Microgiving, a new form of digital fundraising, operates by soliciting minuscule, recurring donations from large numbers of potential donors. We evaluate a charity subscription program operated by Alibaba, China's largest retail platform, which allows sellers to pledge a tiny portion of a...

This study estimates causal effects of traffic congestion on air quality in local areas within a city, highlighting spatial variations in local traffic, local air pollution, and health risks to residents due to local pollutant exposure. We employ a large size taxi driving trajectory data to...

China's economic growth has come at the expense of environmental quality and the degradation of natural resources. In this paper, we identify two sources of environmental degradation: career concerns by managers of state-owned enterprises (SFEs) that manage natural resources, and asymmetric...