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Hanchen Jiang

Title: Assistant Professor

Department: Economics

College: College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae Link

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

Current Scheduled Teaching

ECON 3200.401Behavioral Economics for Non Economics MajorsFall 2025 Syllabus
ECON 5150.001Public EconomicsFall 2025
ECON 4150.001Public Economics and Policy AnalysisFall 2025 Syllabus
Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Previous Scheduled Teaching

ECON 3550.001Intermediate Micro TheorySpring 2025 Syllabus SPOT
ECON 3550.004Intermediate Micro TheorySpring 2025 Syllabus SPOT
ECON 3550.005Intermediate Micro TheoryFall 2024 Syllabus SPOT
ECON 5150.001Public EconomicsFall 2024 SPOT
ECON 4150.001Public Economics and Policy AnalysisFall 2024 Syllabus SPOT
ECON 3550.004Intermediate Micro TheorySpring 2024 Syllabus SPOT
ECON 1100.034Principles of MicroeconomicsSpring 2024 Syllabus SPOT
ECON 3550.005Intermediate Micro TheoryFall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
ECON 4150.001Public EconomicsFall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
ECON 5150.001Public EconomicsFall 2023 SPOT
ECON 3550.001Intermediate Micro TheorySpring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
ECON 3550.004Intermediate Micro TheorySpring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
ECON 4150.001Public EconomicsSpring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
ECON 5150.001Public EconomicsSpring 2023 SPOT
ECON 1100.030Principles of MicroeconomicsFall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
ECON 3550.001Intermediate Micro TheorySpring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
ECON 4150.001Public EconomicsSpring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
ECON 5150.001Public EconomicsSpring 2022 SPOT
ECON 5900.722Special ProblemsSpring 2022
ECON 3550.005Intermediate Micro TheoryFall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
ECON 1100.008Principles of MicroeconomicsFall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
ECON 3550.004Intermediate Micro TheorySpring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
ECON 4150.001Public EconomicsSpring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
ECON 5150.001Public EconomicsSpring 2021 SPOT
ECON 3550.003Intermediate Micro TheoryFall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Journal Article

  • Bian, X., Chen, R., Jiang, H. (2025). Housing Affordability and Rent Control: The Case of Elderly Tenants. Urban Studies.
  • Jiang, H., Yang, X., Quintero, L. (2025). Does Rent Control Increase Tenant Unemployment?. Journal of Urban Economics. Volume 149
  • Ahsan, N., Emran, S., Jiang, H., Shilpi, F. (2025). Making the Most of Coresident Data: Credible Evidence on Intergenerational Mobility with Sibling Correlation. Journal of Development Economics. Volume 176
  • Bian, X., Chen, R., Jiang, H. (2025). Do Immigrants Equally Benefit from Rent Control?. Real Estate Economics. Volume 53 (1) 67-100.
  • 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
  • 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

Contracts, Grants and 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).
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Overall
Summative Rating		 Challenge and
Engagement Index		 Response Rate

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students responded
  • Overall Summative Rating (median):
    This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):
    • The course as a whole was
    • The course content was
    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
  • Challenge and Engagement Index:
    This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
    • Do you expect your grade in this course to be
    • The intellectual challenge presented was
    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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