The Economics of Environmental Protection in China
Organized by Joseph Fan, Matthew E. Kahn, and Randall Morck
Supported by the Centre of Economics and Finance , Chinese Univ of Hong Kong
February 14-15, 2014
1050 Mass. Ave.

Friday, February 14

1

The Effect of Air Pollution on Cardiovascular Mortality: Evidence from the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games

Guojun He, The University of Hong Kong (HKU)
Maoyong Fan, Ball State University
Maigeng Zhou, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

2

'Effortless Perfection:' Do Chinese Cities Manipulate Air Pollution Data?

Dalia Ghanem, University of California, Davis
Junjie Zhang, University of California, San Diego

3

Pollution for Promotion

Ruixue Jia, University of California, San Diego and NBER

4

Better Lucky Than Rich? Welfare Analysis of Automobile License Allocations in Beijing and Shanghai

Shanjun Li, Stanford University and NBER

5

The Unsustainable Rise of the Chinese Wind Turbine Manufacturing Industry

Long T. Lam, Carnegie Mellon University
Lee G. Branstetter, Carnegie Mellon University and NBER
Ines Azevedo, Stanford University