Publications

Books

• The Economic Geography of Innovation (More...)
• The Technology-Energy-Environment-Health (TEEH) Chain in China: A Case Study of Cokemaking (More...)

Recent Papers, Book Chapters and Reports

• “Competition, Collaboration, and Cooperation: an Uneasy Triangle in Networks of Firms and Regions.”  Karen R. Polenske.  2006. In Regional Competitiveness, edited by Ron Martin, Martin Kitson, and Peter Tyler.  London: Routledge: 39-53.
• “Review of an Emissions Permit Exchange and the Characteristics of the RECLAIM Nox Market in Los Angeles.”  Karen R. Polenske and Ali Shirvani-Mahdavi.  Submitted for Peer Review.  
• “Demand and Cost Impacts of the 2MM Technology Program in the U.S. Motor-Vehicle Market.” Ciro Biderman, Karen R. Polenske, and Nicolas O. Rockler.  2005. Vol. 14, No. 7 (October) Economics of Innovation and New Technology, pp. 637-655.
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Recent Theses and Dissertations

• Yu Li. 2007. “Impact of Modern Logistics on Industrial Location Choice and Property Markets.” Ph.D. dissertation, Department of Urban Studies and Planning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (September). Abstract
• Zhiyu (Jerry) Chen. 2007. “From Negotiation to Auction – Land-Conveyance Reform in China and Its Institutional and Social Impacts.” Master’s thesis. Department of Urban Studies and Planning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (August). Abstract
• Hirotoshi Otsubo. 2005. “Regional Economic Function Analysis of U.S. Foreign-Trade Zones.” Master’s thesis. Department of Urban Studies and Planning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (June).
• Yabei Zhang.  2003.  “Creative Financing for Energy Efficiency in China through Energy Service Companies (ESCOs).”   Master’s thesis.  Department of Urban Studies and Planning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (June).
• Ning Ai, 2003, “Integrated Impact Analysis of Yellow-dust Storms: A Regional Case Study in China.” Master’s thesis. Department of Urban Studies and Planning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (September). Abstract
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