Wen Wang
| wenwangww@ust.hk | |
| 2358-7830 | |
| Room 2352, Academic Building | |
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Wen Wang
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Areas of Expertise
Environmental Economics, Urban Economics, Green Finance
Bio
Wen Wang is an environmental and urban economist studying how policies shape the behaviour of households, firms, and markets, particularly in emerging economies. Her research explores the socioeconomic and distributional impacts of environmental regulations—such as payments for ecosystem services, forest conservation programs, and agricultural burning restrictions—with a focus on their effects on inequality, human welfare, and biodiversity. By examining how different groups respond to these policies, she uncovers trade-offs between environmental sustainability and economic equity.
A central theme of her work investigates urban development and housing market dynamics, including how real estate prices and residential choices adjust to environmental shocks and policy changes. Her research sheds light on the effects of environmental and urban policies, including their implications for spatial inequality, housing affordability, and environmental justice.
Methodologically, Wen combines causal inference techniques with structural modeling to rigorously evaluate policy effectiveness and provide evidence-based insights for decision-makers. Her work aims to inform the design of more efficient and equitable environmental and urban policies in rapidly developing regions.
Selected Papers
Wang, Wen & Pan, Qi, 2025. "The enduring effects of China’s Payments for Ecosystem Services: Short- and long-term industrial transformations," Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Elsevier, vol. 130(C).
Tiantian Dai & Shenyi Jiang & Xiangbo Liu & Wen Wang, 2016. "The Impact of Internet Sales Tax in a Search Model of Money: Some Analytical Results," Annals of Economics and Finance, Society for AEF, vol. 17(1), pages 133-144, May.
