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Sebastian Axbard

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School of Economics and Finance
Queen Mary University of London

London, United Kingdom
http://www.econ.qmul.ac.uk/
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Working papers

  1. Axbard, Sebastian & Deng, Zichen, 2020. "Informed Enforcement: Lessons from Pollution Monitoring in China," CEPR Discussion Papers 15622, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
  2. Sebastian Axbard & Anja Benshaul-Tolonen & Jonas Poulsen, 2019. "Extractive Industries, Price Shocks and Criminality," OxCarre Working Papers 220, Oxford Centre for the Analysis of Resource Rich Economies, University of Oxford.

Articles

  1. Sebastian Axbard, 2025. "Convicting Corrupt Officials: Evidence from Randomly Assigned Cases," The Review of Economic Studies, Review of Economic Studies Ltd, vol. 92(4), pages 2271-2302.
  2. Sebastian Axbard & Zichen Deng, 2024. "Informed Enforcement: Lessons from Pollution Monitoring in China," American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Association, vol. 16(1), pages 213-252, January.
  3. Axbard, Sebastian & Benshaul-Tolonen, Anja & Poulsen, Jonas, 2021. "Natural resource wealth and crime: The role of international price shocks and public policy," Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Elsevier, vol. 110(C).
  4. Sebastian Axbard, 2016. "Income Opportunities and Sea Piracy in Indonesia: Evidence from Satellite Data," American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Association, vol. 8(2), pages 154-194, April.

Citations

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Working papers

  1. Axbard, Sebastian & Deng, Zichen, 2020. "Informed Enforcement: Lessons from Pollution Monitoring in China," CEPR Discussion Papers 15622, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.

    Cited by:

    1. Christofzik, Désirée I. & Märtz, Oliver, 2026. "Distance matters: Geographical proximity and fiscal rules enforcement," ZEW Discussion Papers 26-008, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research.
    2. Robert Metcalfe & Sefi Roth, 2025. "Making the Invisible Visible: The Impact of Revealing Indoor Air Pollution on Behavior and Welfare," Framed Field Experiments 00819, The Field Experiments Website.
    3. Coury, Michael & Falconer, Liam & La Nauze, Andrea, 2024. "Wildfire smoke and private provision of public air-quality monitoring," Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Elsevier, vol. 127(C).
    4. Xi Liu & Yinhe Liang, 2026. "Information, Distance and Firms’ Responses: Evidence from Polluting Monitoring in China," Environmental & Resource Economics, Springer;European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, vol. 89(2), pages 1-44, February.
    5. Li, Pei & Lu, Yi & Peng, Lu & Wang, Jin, 2024. "Information, incentives, and environmental governance: Evidence from China’s ambient air quality standards," Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Elsevier, vol. 128(C).
    6. Wang, Huanhuan & Zhang, Zhiqiang & Zhao, Xiaoxue, 2025. "Trade-linked pandemic, enforcement gap, and pollution," China Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 91(C).
    7. Jin, Xin, 2025. "Regulation automation and green innovation: Evidence from China's industrial firms," International Review of Economics & Finance, Elsevier, vol. 99(C).
    8. Shu, Li & Wang, Chunhua & Wang, Wei, 2025. "Vehicle exhaust standards and urban air quality in China," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 172(C).
    9. Wang, Ruqi & Xu, Pei & Gao, Honggui, 2024. "Rectifying local governments’ strategic environmental enforcement: Can refined air pollution monitoring enhance local air quality in China?," Economic Analysis and Policy, Elsevier, vol. 84(C), pages 978-995.
    10. Wang, Jinli, 2024. "Does environmental decentralization promote corporate ESG performance? Evidence from China," Innovation and Green Development, Elsevier, vol. 3(4).
    11. Wang, Zhiwei & Zhang, Xianfeng & Ding, Chenxin & Sun, Hui, 2025. "Can digital environmental monitoring alleviate environmental inequality? Evidence from ambient air quality standards in China," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 207(C).
    12. Hong, Hai & Huang, Yongbin, 2025. "Order! the border: Multitasking, air pollution regulation and local government responses," Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Elsevier, vol. 131(C).
    13. Li, Zheng, 2025. "Polluting my downwind neighbor: Evidence of interjurisdictional free riding from air polluter locations in China," Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Elsevier, vol. 130(C).
    14. La Nauze, Andrea & Tan, Tze Yong, 2024. "A Comment on "Informed Enforcement: Lessons from Pollution Monitoring in China" by Sebastian Axbard and Zichen Deng," I4R Discussion Paper Series 144, The Institute for Replication (I4R).
    15. Bi, Ruigang & Kou, Zonglai & Zhao, Cheng & Zhong, Yiwen & Zhou, Min, 2024. "Information disclosure and pollution reduction: evidence from environmental NGO monitoring in China," Economic Analysis and Policy, Elsevier, vol. 82(C), pages 1459-1473.
    16. Liu, Xi & Liang, Yinhe, 2025. "Pollution information and intercity investment flows: Evidence from China's air quality monitoring program," Energy Economics, Elsevier, vol. 149(C).
    17. Chen, Ying & Wu, Wenjie & Yun, Yanwen, 2025. "The geography of pollution regulation and productivity," Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Elsevier, vol. 131(C).
    18. Metcalfe, Robert & Roth, Sefi, 2025. "Making the invisible visible: the impact of revealing indoor air pollution on behavior and welfare," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 128514, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
    19. Shen, Jianfu & Peng, Daoju & Hui, Eddie C.M. & Fan, Kwok Yuen, 2025. "Performance measurability, local government’s incentives, and regional air pollution reduction," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 193(C).

  2. Sebastian Axbard & Anja Benshaul-Tolonen & Jonas Poulsen, 2019. "Extractive Industries, Price Shocks and Criminality," OxCarre Working Papers 220, Oxford Centre for the Analysis of Resource Rich Economies, University of Oxford.

    Cited by:

    1. Anja Tolonen, 2019. "Endogenous Gender Roles: Evidence from Africa’s Gold Mining Industry," OxCarre Working Papers 209, Oxford Centre for the Analysis of Resource Rich Economies, University of Oxford.
    2. Soares, Rodrigo R. & Souza, Danilo, 2023. "Too Much of a Good Thing: Accelerated Growth and Crime," IZA Discussion Papers 16002, IZA Network @ LISER.
    3. Eva-Maria Egger & Michael Keller & Jorge Mouco, 2021. "The socioeconomic impact of coal mining in Mozambique," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2021-108, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).

Articles

  1. Sebastian Axbard & Zichen Deng, 2024. "Informed Enforcement: Lessons from Pollution Monitoring in China," American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Association, vol. 16(1), pages 213-252, January.
    See citations under working paper version above.
  2. Axbard, Sebastian & Benshaul-Tolonen, Anja & Poulsen, Jonas, 2021. "Natural resource wealth and crime: The role of international price shocks and public policy," Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Elsevier, vol. 110(C).

    Cited by:

    1. Awijen, Haithem & Ben Jabeur, Sami & Ballouk, Houssein, 2024. "Mineral policy dynamics and their impact on equity market volatility in the global south: A multi-country analysis," Resources Policy, Elsevier, vol. 99(C).
    2. Tianen Yao & Jinjia Zhang & Xinyu Yang & Yida Wang & Huaixiao Ye & Zhenyu Zhang & Ming Xu, 2025. "The impact of weather patterns on increasing violent crime and social cost in South Africa," Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 12(1), pages 1-11, December.
    3. Aguilar-Gomez, Sandra & Benshaul-Tolonen, Anja, 2023. "The evolution and persistence of women's roles: Evidence from the Gold Rush," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 215(C), pages 364-381.
    4. Patricia Agyapong, 2026. "Natural Resource and Local Communities: Evidence from Ghana’s offshore oil and gas," CSAE Working Paper Series 2026-02, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford.
    5. Mariev, Oleg & Islam, Md. Monirul, 2025. "The impact of financial stress, governance, and geopolitics on Europe's energy transition mineral trade," Energy Economics, Elsevier, vol. 146(C).
    6. Rodríguez-Puello, Gabriel, 2024. "Digging for Trouble? Uncovering the Link Between Mining Booms and Crime," OSF Preprints s8ayp, Center for Open Science.
    7. Benshaul-Tolonen, Anja & Fernandez Musso, Paula, 2025. "Mine suppliers: Understanding backward linkages in Kitwe, Zambia," Resources Policy, Elsevier, vol. 108(C).
    8. Sabine Bacouël-Jentjens & Grégory Levieuge & José Riascos & Camelia Turcu, 2023. "Sustainable development and the extractive industry. An assessment of the Mexican case," Working Papers 2023.17, International Network for Economic Research - INFER.
    9. Yang, Zhaiting & Liu, Huiqin & Jiang, Youwei & Zhang, Zhuyun, 2023. "Innovative strategies for green economic recovery: Enhancing efficiency in resource markets," Resources Policy, Elsevier, vol. 86(PB).
    10. Rocco Macchiavello & Andreas Menzel & Atonu Rabbani & Christopher Woodruff, 2026. "Promoting Women to Managerial Roles in the Bangladeshi Garment Sector," CSAE Working Paper Series 2026-04, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford.
    11. Fang, Guanfu & Miao, Liya, 2025. "Robot and crime: Evidence from China," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 188(C).
    12. Fan, Meiting & Li, Mengxu & Liu, Jianghua & Shao, Shuai, 2022. "Is high natural resource dependence doomed to low carbon emission efficiency? Evidence from 283 cities in China," Energy Economics, Elsevier, vol. 115(C).

  3. Sebastian Axbard, 2016. "Income Opportunities and Sea Piracy in Indonesia: Evidence from Satellite Data," American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Association, vol. 8(2), pages 154-194, April.

    Cited by:

    1. Garg, Teevrat & McCord, Gordon C. & Montfort, Aleister, 2020. "Can Social Protection Reduce Environmental Damages?," IZA Discussion Papers 13247, IZA Network @ LISER.
    2. Garg, Teevrat & McCord, Gordon C. & Montfort, Aleister, 2025. "Can social protection reduce damages from higher temperatures?," Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Elsevier, vol. 131(C).
    3. Lu, Yifan & Yamazaki, Satoshi, 2022. "Fish to fight: does catching more fish increase conflicts in Indonesia?," Working Papers 2022-02, University of Tasmania, Tasmanian School of Business and Economics.
    4. Matthieu Teachout & Christopher Hansman & Jonas Hjort & Gianmarco León-Ciliotta, 2017. "Vertical Integration, Supplier Behavior, and Quality Upgrading among Exporters," Working Papers 961, Barcelona School of Economics.
    5. Gregor Pfeifer & Fabian Wahl & Martyna Marczak, 2018. "Illuminating the World Cup effect: Night lights evidence from South Africa," Journal of Regional Science, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 58(5), pages 887-920, November.
    6. Jablonski, Ryan S. & Oliver, Steven & Hastings, Justin V., 2017. "The Tortuga disease: the perverse effects of illicit foreign capital," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 67105, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
    7. Liu, Ziheng, 2025. "CO2-driven crop comparative advantage and planting decision: Evidence from US cropland," Food Policy, Elsevier, vol. 130(C).
    8. Liu, Ziheng & Lu, Qinan, 2023. "Ozone stress and crop harvesting failure: Evidence from US food production," Food Policy, Elsevier, vol. 121(C).
    9. Ziheng Liu & Xi Chen & Qinan Lu, 2025. "Blowin’ in the wind of an invisible killer: long-term exposure to ozone and respiratory mortality in the USA," Journal of Population Economics, Springer;European Society for Population Economics, vol. 38(3), pages 1-30, September.
    10. Yamamoto, Yuki, 2023. "Living under ecosystem degradation: Evidence from the mangrove–fishery linkage in Indonesia," Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Elsevier, vol. 118(C).
    11. Heger, Martin Philipp & Neumayer, Eric, 2019. "The impact of the Indian Ocean tsunami on Aceh’s long-term economic growth," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 141(C).
    12. Hoang, Trung Xuan & Le, Duong Trung & Nguyen, Ha Minh & Vuong, Nguyen Dinh Tuan, 2020. "Labor market impacts and responses: The economic consequences of a marine environmental disaster," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 147(C).
    13. Solomon Hsiang & Paulina Oliva & Reed Walker, 2017. "The Distribution of Environmental Damages," NBER Working Papers 23882, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
    14. Yuan, Haishan, 2025. "Fishing bans in Chinese waters: Effectiveness and spillovers," Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Elsevier, vol. 133(C).
    15. Liu, Ziheng & Lu, Qinan, 2024. "Carbon dioxide fertilization, carbon neutrality, and food security," China Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 85(C).
    16. Schaap, Robbert-Jan & Gonzalez-Poblete, Exequiel & Silva Aedo, Karin Loreto & Diekert, Florian, 2024. "Risk, restrictive quotas, and income smoothing," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 225(C).
    17. Cédric Chambru, 2020. "Weather shocks, poverty and crime in 18th-century Savoy," Post-Print hal-05029782, HAL.
    18. Felipe J. Quezada & Nathan W. Chan, 2024. "External Monitoring and Enforcement and the Success of Collective Property Rights Regimes," Environmental & Resource Economics, Springer;European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, vol. 87(3), pages 605-628, March.
    19. Dave Donaldson & Adam Storeygard, 2016. "The View from Above: Applications of Satellite Data in Economics," Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association, vol. 30(4), pages 171-198, Fall.
    20. Juan Soto & Milena Vargas & Julio A. Berdegu�, 2018. "How Large Are the Contributions of Cities to the Development of Rural Communities? A Market Access Approach for a Quarter Century of Evidence from Chile," Documentos de Trabajo 17060, The Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association (LACEA).
    21. Delina, Laurence L. & Gaviola, Jon H. & Cagoco-Guiam, Rufa, 2024. "Climate and security risks and their implications for sustainable livelihoods: The case of Maguindanao in conflict-ridden Philippine Bangsamoro," World Development Perspectives, Elsevier, vol. 36(C).
    22. Nicolas Gatti & Kathy Baylis & Benjamin Crost, 2021. "Can Irrigation Infrastructure Mitigate the Effect of Rainfall Shocks on Conflict? Evidence from Indonesia," American Journal of Agricultural Economics, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 103(1), pages 211-231, January.
    23. Sara McLaughlin Mitchell & Cody J Schmidt, 2024. "Insecure fisheries: How illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing affects piracy," Conflict Management and Peace Science, Peace Science Society (International), vol. 41(3), pages 313-338, May.
    24. Yusuke Kuwayama, 2019. "Policy Note: "Opportunities and Challenges of Using Satellite Data to Inform Water Policy"," Water Economics and Policy (WEP), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 5(03), pages 1-9, July.
    25. Satadru Das & Naci Mocan, 2020. "Analyzing The Impact Of The World'S Largest Public Works Project On Crime," Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association International, vol. 58(3), pages 1167-1182, July.
    26. Street, Brittany, 2025. "The impact of economic opportunity on criminal behavior: Evidence from the fracking boom," Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier, vol. 248(C).
    27. Lu, Yifan & Yamazaki, Satoshi, 2023. "Antarctic Sanctuary: Behavioural Impact of International Marine Protected Areas," 2023 Annual Meeting, July 23-25, Washington D.C. 335483, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.

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  1. NEP-DEV: Development (1) 2021-01-18
  2. NEP-ENE: Energy Economics (1) 2021-05-17
  3. NEP-ENV: Environmental Economics (1) 2021-05-17
  4. NEP-URE: Urban and Real Estate Economics (1) 2021-01-18

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