Welcome! I am an Assistant Professor at the University of North Texas. My research spans real estate and urban economics, labor and health economics, and household finance, with a focus on housing affordability, urban sustainability, and economic opportunity. 

I have published eight papers in leading peer-reviewed journals, including Journal of Urban Economics, Real Estate Economics (2), Journal of Health Economics, and Journal of Development Economics. 

I received my Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University in 2020, where I was advised by Professor Robert A. Moffitt. 

Email: Hanchen.Jiang@unt.edu          

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News!

• New Publication “Rent Control, Rent Overcharge, and Racial Disparity” (with Brent W. Ambrose et al.) is accepted at Real Estate Economics, March 2026.  [Preprint] | First Version 2023/11

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

• 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.