Dr. Zhuang Hao: The Cross-Border Spillover Effects of Recreational Marijuana Legalization
On 28 December, 2018,we welcomed the speaker Dr. Zhuang Hao from Beihang University.He obtained his PhD degree in Economics at Washington State University. Hisresearch focuses on applied microeconomics and health economics.
In the seminar,Dr. Hao presented his last research “The Cross-Border Spillover Effects ofRecreational Marijuana Legalization”, which examines the spillover effects ofrecreationalmarijuana legalization (RML) in Colorado and Washington on neighboring states.The research finds that RML causes a sharp increase in marijuana possessionarrests in border counties of neighboring states relative to non-bordercounties in these states.
Morethan 20 teachers and students of the School of Economics and Management haveparticipated in the seminar and discussed the study with Dr. Hao. We arelooking forward to the Bi-Week Applied Economics Colloquium next semester.
