Lala Ma
University Fellow
Lala Ma is a university fellow at RFF and an Associate Professor of Economics and holds the Carl F. Pollard Professorship of Health Economics in the Gatton College of Business and Economics at the University of Kentucky. Her primary research field is environmental economics with a focus on non-market valuation. Her work can be broadly categorized into three areas: valuation as revealed through housing markets, valuation using direct impacts on health or environmental outcomes, and distributional and equity issues related to pollution exposure. Her recent topics of investigation include the environmental health impacts of shale gas development and the housing and equity impacts of flooding and wildfire risk. She received her PhD in Economics from Duke University in 2014.
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Working Paper — May 10, 2024
Sorting Over Wildfire Hazard
This working paper evaluates differences in California households' willingness to accept wildfire risk based on their income level and wildfire experience.
Journal Article — Mar 7, 2024
Cumulative Impacts in Environmental Justice: Insights from Economics and Policy
RFF University Fellows coauthored this journal article comparing methods for addressing cumulative impacts in environmental justice policy and analysis.
Resources Radio — Mar 5, 2024
Wildfire Risk and Home Prices, with Lala Ma
Lala Ma discusses the effect on housing prices in California of informing homebuyers about the risk of wildfire.
Journal Article — Feb 1, 2024
Risk Disclosure and Home Prices: Evidence from California Wildfire Hazard Zones
Risk Disclosure and Home Prices: Evidence from California Wildfire Hazard Zones
Working Paper — May 10, 2024
Sorting Over Wildfire Hazard
This working paper evaluates differences in California households' willingness to accept wildfire risk based on their income level and wildfire experience.
Journal Article — Mar 7, 2024
Cumulative Impacts in Environmental Justice: Insights from Economics and Policy
RFF University Fellows coauthored this journal article comparing methods for addressing cumulative impacts in environmental justice policy and analysis.
Journal Article — Feb 1, 2024
Risk Disclosure and Home Prices: Evidence from California Wildfire Hazard Zones
Risk Disclosure and Home Prices: Evidence from California Wildfire Hazard Zones
