Welcome! I'm an Assistant Professor at University of North Texas, and my primary field is Real Estate and Urban Economics. My research centers on three policy-relevant themes: (1) Affordability, (2) Sustainability, and (3) Opportunity. 

I have published seven papers in leading peer-reviewed academic journals, including top field outlets such as Journal of Urban Economics, Real Estate Economics, Journal of Health Economics, and Journal of Development Economics.

Dr. Jiang received his M.A. from Vanderbilt University in 2014 and Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University in 2020. 

Email: Hanchen.Jiang@unt.edu          

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News!

• R&R “Growing Up Together: Sibling Correlation, Parental Influence, and Intergenerational Educational Mobility in Developing Countries is invited for Revise & Resubmit. [Preprint]

• R&R “Rent Control, Rent Overcharge, and Racial Disparity” (with Brent W. Ambrose et al.) is invited for Revise & Resubmit. [Preprint] | First Version 2023/11

• New Working Paper “Safer and Cleaner: The Impacts of Airbnb Regulation on Neighborhood Quality” has a new version. [Preprint]

• New Working Paper “The Impact of Air Pollution on Mental Health in the United States” has a new version. [Preprint]

• New Publication “Does Rent Control Increase Tenant Unemployment?” is published at Journal of Urban Economics, September 2025. 

• New Publication“Credible Evidence on Intergenerational Mobility with Sibling Correlation” is published at Journal of Development Economics, September 2025.