Welcome! I received my Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University in 2020. Currently I am an Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of North Texas, and an Affiliated Faculty at Department of Data Science. 

My research focus on Real Estate and Urban Economics, Sustainability, and Household Finance. 

I have published nine papers in leading peer-reviewed journals, including Journal of Urban Economics, Real Estate Economics (3), Journal of Health Economics, and Journal of Development Economics. 

Email: Hanchen.Jiang@unt.edu [Google Scholar] [SSRN] [LinkedIn]     

News

• 2026/05 New working paper: Housing Assistance and Labor Supply: The Case of Rent Control, which was presented at AREUEA-National Conference. 

• 2026/05 New publication: When Illness Strikes Home: The Impact of Severe Health Shocks on Homeownership is forthcoming at Real Estate Economics.

• 2026/04 New publication: Rent Control, Rent Overcharge, and Racial Disparity (with Brent W. Ambrose et al.) is published at Real Estate Economics.

• 2025/12 New working paper: Safer and Cleaner: The Impacts of Airbnb Regulation on Neighborhood Quality.

• 2025/09 New publication: Does Rent Control Increase Tenant Unemployment? is published at Journal of Urban Economics.