real Estate Economics, 2020, 48, (3), 886-914 View citations (5)
See also Working Paper Estimating the Gains from New Rail Transit Investment: A Machine Learning Tree Approach, NBER Working Papers (2017) View citations (2) (2017)
Prolonging coal’s sunset: Local demand for local supply
Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2020, 81, (C)
The effect of natural disasters on economic activity in US counties: A century of data
Journal of Urban Economics, 2020, 118, (C) View citations (79)
See also Working Paper The Effect of Natural Disasters on Economic Activity in US Counties: A Century of Data, NBER Working Papers (2017) View citations (35) (2017)
The role of transportation speed in facilitating high skilled teamwork across cities
Journal of Urban Economics, 2020, 115, (C) View citations (92)

2019

Air pollution lowers Chinese urbanites’ expressed happiness on social media
Nature Human Behaviour, 2019, 3, (3), 237-243 View citations (47)
Does clean air increase the demand for the consumer city? Evidence from Beijing
Journal of Regional Science, 2019, 59, (3), 409-434 View citations (12)
Impact of voluntary green certification on building energy performance
Energy Economics, 2019, 80, (C), 461-475 View citations (21)
Quantifying the rebound effects of residential solar panel adoption
Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 2019, 96, (C), 310-341 View citations (34)
THE CRITICAL ROLE OF MARKETS IN CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION
Climate Change Economics (CCE), 2019, 10, (01), 1-17 View citations (8)
See also Working Paper The Critical Role of Markets in Climate Change Adaptation, NBER Working Papers (2018) (2018)

2018

Better sustainability assessment of green buildings with high-frequency data
Nature Sustainability, 2018, 1, (11), 642-649 View citations (8)
Persistent social networks: Civil war veterans who fought together co-locate in later life
Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2018, 70, (C), 289-299 View citations (8)
See also Working Paper Persistent Social Networks: Civil War Veterans who Fought Together Co-Locate in Later Life, NBER Working Papers (2016) View citations (4) (2016)
The consequences of spatially differentiated water pollution regulation in China
Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 2018, 88, (C), 468-485 View citations (233)
See also Working Paper The Consequences of Spatially Differentiated Water Pollution Regulation in China, NBER Working Papers (2016) View citations (7) (2016)
The impact of climate change skepticism on adaptation in a market economy
Research in Economics, 2018, 72, (2), 251-262 View citations (4)
See also Working Paper The Impact of Climate Change Skepticism on Adaptation in a Market Economy, NBER Working Papers (2017) View citations (1) (2017)

2017

A New Era of Pollution Progress in Urban China?
Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2017, 31, (1), 71-92 View citations (56)
Death and the Media: Infectious Disease Reporting During the Health Transition
Economica, 2017, 84, (335), 393-416 View citations (4)
Optimal real estate capital durability and localized climate change disaster risk
Journal of Housing Economics, 2017, 36, (C), 1-7 View citations (16)
Self-protection investment exacerbates air pollution exposure inequality in urban China
Ecological Economics, 2017, 131, (C), 468-474 View citations (65)
See also Working Paper Self-Protection Investment Exacerbates Air Pollution Exposure Inequality in Urban China, NBER Working Papers (2015) View citations (9) (2015)
The birth of edge cities in China: Measuring the effects of industrial parks policy
Journal of Urban Economics, 2017, 100, (C), 80-103 View citations (84)
The efficiency of local government: The role of privatization and public sector unions
Journal of Public Economics, 2017, 154, (C), 95-121 View citations (5)
The private and social consequences of purchasing an electric vehicle and solar panels: Evidence from California
Research in Economics, 2017, 71, (2), 225-235 View citations (21)
Will Climate Change Cause Enormous Social Costs for Poor Asian Cities?
Asian Development Review, 2017, 34, (2), 229-248 View citations (1)

2016

Investor Confidence as a Determinant of China's Urban Housing Market Dynamics
Real Estate Economics, 2016, 44, (4), 814-845 View citations (17)
The Climate Change Adaptation Literature
Review of Environmental Economics and Policy, 2016, 10, (1), 166-178 View citations (41)

2015

A Review of The Age of Sustainable Development by Jeffrey Sachs
Journal of Economic Literature, 2015, 53, (3), 654-66 View citations (2)
Climate Change Adaptation Will Offer a Sharp Test of the Claims of Behavioral Economics
The Economists' Voice, 2015, 12, (1), 25-30 View citations (1)
Climate Change Adaptation: Lessons from Urban Economics
Strategic Behavior and the Environment, 2015, 5, (1), 1-30 View citations (6)
See also Working Paper Climate Change Adaptation: Lessons from Urban Economics, NBER Working Papers (2014) View citations (10) (2014)
Congressional influence as a determinant of subprime lending
Journal of Housing Economics, 2015, 28, (C), 91-102
See also Working Paper Congressional Influence as a Determinant of Subprime Lending, NBER Working Papers (2013) (2013)
Declining Mortality Inequality within Cities during the Health Transition
American Economic Review, 2015, 105, (5), 564-69 View citations (11)
Household Demand for Low Carbon Policies: Evidence from California
Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, 2015, 2, (2), 205 - 234 View citations (23)
Household carbon emissions from driving and center city quality of life
Ecological Economics, 2015, 116, (C), 362-368 View citations (31)
Public transit bus procurement: The role of energy prices, regulation and federal subsidies
Journal of Urban Economics, 2015, 87, (C), 57-71 View citations (12)
See also Working Paper Public Transit Bus Procurement: The Role of Energy Prices, Regulation and Federal Subsidies, NBER Working Papers (2014) View citations (2) (2014)
Water Pollution Progress at Borders: The Role of Changes in China's Political Promotion Incentives
American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2015, 7, (4), 223-42 View citations (131)

2014

Carbon emissions from the commercial building sector: The role of climate, quality, and incentives
Journal of Public Economics, 2014, 113, (C), 1-12 View citations (40)
Incentives for China's urban mayors to mitigate pollution externalities: The role of the central government and public environmentalism
Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2014, 47, (C), 61-71 View citations (112)
Real Estate Valuation and Cross-Boundary Air Pollution Externalities: Evidence from Chinese Cities
The Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, 2014, 48, (3), 398-414 View citations (57)
THE EVOLVING GEOGRAPHY OF CHINA'S INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION: IMPLICATIONS FOR POLLUTION DYNAMICS AND URBAN QUALITY OF LIFE
Journal of Economic Surveys, 2014, 28, (4), 709-724 View citations (16)
See also Working Paper The Evolving Geography of China's Industrial Production: Implications for Pollution Dynamics and Urban Quality of Life, NBER Working Papers (2013) View citations (8) (2013)
The capitalization of green labels in the California housing market
Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2014, 47, (C), 25-34 View citations (103)

2013

CARBON GEOGRAPHY: THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF CONGRESSIONAL SUPPORT FOR LEGISLATION INTENDED TO MITIGATE GREENHOUSE GAS PRODUCTION
Economic Inquiry, 2013, 51, (2), 1640-1650 View citations (51)
See also Working Paper Carbon Geography: The Political Economy of Congressional Support for Legislation Intended to Mitigate Greenhouse Gas Production, NBER Working Papers (2009) View citations (8) (2009)
Do liberal home owners consume less electricity? A test of the voluntary restraint hypothesis
Economics Letters, 2013, 119, (2), 210-212 View citations (24)
Do local energy prices and regulation affect the geographic concentration of employment?
Journal of Public Economics, 2013, 101, (C), 105-114 View citations (185)
Does Government Investment in Local Public Goods Spur Gentrification? Evidence from Beijing
Real Estate Economics, 2013, 41, (1), 1-28 View citations (49)
See also Working Paper Does Government Investment in Local Public Goods Spur Gentrification? Evidence from Beijing, NBER Working Papers (2011) View citations (4) (2011)
ENERGY CONSERVATION “NUDGES” AND ENVIRONMENTALIST IDEOLOGY: EVIDENCE FROM A RANDOMIZED RESIDENTIAL ELECTRICITY FIELD EXPERIMENT
Journal of the European Economic Association, 2013, 11, (3), 680-702 View citations (267)
See also Working Paper Energy Conservation "Nudges" and Environmentalist Ideology: Evidence from a Randomized Residential Electricity Field Experiment, NBER Working Papers (2010) View citations (38) (2010)
Local non-market quality of life dynamics in new wind farms communities
Energy Policy, 2013, 59, (C), 800-807 View citations (14)
Understanding China's Urban Pollution Dynamics
Journal of Economic Literature, 2013, 51, (3), 731-72 View citations (62)

2012

Moving to Higher Ground: Migration Response to Natural Disasters in the Early Twentieth Century
American Economic Review, 2012, 102, (3), 238-44 View citations (158)
The nascent market for “green” real estate in Beijing
European Economic Review, 2012, 56, (5), 974-984 View citations (39)
Understanding cross-national trends in high-tech renewable power equipment exports to the United States
Energy Policy, 2012, 46, (C), 308-318 View citations (38)
See also Working Paper Understanding Cross-National Trends in High-Tech Renewable Power Equipment Exports to the United States, NBER Working Papers (2011) View citations (7) (2011)
Understanding the Solar Home price premium: Electricity generation and “Green” social status
European Economic Review, 2012, 56, (5), 961-973 View citations (88)
See also Working Paper Understanding the Solar Home Price Premium: Electricity Generation and "Green" Social Status, NBER Working Papers (2011) View citations (5) (2011)

2011

BUSINESS CYCLE EFFECTS ON CONCERN ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE: THE CHILLING EFFECT OF RECESSION
Climate Change Economics (CCE), 2011, 02, (03), 257-273 View citations (41)
Do liberal cities limit new housing development? Evidence from California
Journal of Urban Economics, 2011, 69, (2), 223-228 View citations (40)
Electricity Consumption and Durable Housing: Understanding Cohort Effects
American Economic Review, 2011, 101, (3), 88-92 View citations (36)
See also Working Paper Electricity Consumption and Durable Housing: Understanding Cohort Effects, NBER Working Papers (2011) View citations (35) (2011)
The greenness of China: household carbon dioxide emissions and urban development
Journal of Economic Geography, 2011, 11, (5), 761-792 View citations (42)
See also Working Paper The Greenness of China: Household Carbon Dioxide Emissions and Urban Development, NBER Working Papers (2009) View citations (14) (2009)

2010

Economic Conditions Predict Prevalence of West Nile Virus
PLOS ONE, 2010, 5, (11), 1-8 View citations (7)
Health, wartime stress, and unit cohesion: Evidence from Union Army veterans
Demography, 2010, 47, (1), 45-66 View citations (17)
International Trade in Used Vehicles: The Environmental Consequences of NAFTA
American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2010, 2, (4), 58-82 View citations (41)
See also Working Paper International Trade in Used Vehicles: The Environmental Consequences of NAFTA, Working Papers (2009) View citations (2) (2009)
The greenness of cities: Carbon dioxide emissions and urban development
Journal of Urban Economics, 2010, 67, (3), 404-418 View citations (370)
See also Working Paper The Greenness of Cities: Carbon Dioxide Emissions and Urban Development, NBER Working Papers (2008) View citations (27) (2008)
The housing market effects of discrete land use regulations: Evidence from the California coastal boundary zone
Journal of Housing Economics, 2010, 19, (4), 269-279 View citations (20)
Towards a system of open cities in China: Home prices, FDI flows and air quality in 35 major cities
Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2010, 40, (1), 1-10 View citations (32)
See also Working Paper Towards a System of Open Cities in China: Home Prices, FDI Flows and Air Quality in 35 Major Cities, NBER Working Papers (2009) View citations (9) (2009)

2009

Green Market Geography: The Spatial Clustering of Hybrid Vehicles and LEED Registered Buildings
The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2009, 9, (2), 24 View citations (60)
Regional growth and exposure to nearby coal fired power plant emissions
Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2009, 39, (1), 15-22 View citations (8)
Understanding Spatial Variation in Tax Sheltering: The Role of Demographics, Ideology, and Taxes
International Regional Science Review, 2009, 32, (3), 400-423 View citations (4)
Urban Growth and Climate Change
Annual Review of Resource Economics, 2009, 1, (1), 333-350 View citations (31)

2008

Land and residential property markets in a booming economy: New evidence from Beijing
Journal of Urban Economics, 2008, 63, (2), 743-757 View citations (117)
Owens Valley Revisited: A Reassessment of the West's First Great Water Transfer. By Gary D. Libecap. Palo Alto, CA: Stanford University Press, 2007. Pp. ix, 209. $24.95, paper
The Journal of Economic History, 2008, 68, (1), 312-313
Urban air pollution progress despite sprawl: The "greening" of the vehicle fleet
Journal of Urban Economics, 2008, 63, (3), 775-787 View citations (40)
Why do the poor live in cities The role of public transportation
Journal of Urban Economics, 2008, 63, (1), 1-24 View citations (367)
See also Working Paper Why Do The Poor Live In Cities? The Role of Public Transportation, Scholarly Articles (2008) View citations (391) (2008)

2007

Deserters, Social Norms, and Migration
Journal of Law and Economics, 2007, 50, (2), 323-353 View citations (11)
Do greens drive Hummers or hybrids? Environmental ideology as a determinant of consumer choice
Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 2007, 54, (2), 129-145 View citations (244)
Environmental disasters as risk regulation catalysts? The role of Bhopal, Chernobyl, Exxon Valdez, Love Canal, and Three Mile Island in shaping U.S. environmental law
Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, 2007, 35, (1), 17-43 View citations (34)
Surviving Andersonville: The Benefits of Social Networks in POW Camps
American Economic Review, 2007, 97, (4), 1467-1487 View citations (32)
See also Working Paper Surviving Andersonville: The Benefits of Social Networks in POW Camps, NBER Working Papers (2005) View citations (1) (2005)

2006

Forging a New Identity: The Costs and Benefits of Diversity in Civil War Combat Units for Black Slaves and Freemen
The Journal of Economic History, 2006, 66, (4), 936-962 View citations (5)
See also Working Paper Forging a New Identity: The Costs and Benefits of Diversity in Civil War Combat Units for Black Slaves and Freemen, NBER Working Papers (2004) View citations (2) (2004)
Sprawl: A Compact History. By Robert Bruegmann. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2005. Pp. 301. $27.50
The Journal of Economic History, 2006, 66, (1), 252-253

2005

Estimating Housing Demand With an Application to Explaining Racial Segregation in Cities
Journal of Business & Economic Statistics, 2005, 23, 20-33 View citations (160)
See also Working Paper Estimating Housing Demand with an Application to Explaining Racial Segregation in Cities, NBER Working Papers (2003) View citations (7) (2003)
The Death Toll from Natural Disasters: The Role of Income, Geography, and Institutions
The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2005, 87, (2), 271-284 View citations (573)

2004

Changes in the Value of Life, 1940--1980
Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, 2004, 29, (2), 159-180 View citations (76)
See also Working Paper Changes in the Value of Life: 1940-1980, NBER Working Papers (2002) View citations (26) (2002)
Domestic pollution havens: evidence from cancer deaths in border counties
Journal of Urban Economics, 2004, 56, (1), 51-69 View citations (31)
Testing for Pollution Havens Inside and Outside of Regional Trading Blocs
The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2004, 4, (2), 32 View citations (24)

2003

Cowards and Heroes: Group Loyalty in the American Civil War
The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2003, 118, (2), 519-548 View citations (87)
See also Working Paper Cowards and Heroes: Group Loyalty in the American Civil War, NBER Working Papers (2001) View citations (26) (2001)
New Evidence on Eastern Europe's Pollution Progress
The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2003, 3, (1), 1-18 View citations (8)
The Rising Price of Nonmarket Goods
American Economic Review, 2003, 93, (2), 227-232 View citations (36)
The geography of US pollution intensive trade: evidence from 1958 to 1994
Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2003, 33, (4), 383-400 View citations (30)
Understanding the American Decline in Social Capital, 1952–1998
Kyklos, 2003, 56, (1), 17-46 View citations (127)

2002

A Review of Travel by Design: The Influence of Urban Form on Travel: Edited by Marlon G. Boarnet and Randall Crane (Oxford University Press 2001)
Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2002, 32, (2), 275-277
Demographic change and the demand for environmental regulation
Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2002, 21, (1), 45-62 View citations (56)
Measuring the consequences of promoting inner city homeownership
Journal of Housing Economics, 2002, 11, (4), 330-359 View citations (7)

2001

City Quality-of-Life Dynamics: Measuring the Costs of Growth
The Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, 2001, 22, (2-3), 339-52 View citations (13)

2000

Power Couples: Changes in the Locational Choice of the College Educated, 1940–1990
The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2000, 115, (4), 1287-1315 View citations (269)
See also Working Paper Power Couples: Changes in the Locational Choice of the College Educated, 1940-1990, NBER Working Papers (1999) View citations (30) (1999)
Smog Reduction’s Impact on California County Growth
Journal of Regional Science, 2000, 40, (3), 565-582 View citations (27)
The effects of new public projects to expand urban rail transit
Journal of Public Economics, 2000, 77, (2), 241-263 View citations (131)
The environmental impact of suburbanization
Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2000, 19, (4), 569-586 View citations (80)

1999

Climate consumption and climate pricing from 1940 to 1990
Regional Science and Urban Economics, 1999, 29, (4), 519-539 View citations (22)
Diabetic Risk Taking: The Role of Information, Education and Medication
Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, 1999, 18, (2), 147-64 View citations (15)
From John Lindsay to Rudy Giuliani: the decline of the local safety net?
Economic Policy Review, 1999, 5, (Sep), 117-132 View citations (10)
Measuring Neighborhood Investments: An Examination of Community Choice
Real Estate Economics, 1999, 27, (3), 389-424 View citations (10)
See also Working Paper Measuring in Neighborhood Investments: An Examination of Community Choice, Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers (1998) View citations (1) (1998)
The Silver Lining of Rust Belt Manufacturing Decline
Journal of Urban Economics, 1999, 46, (3), 360-376 View citations (44)
See also Working Paper The Silver Lining of Rust Belt Manufacturing Decline, Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers (1998) View citations (3) (1998)

1998

A household level environmental Kuznets curve
Economics Letters, 1998, 59, (2), 269-273 View citations (47)
Education's role in explaining diabetic health investment differentials
Economics of Education Review, 1998, 17, (3), 257-266 View citations (4)
Health and Labor Market Performance: The Case of Diabetes
Journal of Labor Economics, 1998, 16, (4), 878-99 View citations (28)

1997

Demand for Environmental Goods: Evidence from Voting Patterns on California Initiatives
Journal of Law and Economics, 1997, 40, (1), 137-73 View citations (118)
New Estimates of Climate Demand: Evidence from Location Choice
Journal of Urban Economics, 1997, 42, (2), 261-284 View citations (71)
Particulate pollution trends in the United States
Regional Science and Urban Economics, 1997, 27, (1), 87-107 View citations (54)

1996

New Evidence on Trends in Vehicle Emissions
RAND Journal of Economics, 1996, 27, (1), 183-196 View citations (32)
New estimates of the benefits of vehicle emissions regulation
Economics Letters, 1996, 51, (3), 363-369 View citations (3)
The Efficiency and Equity of Vehicle Emissions Regulation: Evidence from California's Random Audits
Eastern Economic Journal, 1996, 22, (4), 457-465 View citations (2)

1995

A Revealed Preference Approach to Ranking City Quality of Life
Journal of Urban Economics, 1995, 38, (2), 221-235 View citations (45)

Books

2016

Blue Skies over Beijing:Economic Growth and the Environment in China
Economics Books, Princeton University Press View citations (9)

2008

Heroes and Cowards: The Social Face of War
NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (22)

2003

Regional Public Goods: From Theory to Practice
IDB Publications (Books), Inter-American Development Bank View citations (1)

Chapters

2023

Do Red States Have a Comparative Advantage in Generating Green Power?
A chapter in Environmental and Energy Policy and the Economy, volume 5, 2023, pp 200-238
See also Journal Article Do Red States Have a Comparative Advantage in Generating Green Power?, University of Chicago Press (2024) (2024)

2022

Industrial parks and urban growth: a political economy story in China
Chapter 14 in Handbook of Real Estate and Macroeconomics, 2022, pp 359-370
See also Working Paper Industrial parks and urban growth: A political economy story in China, City University of Hong Kong, Department of Economics and Finance, Global Research Unit (2020) (2020)

2016

Introduction
A chapter in Blue Skies over Beijing:Economic Growth and the Environment in China, 2016 View citations (2)

2015

Cities and the Environment
Elsevier View citations (29)
See also Working Paper Cities and the Environment, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2014) View citations (7) (2014)
Urban adaptation to low-probability shocks: contrasting terrorism and natural disaster risk
Chapter 7 in Benefit–Cost Analyses for Security Policies, 2015, pp 157-171 View citations (1)

2011

Comment on "Climate Policy and Labor Markets"
A chapter in The Design and Implementation of US Climate Policy, 2011, pp 49-51
Urban Policy Effects on Carbon Mitigation
A chapter in The Design and Implementation of US Climate Policy, 2011, pp 259-267
See also Working Paper Urban Policy Effects on Carbon Mitigation, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2010) View citations (3) (2010)

2010

New Evidence on Trends in the Cost of Urban Agglomeration
A chapter in Agglomeration Economics, 2010, pp 339-354 View citations (20)

2008

Building the Armies
A chapter in Heroes and Cowards: The Social Face of War, 2008
Data Appendix
A chapter in Heroes and Cowards: The Social Face of War, 2008
Estimating Hedonic Models of Consumer Demand with an Application to Urban Sprawl
Springer View citations (13)
Heroes and Cowards
A chapter in Heroes and Cowards: The Social Face of War, 2008 View citations (15)
Learning from the Past
A chapter in Heroes and Cowards: The Social Face of War, 2008 View citations (76)
Loyalty and Sacrifice
A chapter in Heroes and Cowards: The Social Face of War, 2008
POW Camp Survivors
A chapter in Heroes and Cowards: The Social Face of War, 2008
Preface
A chapter in Heroes and Cowards: The Social Face of War, 2008
Slaves Become Freemen
A chapter in Heroes and Cowards: The Social Face of War, 2008
The Homecoming of Heroes and Cowards
A chapter in Heroes and Cowards: The Social Face of War, 2008 View citations (3)
Why the US Civil War
A chapter in Heroes and Cowards: The Social Face of War, 2008

2004

Sprawl and urban growth
Chapter 56 in Handbook of Regional and Urban Economics, 2004, vol. 4, pp 2481-2527 View citations (325)
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1999

Quality of life and environmental comparisons
Chapter 37 in Handbook of Regional and Urban Economics, 1999, vol. 3, pp 1413-1454 View citations (131)