When the Air Doesn't Move the Data: The Thermal Inversion Instrument in Developing Countries
https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:keo:dpaper:dp2026-018&r=&r=cna
Published: August 18, 2026 00:00
Thermal inversions have become the standard instrument for estimating the causal effect of air pollution, underpinning at least 81 published studies of health, labor, firm, and crime outcomes. Seventy-seven percent of those studies concern China, and none…
Labor Force Participation and Structural Change
https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:tor:tecipa:tecipa-826&r=&r=cna
Published: August 14, 2026 00:00
Structural transformation can affect not only where people work, but also whether they participate in market work. We study this margin in China, where rapid movement out of agriculture coincided with a large decline in labor force participation. Using…
From Street Stalls to Screens: The Price Integration of China’s Cities
https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ucy:cypeua:02-2026&r=&r=cna
Published: August 7, 2026 00:00
We investigate the extent to which the substantial decline in price dispersion across Chinese cities can be attributed to the emergence and expansion of e-commerce. We find that online trade exerted a strong negative effect on bilateral price differences…