research overview
- Prof. Zax has three main current research interests. The first is the analysis of inequality in urban China. The second is the economic contents and implications of surnames. The third is in inequality in the United States.
- Contact Info
Zax, Jeffrey S
Positions
Research Areas
Research
keywords
- regional inequality in China, housing and inequality in urban China, the economic content of surnames, effects of surnames and appearance and high school performance on adult outcomes, inequality in the United States, residential segregation
Publications
selected publications
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chapter
- The Effects of Jurisdiction Types and Numbers on Local Public Finance 2008
- Interjurisdictional competition under U.S. fiscal federalism: Commentary 2008
- Collective Organization in the Public Sector 2007
- The Effects of Public Sector Unions on Payroll, Employment and Municipal Budgets 2007
- Efficiency in China's urban labor markets 2007
- Housing reform in urban China 2003
- Immigration, race and space 1998
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conference proceeding
- Efficiency in China's urban labor markets. 209-234. 2006
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journal article
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THE LAW OF ONE PRICE IN CHINESE FACTOR MARKETS.
Singapore Economic Review.
2016
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Single Regression Estimates of Voting Choices When Turnout is Unknown.
Statistics, Politics and Policy.
2012
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Incidence and Substitution in Enterprise Zone Programs: The Case of Colorado.
Public Finance Review.
226-255.
2011
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The statistical properties and empirical performance of double regression.
Political Analysis.
57-76.
2005
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The demand for medical care in urban China.
World Development.
289-304.
2004
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Labor supply in urban China.
Journal of Comparative Economics.
795-817.
2003
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Interdependence in worker productivity.
Journal of Applied Econometrics.
585-604.
2003
- Urban inequality: Evidence from four cities.. Journal of Economic Literature. 238-239. 2003
- Residential Location Theory and the Measurement of Segregation. 189-219. 2003
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IQ, academic performance, environment, and earnings.
The Review of Economics and Statistics.
600-616.
2002
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Comment on "Estimating the extent of racially polarized voting in multicandidate contests" by Bernard Grofman and Michael Migalski.
Sociological Methods and Research.
75-86.
2002
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The Rewards to Running.
Journal of Sports Economics.
323-340.
2000
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Latent demand for urban housing in the people's Republic of China.
Journal of Urban Economics.
377-401.
1997
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Moving to the suburbs: Do relocating companies leave their black employees behind?.
Journal of Labor Economics.
472-504.
1996
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PROPERTY-TAX RATE CHANGES AND RATES OF DEVELOPMENT.
Journal of Urban Economics.
314-332.
1994
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WHEN IS A MOVE A MIGRATION.
Regional Science and Urban Economics.
341-360.
1994
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THE SUBSTITUTION BETWEEN MOVES AND QUITS.
The Economic Journal.
1510-1521.
1991
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COMPENSATION FOR COMMUTES IN LABOR AND HOUSING MARKETS.
Journal of Urban Economics.
192-207.
1991
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EXCLUDABILITY AND THE EFFECTS OF FREE RIDERS - RIGHT-TO-WORK LAWS AND LOCAL PUBLIC-SECTOR UNIONIZATION.
Public Finance Review.
293-315.
1991
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RIGHT-TO-WORK LAWS, FREE RIDERS, AND UNIONIZATION IN THE LOCAL PUBLIC-SECTOR.
Journal of Labor Economics.
255-275.
1991
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COMMUTES, QUITS, AND MOVES.
Journal of Urban Economics.
153-165.
1991
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RACE AND COMMUTES.
Journal of Urban Economics.
336-348.
1990
- Election Methods, Black and Hispanic Council Membership. Social Science Quarterly. 339-355. 1990
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Reform city councils and municipal employees.
Public Choice.
167-177.
1990
- Bargaining Laws and Unionization in the Local Public Sector. Industrial and Labor Relations Review. 477-462. 1990
- Today’s Associations, Tomorrow’s Unions. Industrial and Labor Relations Review. 191-208. 1990
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Initiatives and government expenditures.
Public Choice.
267-277.
1989
- Is There a Leviathan in Your Neighborhood?. The American Economic Review. 560-567. 1989
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Employment and Local Public Sector Unions.
Industrial Relations: a journal of economy and society.
21-31.
1989
- Quits and Race. The Journal of Human Resources. 469-493. 1989
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Wages, Nonwage Compensation, and Municipal Unions.
Industrial Relations: a journal of economy and society.
301-317.
1988
- Fringe Benefits, Tax Exemptions and Implicit Subsidies. Journal of Public Economics. 171-183. 1988
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THE LAW OF ONE PRICE IN CHINESE FACTOR MARKETS.
Singapore Economic Review.
2016
Teaching
courses taught
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ECON 2020 - Principles of Macroeconomics
Primary Instructor - Summer 2019
Provides an overview of the economy, examining the flows of resources and outputs and the factors determining the levels of income and prices. Explores policy problems of inflation, unemployment and economic growth. -
ECON 4231 - Applied Economic Analysis and Public Policy
Primary Instructor - Spring 2018 / Spring 2019 / Spring 2020 / Spring 2021 / Spring 2022 / Spring 2023 / Spring 2024
Applies economic analysis to current issues of public policy. Reviews basic public finance and economic justifications for government action. Examines structure and procedures of Colorado State Legislature. Chooses current legislative issues, reviews relevant economic literature and applies implications through briefing papers and testimony at legislative hearings. Explores the challenges of integrating informed economic analysis into legislative process. -
ECON 4626 - The Economics of Inequality and Discrimination
Primary Instructor - Spring 2018 / Spring 2019 / Spring 2020 / Summer 2020 / Spring 2021 / Summer 2021 / Fall 2021 / Spring 2022 / Summer 2022 / Spring 2023 / Summer 2023 / Spring 2024
Examines the unique insights available through economic analysis regarding the causes, mechanisms, and consequences of inequality and discrimination. Examines the extent of inequality, the varieties and extents of discrimination, and explores the economic models that suggest explanations.
Background
education and training
- Ph.D., Harvard University 1984
- B.A., Harvard University 1976
International Activities
geographic focus
- China Country