Fan Xia
xiafan@nju.edu.cn
Institute for the Environment and Health
Nanjing University
Nanjing University
Welcome! I am an assistant professor of environmental economics at the Institue for the Environment and Health at Nanjing University.
My research interests include the economics of environment and health, environmental policies and firm behaviors.
I received my Ph.D. in Economics from National School of Development at Peking University in 2020.
Research
Published Papers
“Heterogeneous Impacts of Local Traffic Congestion on Local Air Pollution Within a City: Utilizing Taxi Trajectory Data” (with Ximeng Cheng, Zhen Lei, Yu Liu, Jintao Xu, et al.) Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 2023.
“Informal Regulation by Nongovernmental Organizations Enhances Corporate Social Responsibility: Evidence from a Nationwide Randomized Controlled Trial in China” (with Yaru Tang, Mengdi Liu, and Bing Zhang). Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2023.
“Beyond Technology: Reducing Environmental Information Asymmetry by Centralizing Environmental Monitoring” (with Zifu Liu, Mengdi Liu, and Bing Zhang). International Public Management Journal, 2023.
“Does Non-compliance Pay? Environmental Violations and Share Prices in China” (with Yunxin Hua, and Bing Zhang). Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, 2023.
“Financial Constraints and Corporate Greenwashing Strategies in China” (with Jiaying Chen, Xue Yang, Xiaoliang Li, and Bing Zhang). Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, 2023.
“Can Raising Environmental Tax Reduce Industrial Water Pollution? Firm-Level Evidence from China” (with Yue Zhang, and Bing Zhang). Environmental Impact Assessment Review, 2023.
“The Short-term Impact of Air Pollution on Medical Expenditures: Evidence from Beijing” (with Jianwei Xing, Jintao Xu, and Xiaochuan Pan). Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 2022.
“Green Total Factor Productivity: A Re-examination of Quality of Growth for Provinces in China” (with Jintao Xu). China Economic Review, 2020.
Working Papers
"Urban Forests: Environmental Health Values and Risks" (with Zhiren Hu, Jianwei Xing, Jintao Xu, and Eric Zou). NBER Working Paper #31554
"Pollution Taxes as a Second-Best: Accounting for Multidimensional Firm Heterogeneity in Environmental Regulations" (with Ruozi Song, and Bing Zhang)
Work in Progress
"The Impact of Co-Exposure to PM2.5 and O3 on Mortality in China” (with Heqing Huang, and Jintao Xu)
“Race, Class, and the Impact of Air Pollution on Child Outcomes” (with Emma Zang, and Kai Chen)
“Selective Environmental Enforcement on firms: Local Strategic Responses to Air Quality Monitoring” (with Renpei Zhang, and Bing Zhang).
“Can centralization improve environmental enforcement at borders?” (with Zifu Liu, and Bing Zhang)
“Clean Air Eases Your Anger: China’s Air Pollution Control and Public Complaints” (with Xinmeng Sun, and Bing Zhang)
“Response of Global Coffee Planting to Climate Change and the Adaptation Strategies” (with Zihao Qian, Zizhen Yue, and Beibei Liu)
“Adoption of electric vehicles and environmental benefits” (with Qinzhang Wang, and Mengdi Liu)