Urban and Environmental
The Urban and Environmental program advances applied economic research on how infrastructure, land and housing markets, environmental regulation, and climate change shape cities and communities. It aims to generate evidence-based insights for sustainable, resilient, and equitable urban development locally, regionally, and globally.
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Research Members |
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Jin WANG (Program leader, Associate Professor, SOSC) Yatang LIN (Associate Professor, ECON/PPOL/SOSC) Wen WANG (Assistant Professor, SOSC) Deyu RAO (Assistant Professor, ECON) Pengshan PAN (Research Assistant Professor, ECON)
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Research Highlights
Research Outputs
Achieving Air Pollution Control Targets with Technology-Aided Monitoring: Better Enforcement or Localized Efforts?Yang Lin, Yatang Lin, Jin Wang, and Fangyuan Peng The Health Care Cost of Air Pollution: Evidence from the World’s Largest Payment NetworkPanle Jia Barwick, Shanjun Li, Deyu Rao, and Nahim Bin Zahur Cursed by gold or globalisation? Company town and divided community in KyrgyzstanPanshan Pan |
Grants & Recognition
Jin WANGRiding the Fast Track to Debt Risk? Infrastructure Development and Municipal Finance in China's Subway Approvals, 2026-2029 Deyu RAOClimate’s New Toll: The Economic Costs of Extreme Weather on Transportation Systems, 2027-2029 Bridging Divides: The Influence of Urban Transportation on Economic Equity, 2025-2028 Local Governance and Environmental Regulation: Evidence from China’s Urbanization, 2024-2025 |