Zhang publishes in Journal of Environmental Economics and Management

Associate Professor Wendong Zhang published in the most recent issue of Journal of Environmental Economics and Management. Zhang co-authored the article "Do homeowners benefit when coal-fired power plants switch to natural gas? Evidence from Beijing, China" with Yingdan Mei and Li Gao of China University of Petroleum Beijing and Feng-An Yeng of National Taiwan University. Their article uses data from a 2013 pilot project in Beijing to determine if power plants switching from coal to natural gas affects nearby housing prices.

Do homeowners benefit when coal-fired power plants switch to natural gas? Evidence from Beijing, China
Yingdan Mei, Li Gao, Wendong Zhang, Feng-An Yang
Journal of Environmental Economics and Management October 2021
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeem.2021.102566

(Released October 2021)