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Hanchen Jiang

Assistant Professor

University of North Texas

Department of Economics

Email: Hanchen.Jiang@unt.edu

Education

  • PhD, Johns Hopkins University, 2020
    Major: Economics
    Dissertation: Essays on Housing Affordability, Child Development and Economic Mobility
  • MA, Johns Hopkins University, 2017
    Major: Economics
  • MA, Vanderbilt University, 2014
    Major: Graduate Program in Economic Development
  • BA, Nanjing University, 2012
    Major: Economics

Teaching

Teaching Experience

    University of North Texas

  • ECON 1100 - Principles of Microeconomics, 3 courses.
  • ECON 3550 - Intermediate Micro Theory, 9 courses.
  • ECON 4150 - Public Economics and Policy Analysis, 5 courses.
  • ECON 5150 - Public Economics, 5 courses.
  • ECON 5900 - Special Problems, 1 course.

Teaching at Other Institutions

  • Johns Hopkins University (MS in Applied Economics), 440.618 Microeconometrics [Cross-Section and Panel Analysis], Summer 2018.
  • Johns Hopkins University (MS in Applied Economics), 440.618 Microeconometrics [Cross-Section and Panel Analysis], Summer 2017.

Awards and Honors

  • Lincoln Scholar Fellowship, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy. (May 2023).
  • 21CC Award for Doctoral Research on Urban Issues ($5000), 21st Century Cities Initiative, Johns Hopkins University. (2019).
  • Travel Award, American Real Estate Society (ARES). (2019).
  • Travel Award, American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association (AREUEA). (2018).
  • Travel Award, Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR), University of Michigan. (2018).

Research

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Journal Article

  • Bian, X., Chen, R., Jiang, H. (2024). Do Immigrants Equally Benefit from Rent Control?. Real Estate Economics. https://doi.org/10.1111/1540-6229.12509
  • Chen, Jiang, H., Quintero, L. (2023). Measuring the Value of Rent Stabilization and Understanding its Implications for Racial Inequality: Evidence from New York City. Regional Science and Urban Economics. Volume 103 (103948) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.regsciurbeco.2023.103948
  • Fan, M., Jiang, H., Zhou, M. (2023). Beyond Particulate Matter: New Evidence on the Causal Effects of Air Pollution on Mortality. Journal of Health Economics. Volume 91 (102799) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhealeco.2023.102799

    • Research Report

  • Jiang, H., Ahsan, N., Emran, S., Shilpi, F. (2022). What the Mean Measures of Mobility Miss: Learning About Intergenerational Mobility from Conditional Variance. (no. WPS 10074) Washington, D.C., Policy Research Working Paper, World Bank Group. https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/37517
  • Jiang, H., Merotto, D. (2021). What was the Impact of Creating Better Jobs for More People in China’s Economic Transformation? What We Know and Questions for Further Investigation. (No. 62.) Washington, D.C., Jobs Working Paper, World Bank Group. https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/36538
  • Jiang, H., Emran, S., Shilpi, F. (2020). Gender Bias and Intergenerational Education Mobility: Theory and Evidence from China and India. (no. WPS 9250) Washington, D.C., Policy Research Working Paper, World Bank Group. https://elibrary.worldbank.org/doi/abs/10.1596/1813-9450-9250

Presentations Given

    Paper

  • Jiang, H. (Author & Presenter), Ahsan, N. (Author), Emran, S. (Author), Shilpi, F. (Author), What the Mean Measures of Mobility Miss: Learning About Intergenerational Mobility from Conditional Variance, Hitotsubashi University, Online, Japan. (2023).
  • Jiang, H. (Author & Presenter), Quintero, L. (Author), Yang, X. (Author), Does Rent Regulation Affect Tenant Unemployment? Evidence from New York City, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, United States of America. (2023).
  • Jiang, H. (Author & Presenter), Chen, R. (Author), Quintero, L. (Author), Measuring the Value of Rent Stabilization and Understanding its Implications for Racial Inequality: Evidence from New York City, University of Maine, Online, United States of America. (2023).
  • Jiang, H. (Author & Presenter), Ahsan, N. (Author), Emran, S. (Author), Shilpi, F. (Author), Growing Up Together: Sibling Correlation, Parental Influence, and Intergenerational Educational Mobility in Developing Countries, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Online, United States of America. (2023).
  • Jiang, H. (Author & Presenter), Ahsan, N. (Author), Emran, S. (Author), Shilpi, F. (Author), Growing Up Together: Sibling Correlation, Parental Influence, and Intergenerational Educational Mobility in Developing Countries, University of Windsor, Online, Canada. (2023).
  • Jiang, H. (Author & Presenter), Chen, R. (Author), Quintero, L. (Author), AREUEA-Asian Real Estate Society (AsRES) Joint Conference, Measuring the Value of Rent Stabilization and Understanding its Implications for Racial Inequality: Evidence from New York City, Online, Japan. (2022).
  • Jiang, H. (Author & Presenter), Ahsan, N. (Author), Emran, S. (Author), Shilpi, F. (Author), Asian Meeting of the Econometric Society, What the Mean Measures of Mobility Miss: Learning About Intergenerational Mobility from Conditional Variance, Online, China. (2022).
  • Jiang, H. (Author & Presenter), Ahsan, N. (Author), Emran, S. (Author), Shilpi, F. (Author), Australasia Meeting of the Econometric Society, What the Mean Measures of Mobility Miss: Learning About Intergenerational Mobility from Conditional Variance, Online, Australia. (2022).
  • Jiang, H. (Author & Presenter), Ahsan, N. (Author), Emran, S. (Author), Shilpi, F. (Author), HCEO–IESR Summer School on Socioeconomic Inequality, What the Mean Measures of Mobility Miss: Learning About Intergenerational Mobility from Conditional Variance, Online, China. (2022).
  • Jiang, H. (Author & Presenter), Quintero, L. (Author), Yang, X. (Author), IZA/SOLE Transatlantic Meeting of Labor Economists, Does Rent Regulation Affect Tenant Unemployment? Evidence from New York City, Online, Germany. (2022).
  • Jiang, H. (Author & Presenter), Ahsan, N. (Author), Emran, S. (Author), Shilpi, F. (Author), Canadian Economics Association Annual Meeting, What the Mean Measures of Mobility Miss: Learning About Intergenerational Mobility from Conditional Variance, Online, Canada. (2022).
  • Jiang, H. (Author & Presenter), Emran, S. (Author), Shilpi, F. (Author), Asian and Australasian Society of Labour Economics (AASLE) Annual Meeting, Is Gender Destiny? Gender Bias and Intergenerational Educational Mobility in India, Online, China. (2021).
  • Jiang, H. (Author & Presenter), Chen, R. (Author), Quintero, L. (Author), National Tax Association (NTA) Annual Meeting, Measuring the Value of Rent Stabilization and Understanding its Implications for Racial Inequality: Evidence from New York City, Online, United States of America. (2021).
  • Jiang, H. (Author & Presenter), Chen, R. (Author), Quintero, L. (Author), Southern Economics Association (SEA) Annual Meeting, Measuring the Value of Rent Stabilization and Understanding its Implications for Racial Inequality: Evidence from New York City, Online, United States of America. (2021).
  • Jiang, H. (Author & Presenter), Emran, S. (Author), Shilpi, F. (Author), Econometric Society (ES) China Meeting, Is Gender Destiny? Gender Bias and Intergenerational Educational Mobility in India, Online, China. (2021).
  • Jiang, H. (Author & Presenter), Emran, S. (Author), Shilpi, F. (Author), Is Gender Destiny? Gender Bias and Intergenerational Educational Mobility in India, Singapore Management University, Online, Singapore. (2021).
  • Jiang, H. (Author & Presenter), Emran, S. (Author), Shilpi, F. (Author), Econometric Society (ES) Asian Meeting, Is Gender Destiny? Gender Bias and Intergenerational Educational Mobility in India, Online, China. (2021).
  • Jiang, H. (Author & Presenter), Emran, S. (Author), Shilpi, F. (Author), Is Gender Destiny? Gender Bias and Intergenerational Educational Mobility in India, Jinan University, Online, China. (2021).
  • Jiang, H. (Author & Presenter), Emran, S. (Author), Shilpi, F. (Author), Society of Economics of the Household (SEHO) Annual Meeting, Is Gender Destiny? Gender Bias and Intergenerational Educational Mobility in India, Online, United States of America. (2021).
  • Jiang, H. (Author & Presenter), Emran, S. (Author), Shilpi, F. (Author), Society of Labor Economists (SOLE) Annual Meeting, Gender Bias and Intergenerational Educational Mobility: Theory and Evidence from China and India, Online, United Kingdom. (2021).
  • Jiang, H. (Author & Presenter), Emran, S. (Author), Shilpi, F. (Author), Society of Labor Economists (SOLE) Annual Meeting, Is Gender Destiny? Gender Bias and Intergenerational Educational Mobility in India, Online, United States of America. (2021).
  • Jiang, H. (Author & Presenter), Emran, S. (Author), Shilpi, F. (Author), Is Gender Destiny? Gender Bias and Intergenerational Educational Mobility in India, Renmin University, Online, China. (2021).
  • Jiang, H. (Author & Presenter), Emran, S. (Author), Shilpi, F. (Author), Is Gender Destiny? Gender Bias and Intergenerational Educational Mobility in India, ShanghaiTech University, Online, China. (2021).
  • Jiang, H. (Author & Presenter), Emran, S. (Author), Shilpi, F. (Author), Southeastern International/Development Economics (SIDEW) Workshop, Is Gender Destiny? Gender Bias and Intergenerational Educational Mobility in India, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, Online, United States of America. (2021).
  • Jiang, H. (Author & Presenter), Emran, S. (Author), Shilpi, F. (Author), Delhi Winter School, Gender Bias and Intergenerational Educational Mobility: Theory and Evidence from China and India, The Econometric Society, jointly with the Centre for Development Economics and the Department of Economics at the Delhi School of Economics, Online, India. (2020).
  • Jiang, H. (Author & Presenter), Emran, S. (Author), Shilpi, F. (Author), Econometric Society (ES) European Winter Meeting, Gender Bias and Intergenerational Educational Mobility: Theory and Evidence from China and India, Online, United Kingdom. (2020).
  • Jiang, H. (Author & Presenter), Quintero, L. (Author), Yang, X. (Author), American Law and Economics Association (ALEA) Annual Meeting, Does Rent Regulation Affect Tenant Unemployment? Evidence from New York City, Canceled due to COVID-19, United States of America. (2020).
  • Jiang, H. (Author & Presenter), Quintero, L. (Author), Yang, X. (Author), Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM) Fall Research Conference, Does Rent Regulation Affect Tenant Unemployment? Evidence from New York City, Online, United States of America. (2020).
  • Jiang, H. (Author & Presenter), Emran, S. (Author), Shilpi, F. (Author), Gender Bias and Intergenerational Educational Mobility: Theory and Evidence from China and India, Nankai University, Online, China. (2020).
  • Jiang, H. (Author & Presenter), Quintero, L. (Author), Yang, X. (Author), North American Regional Science Council (NARSC) Annual Meeting, Does Rent Regulation Affect Tenant Unemployment? Evidence from New York City, Online, United States of America. (2020).
  • Jiang, H. (Author & Presenter), Yang, X. (Author), North American Regional Science Council (NARSC) Annual Meeting, Parental Migration, Investment in Children, and Left-behind Children's Non-Cognitive Skills: Evidence from Rural China, Online, United States of America. (2020).
  • Jiang, H. (Author & Presenter), Emran, S. (Author), Shilpi, F. (Author), Gender Bias and Intergenerational Educational Mobility: Theory and Evidence from China and India, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Online, China. (2020).
  • Jiang, H. (Author & Presenter), Emran, S. (Author), Shilpi, F. (Author), Southern Economics Association (SEA) Annual Meeting, Gender Bias and Intergenerational Educational Mobility: Theory and Evidence from China and India, Online, United States of America. (2020).
  • Jiang, H. (Author & Presenter), Emran, S. (Author), Shilpi, F. (Author), Gender Bias and Intergenerational Educational Mobility: Theory and Evidence from China and India, Nanjing University (School of Economics), Online, China. (2020).
  • Jiang, H. (Author & Presenter), Emran, S. (Author), Shilpi, F. (Author), Gender Bias and Intergenerational Educational Mobility: Theory and Evidence from China and India, University of Arkansas, Online, United States of America. (2020).
  • Jiang, H. (Author & Presenter), Emran, S. (Author), Shilpi, F. (Author), Gender Bias and Intergenerational Educational Mobility: Theory and Evidence from China and India, University of New Mexico, Online, United States of America. (2020).
  • Jiang, H. (Author & Presenter), Emran, S. (Author), Shilpi, F. (Author), Gender Bias and Intergenerational Educational Mobility: Theory and Evidence from China and India, University of North Texas (Economic Research Group), Online, United States of America. (2020).
  • Jiang, H. (Author & Presenter), Quintero, L. (Author), Yang, X. (Author), Urban Economics Association (UEA) North America Annual Meeting, Does Rent Regulation Affect Tenant Unemployment? Evidence from New York City, Online, United States of America. (2020).
  • Jiang, H. (Author & Presenter), Emran, S. (Author), Shilpi, F. (Author), Chinese Economists Society (CES) North America Annual Meeting, Gender Bias and Intergenerational Educational Mobility: Theory and Evidence from China and India, Online, United States of America. (2020).
  • Jiang, H. (Author & Presenter), Society of Labor Economists (SOLE) World Conference Joint with EALE and AASLE, Ignorance is Bliss: Rent Stabilization, Policy Awareness, and Labor Market Outcomes in New York City, Society of Labor Economists (SOLE), European Association of Labour Economists (EALE), Asian & Australasian Society of Labour Economics (AASLE), Online, Germany. (2020).
  • Jiang, H. (Author & Presenter), Royal Economic Society Symposium for Junior Researchers, Ignorance is Bliss: Rent Stabilization, Policy Awareness, and Labor Market Outcomes in New York City, Canceled due to COVID-19, United Kingdom. (2020).
  • Jiang, H. (Author & Presenter), Urban Economics Association (UEA) European Meeting, Ignorance is Bliss: Rent Stabilization, Policy Awareness, and Labor Market Outcomes in New York City, Canceled due to COVID-19, United Kingdom. (2020).
  • Jiang, H. (Author & Presenter), Ignorance is Bliss: Rent Stabilization, Policy Awareness, and Labor Market Outcomes in New York City, GPED Forum, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America. (2019).
  • Jiang, H. (Author & Presenter), National Tax Association (NTA) Annual Meeting, Ignorance is Bliss: Rent Stabilization, Policy Awareness, and Labor Market Outcomes in New York City, Tampa, Florida, United States of America. (2019).
  • Jiang, H. (Author & Presenter), Ignorance is Bliss: Rent Stabilization, Policy Awareness, and Labor Market Outcomes in New York City, Carey Business School, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America. (2019).
  • Jiang, H. (Author & Presenter), Society of Labor Economists (SOLE) Annual Meeting, The Earned Income Tax Credit, Maternal Behavior Response, and Child Development, Arlington, Virginia, United States of America. (2019).
  • Jiang, H. (Author & Presenter), American Real Estate Society (ARES) Annual Meeting, Ignorance is Bliss: Rent Stabilization, Policy Awareness, and Labor Market Outcomes in New York City, Arizona, United States of America. (2019).
  • Jiang, H. (Author & Presenter), Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM) Fall Research Conference, The Earned Income Tax Credit, Maternal Behavior Response, and Child Development, Washington D.C., United States of America. (2018).
  • Jiang, H. (Author & Presenter), National Tax Association (NTA) Annual Meeting, The Earned Income Tax Credit, Maternal Behavior Response, and Child Development, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America. (2018).
  • Jiang, H. (Author & Presenter), Southern Economics Association (SEA) Annual Meeting, The Earned Income Tax Credit, Maternal Behavior Response, and Child Development, Washington, D.C., United States of America. (2018).
  • Jiang, H. (Author & Presenter), Panel Survey of Income Dynamics (PSID) User Conference, The Earned Income Tax Credit, Maternal Behavior Response, and Child Development, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America. (2018).

    • Poster

  • Jiang, H. (Author & Presenter), National Association for Business Economics (NABE) Tech Economics Conference, Evaluating the Value of Modern Rent Regulation: Evidence from New York City, Seattle, Washington, United States of America. (2019).

Media Contributions

    Internet

  • "World Bank Group Research News Letter (Gender and Development)," (September 2020).
  • "India Human Development Survey (IHDS) Forum," (July 2020).

Contracts, Grants, Sponsored Research

    Grant - Research

  • Jiang, H., "Scholarly and Creativity Award (SCA)," sponsored by College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, University of North Texas, $4000 Funded. (2023 - 2023).
  • Zhou, Y. (Principal), Carroll, M.C., Jiang, H., Kim, M., Rous, J.J., Yang, X., "Team Mentoring Grant," University of North Texas, $5000 Funded. (2021 - 2022).
  • Jiang, H., "Scholarly and Creativity Award (SCA)," sponsored by College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, University of North Texas, $4700 Funded. (2021 - 2021).

Service

University Service

  • Workshop Organizer, Causal Inference Workshop. (2021 - Present).
  • Workshop Organizer, Stata Workshop. (2021 - Present).
  • Committee Member, Inclusion and Diversity Task Force. (2021 - 2022).
  • Committee Member, Awards Committee. (2021 - 2021).
  • Member, Microeconomics Exit Exam Grader. (2021 - 2021).
  • Committee Member, Scholarly and Creative Activity Award Subcommittee. (2021 - 2021).

Professional Service

  • Reviewer, Journal Article, American Economic Review. (2023 - Present).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics. (2023 - Present).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Nature Human Behaviour. (2023 - Present).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Quarterly Journal of Economics. (2023 - Present).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, China Economic Review. (2022 - Present).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Economic Development and Cultural Change. (2022 - Present).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Empirical Economics. (2022 - Present).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Real Estate Economics. (2022 - Present).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization. (2020 - Present).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Journal of Population Economics. (2019 - Present).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Journal of Housing Economics. (2018 - Present).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Journal of Policy Analysis and Management. (2018 - Present).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Econometric Review. (2017 - Present).
  • Session Chair, North American Regional Science Council (NARSC) Annual Meeting (Session: Inter-regional Migration). (November 2020).
  • Session Chair, Chinese Economists Society (CES) North America Annual Meeting (Session: Education and Human Capital). (August 2020).
  • Session Chair, Southern Economics Association (SEA) Annual Meeting (Session: Government Expenditure and Fiscal Policy). (November 2018).