Hanchen Jiang
Welcome! My name is Hanchen (Raphael) Jiang. I am an Assistant Professor in Economics at the University of North Texas.
I obtained my Ph.D. in Economics from Johns Hopkins University (Adviser: Robert Moffitt) in 2020, and an M.A. in Economic Development at Vanderbilt University in 2014.
I specialize in Labor Economics, Urban and Real Estate Economics, and Health Economics, with a special focus on the economics and public policies of housing, families, and children.
My academic research has been published in leading peer-reviewed journals, including the Journal of Health Economics, Regional Science and Urban Economics. For more details, please refer to my [Curriculum Vitae].
I am particularly interested in these topics:
Human Development and Economic Mobility
Housing Affordability and Housing Policy
Poverty and Social Safety Nets
Sustainability and Climate Change
Email: Hanchen.Jiang@unt.edu Google Scholar SSRN Twitter: @HanchenRaphael
Updates
- 2023/10 💥Regional Science and Urban Economics💥 "Measuring the Value of Rent Stabilization and Understanding its Implications for Racial Inequality: Evidence from New York City", with R. Chen, L. Quintero
- 2023/09 New Paper "Opportunity and Risk", with N. Ahsan, S. Emran, F. Shilpi
- 2023/08 💥Journal of Health Economics💥 "Beyond Particulate Matter: New Evidence on the Causal Effects of Air Pollution on Mortality", with M. Fan, M. Zhou
- 2023/04 I've been accepted to the 2023 Lincoln Institute Scholars Program!
- 2023/04 New Version "Does Rent Regulation Affect Tenant Unemployment? Evidence from New York City", with L. Quintero, X. Yang,
- 2023/03 New Version "Is Gender Destiny? Gender Bias and Intergenerational Educational Mobility in India", with S. Emran, F. Shilpi
- 2023/01 New Version "Growing Up Together: Sibling Correlation, Parental Influence, and Intergenerational Educational Mobility in Developing Countries", with N. Ahsan, S. Emran, Q. Han, F. Shilpi
- 2022/09 New Paper "When Measures Conflict: Towards a Better Understanding of Intergenerational Educational Mobility", with N. Ahsan, S. Emran, O.Murphy, F. Shilpi