I build a simple model of labor market segmentation in this paper. People of different language origins form separate urban labor submarkets. Utilizing the reported work language in the 2001 Census of Canada Public Use Microdata File on Individuals, I identify workers' labor market segments and...

Multiculturalism is under attack in its birthplace, Canada. I revisit the connection between the two pillars of Canadian multiculturalism, namely acceptance of English and French as the official languages and respect and sharing among all cultural groups. A unique dataset, the 2002 Canadian...

Beginning in 1986, Shanghai has implemented an interesting car ownership policy, namely an auction of the right to register private cars. The auction was modified several times over the years. Most recently since April 2013, the authority added price caps to mitigate rapid price run-ups. In this...

Environmental issues have recently heightened the public's recognition of environmental regulations that potentially benefit humanity by preventing illness and saving lives. However, how environmental regulations affect the secondary market still remains unclear. In this paper, we explore the...