This study examines the geographical spillover of the state-level average homeowners insurance cost for 48 US contiguous states. We estimate a panel spatial Durbin model with state and year fixed effect for data between 2001 and 2018. We found a significant positive spillover of average...

Lives or livelihoods" is a hard trade-off when confronting COVID-19, especially for cities in the Global South. Countermeasures to protect people's lives may exert negative impacts on urban households and test their livelihood resilience. Did COVID-19 discriminate? Did livelihood resilience vary...

This paper examines the key factors in evaluating a "good house." When designing and constructing a house, safety must be a priority throughout the entire process. Based on the characteristics of the intended user group, potential health and hygiene risks should be minimized, and the spatial...

Background In China, public medical insurance has expanded rapidly in the past 20 years. Many studies have discussed the benefts of medical insurance in improving residents' health and fnancial stability, and increasing the utilization of medical services. Less attention is paid to the efect of...