Hangtian Xu
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View article: Industrial Land Expansion as an Unintended Consequence of Housing Market Regulation: Evidence from China
Industrial Land Expansion as an Unintended Consequence of Housing Market Regulation: Evidence from China Open
China’s rapid urbanization, characterized by extensive land allocations, operates within a framework of binding quotas imposed by upper-level governments, while local governments exercise broad discretion over the zoning of newly transacte…
View article: Analyzing the Impact of Road Infrastructure Spending on Rural Household Welfare (Food Security) in Laos: A Comparison of DID and PSM-DID Approaches
Analyzing the Impact of Road Infrastructure Spending on Rural Household Welfare (Food Security) in Laos: A Comparison of DID and PSM-DID Approaches Open
To investigate the effects of road infrastructure investments on rural household welfare, this study combines DID analysis with Propensity Score Matching (PSM) and Difference-in-Differences (DID). Initial DID results point to a non-signifi…
View article: Why has the birth rate relatively increased in China's wealthy cities?
Why has the birth rate relatively increased in China's wealthy cities? Open
China’s wealthy cities tended to have low birth rates in past decades, but this relationship has disappeared in conjunction with the substantial relaxation of the one-child policy after 2011. This study develops a conceptual framework for …
View article: Land-use conversion and residential recentralization: Evidence from Japan's real estate bubble in the 1980s
Land-use conversion and residential recentralization: Evidence from Japan's real estate bubble in the 1980s Open
Central cities in metropolitan areas are attractive to both residents and businesses, but there is insufficient space to accommodate both. As a result, residential and commercial properties compete for land. By examining the long-term impa…
View article: Land Price Fluctuations, Commercial-Residential Segregation, and Gentrification
Land Price Fluctuations, Commercial-Residential Segregation, and Gentrification Open
By examining the impact of a real estate bubble on residential distribution in Tokyo and Osaka, we show that land price fluctuations influence the residential location choice within a metropolitan area. During a period of rising land price…
View article: The burst of the real estate bubble as a promoter of gentrification in Tokyo and Osaka, 1980–2017
The burst of the real estate bubble as a promoter of gentrification in Tokyo and Osaka, 1980–2017 Open
Our study shows that land price fluctuations are an important factor affecting suburbanization and gentrification of large cities. During a period of economic ascent, the rise of property prices favors commercial and office land use in cen…
View article: Spatial Reorganization in Urban Redevelopment: Evidence from an Earthquake in a Metropolitan Area
Spatial Reorganization in Urban Redevelopment: Evidence from an Earthquake in a Metropolitan Area Open
This study provides a new lens to look at urban redevelopment by focusing on the spatial reorganization within the redeveloped area. We begin by presenting a toy model of residents’ locational choice within a Metropolitan Area, which links…
View article: High-Speed Railroad and Economic Geography: Evidence from Japan
High-Speed Railroad and Economic Geography: Evidence from Japan Open
This study addresses the debate on whether high-speed railroad (HSR) polarizes or balances economic geography. We find that both can occur: while the service sector tends to agglomerate, the manufacturing sector may decentralize; moreover,…
View article: Multiple Equilibria in the Urban Spatial Structure: Evidence from the Hanshin Earthquake
Multiple Equilibria in the Urban Spatial Structure: Evidence from the Hanshin Earthquake Open
Despite the theoretical predictions that multiple equilibria exist in urban spatial structure, there remains a dearth of related empirical literature. This study adopts the 1995 Hanshin earthquake, which devastated the major city of Kobe (…
View article: High-Speed Railroad and Economic Geography: Evidence from Japan
High-Speed Railroad and Economic Geography: Evidence from Japan Open
View article: Development Policies and Economic Geography in China: Transport Infrastructure and Natural Resource
Development Policies and Economic Geography in China: Transport Infrastructure and Natural Resource Open