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Postal address:	Mattthew E. Kahn Professor UCLA Institute of the Environment Department of Economics Department of Public Policy La Kretz Hall, Suite 300 Box 951496 Los Angeles, CA 90095 mkahn@ioe.ucla.edu
Workplace:	School of Public Affairs, University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA), (more information at EDIRC) Department of Economics, University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA), (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2009

1. Carbon Geography: The Political Economy of Congressional Support for Legislation Intended to Mitigate Greenhouse Gas Production
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
2. International Trade in Used Vehicles: The Environmental Consequences of NAFTA
   Working Papers, Research Seminar in International Economics, University of Michigan
3. Towards a System of Open Cities in China: Home Prices, FDI Flows and Air Quality in 35 Major Cities
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2008

4. Health, Stress, and Social Networks: Evidence from Union Army Veterans
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
5. International Trade in Used Durable Goods: The Environmental Consequences of NAFTA
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
6. The Greenness of Cities: Carbon Dioxide Emissions and Urban Development
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations

2005

7. Surviving Andersonville: The Benefits of Social Networks in POW Camps
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
   See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2007)

2004

8. Forging a New Identity: The Costs and Benefits of Diversity in Civil War Combat Units for Black Slaves and Freemen
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
   See also Journal Article in The Journal of Economic History (2006)
9. Shame and Ostracism: Union Army Deserters Leave Home
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations

2003

10. Estimating Housing Demand with an Application to Explaining Racial Segregation in Cities
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    Also in Working Papers, Stanford University, Department of Economics (2002) View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Business & Economic Statistics (2005)
11. Sprawl and Urban Growth
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    Also in Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research (2003) View citations
    See also Chapter (2004)

2002

12. Changes in the Value of Life: 1940-1980
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Risk and Uncertainty (2004)

2001

13. Cowards and Heroes: Group Loyalty in the American Civil War
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (2003)
14. Decentralized Employment and the Transformation of the American City
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    Also in Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research (2001) View citations
15. Understanding the Decline in Social Capital, 1952-1998
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations

2000

16. Demographics and Housing Choice
    Econometric Society World Congress 2000 Contributed Papers, Econometric Society
17. Why Do The Poor Live In Cities?
    Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research View citations
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2000) View citations

1999

18. Power Couples: Changes in the Locational Choice of the College Educated, 1940-1990
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (2000)

1998

19. Immigration's Role in Regional Adjustment: City Level Evidence of Spatial Arbitrage
    Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research
20. Measuring in Neighborhood Investments: An Examination of Community Choice
    Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research View citations
21. The Silver Lining of Rust Belt Manufacturing Decline
    Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Urban Economics (1999)

1997

22. The Silver Lining Of Rust Belt Manufacturing Decline: Killing Off Pollution Externalities
    Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies View citations

1996

23. Education's Role in Explaining Diabetic Health Investment Differentials
    Discussion Papers, Columbia University, Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article in Economics of Education Review (1998)
24. Measuring Neighborhood Investments: Urban Quality of Life Expenditures by Race
    Discussion Papers, Columbia University, Department of Economics View citations
25. The Silver Lining of Industrial Decline: Rust Belt Manufacturing's Impact on Particulates
    Discussion Papers, Columbia University, Department of Economics View citations

1995

26. Micro Evidence on the Environmental Kuznets Curve
    Public Economics, EconWPA View citations
27. New Estimates on Climate Demand: Evidence from Location Choice
    Discussion Papers, Columbia University, Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Urban Economics (1997)
28. The Cost of Diabetes
    HEW, EconWPA
29. Trends in Aggregate Vehicle Emissions: Do We Need To Emissions Test?
    Others, EconWPA

1993

30. Do Vehicle Emissions Testing Program Improve Air Quality
    Discussion Papers, Columbia University, Department of Economics

Undated

31. Why Do Blacks Live in The Cities and Whites Live in the Suburbs?
    Working Papers, Stanford University, Department of Economics View citations

Journal Articles

2009

1. Regional growth and exposure to nearby coal fired power plant emissions
   Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2009, 39, (1), 15-22

2008

2. Land and residential property markets in a booming economy: New evidence from Beijing
   Journal of Urban Economics, 2008, 63, (2), 743-757
3. Owens Valley Revisited: A Reassessment of the West's First Great Water Transfer. By Gary D. Libecap. Palo Alto, CA: Stanford University Press, 2007. Pp. ix, 209. $24.95, paper
   The Journal of Economic History, 2008, 68, (01), 312-313
4. Urban air pollution progress despite sprawl: The "greening" of the vehicle fleet
   Journal of Urban Economics, 2008, 63, (3), 775-787 View citations
5. Why do the poor live in cities The role of public transportation
   Journal of Urban Economics, 2008, 63, (1), 1-24 View citations

2007

6. Deserters, Social Norms, and Migration
   Journal of Law & Economics, 2007, 50, 323-353 View citations
7. Do greens drive Hummers or hybrids? Environmental ideology as a determinant of consumer choice
   Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 2007, 54, (2), 129-145 View citations
8. Environmental disasters as risk regulation catalysts? The role of Bhopal, Chernobyl, Exxon Valdez, Love Canal, and Three Mile Island in shaping U.S. environmental law
   Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, 2007, 35, (1), 17-43
9. Gentrification Trends in New Transit-Oriented Communities: Evidence from 14 Cities That Expanded and Built Rail Transit Systems
   Real Estate Economics, 2007, 35, (2), 155-182
10. Surviving Andersonville: The Benefits of Social Networks in POW Camps
    American Economic Review, 2007, 97, (4), 1467-1487 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2005)

2006

11. Forging a New Identity: The Costs and Benefits of Diversity in Civil War Combat Units for Black Slaves and Freemen
    The Journal of Economic History, 2006, 66, (04), 936-962
    See also Working Paper (2004)
12. Sprawl: A Compact History. By Robert Bruegmann. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2005. Pp. 301. $27.50
    The Journal of Economic History, 2006, 66, (01), 252-253

2005

13. Estimating Housing Demand With an Application to Explaining Racial Segregation in Cities
    Journal of Business & Economic Statistics, 2005, 23, 20-33 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2003)
14. The Death Toll from Natural Disasters: The Role of Income, Geography, and Institutions
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2005, 87, (2), 271-284 View citations

2004

15. Changes in the Value of Life, 1940--1980
    Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, 2004, 29, (2), 159-180
    See also Working Paper (2002)
16. Domestic pollution havens: evidence from cancer deaths in border counties
    Journal of Urban Economics, 2004, 56, (1), 51-69 View citations

2003

17. Cowards And Heroes: Group Loyalty In The American Civil War
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2003, 118, (2), 519-548 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2001)
18. The Rising Price of Nonmarket Goods
    American Economic Review, 2003, 93, (2), 227-232 View citations
19. The geography of US pollution intensive trade: evidence from 1958 to 1994
    Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2003, 33, (4), 383-400 View citations
20. Understanding the American Decline in Social Capital, 1952--1998
    Kyklos, 2003, 56, (1), 17-46 View citations

2002

21. A Review of Travel by Design: The Influence of Urban Form on Travel: Edited by Marlon G. Boarnet and Randall Crane (Oxford University Press 2001)
    Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2002, 32, (2), 275-277
22. Measuring the consequences of promoting inner city homeownership
    Journal of Housing Economics, 2002, 11, (4), 330-359 View citations

2001

23. City Quality-of-Life Dynamics: Measuring the Costs of Growth
    The Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, 2001, 22, (2-3), 339-52 View citations

2000

24. Power Couples: Changes In The Locational Choice Of The College Educated, 1940-1990
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2000, 115, (4), 1287-1315 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1999)
25. Smog Reduction's Impact on California County Growth
    Journal of Regional Science, 2000, 40, (3), 565-582 View citations
26. The effects of new public projects to expand urban rail transit
    Journal of Public Economics, 2000, 77, (2), 241-263 View citations

1999

27. Climate consumption and climate pricing from 1940 to 1990
    Regional Science and Urban Economics, 1999, 29, (4), 519-539
28. Diabetic Risk Taking: The Role of Information, Education and Medication
    Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, 1999, 18, (2), 147-64
29. From John Lindsay to Rudy Giuliani: the decline of the local safety net?
    Economic Policy Review, 1999, (Sep), 117-132 View citations
30. Measuring Neighborhood Investments: An Examination of Community Choice
    Real Estate Economics, 1999, 27, (3), 389-424 View citations
31. The Silver Lining of Rust Belt Manufacturing Decline
    Journal of Urban Economics, 1999, 46, (3), 360-376 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1998)

1998

32. A household level environmental Kuznets curve
    Economics Letters, 1998, 59, (2), 269-273 View citations
33. Education's role in explaining diabetic health investment differentials
    Economics of Education Review, 1998, 17, (3), 257-266
    See also Working Paper (1996)
34. Health and Labor Market Performance: The Case of Diabetes
    Journal of Labor Economics, 1998, 16, (4), 878-99 View citations

1997

35. Demand for Environmental Goods: Evidence from Voting Patterns on California Initiatives
    Journal of Law & Economics, 1997, 40, (1), 137-73 View citations
36. New Estimates of Climate Demand: Evidence from Location Choice
    Journal of Urban Economics, 1997, 42, (2), 261-284 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1995)
37. Particulate pollution trends in the United States
    Regional Science and Urban Economics, 1997, 27, (1), 87-107 View citations

1996

38. New Evidence on Trends in Vehicle Emissions
    RAND Journal of Economics, 1996, 27, (1), 183-196 View citations
39. New estimates of the benefits of vehicle emissions regulation
    Economics Letters, 1996, 51, (3), 363-369 View citations
40. The Efficiency and Equity of Vehicle Emissions Regulation: Evidence from California's Random Audits
    Eastern Economic Journal, 1996, 22, (4), 457-465

1995

41. A Revealed Preference Approach to Ranking City Quality of Life
    Journal of Urban Economics, 1995, 38, (2), 221-235 View citations

Books

2008

1. Heroes and Cowards: The Social Face of War
   NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

Chapters

2007

1. New Evidence on Trends in the Cost of Urban Agglomeration
   A chapter in The Economics of Agglomeration, 2007

2004

2. Sprawl and urban growth
   Chapter 56 in Handbook of Regional and Urban Economics, 2004, vol. 4, pp 2481-2527 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2003)

1999

3. Quality of life and environmental comparisons
   Chapter 37 in Handbook of Regional and Urban Economics, 1999, vol. 3, pp 1413-1454 View citations

Editor

1. Journal of Regional Science
   Blackwell Publishing