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, The.
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.
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 & 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.
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 & Labor Relations Review. 477-462. 1990
- Today’s Associations, Tomorrow’s Unions. Industrial & 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.
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.
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, The.
2016
Background
education and training
- Ph.D., Harvard University 1984
- B.A., Harvard University 1976
International Activities
geographic focus
- China Country