Jie Chen is a Professor in the Department of Public Economics and Social Policy at the School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) and the China Institute for Urban Governance (CIUG) at Shanghai Jiao Tong University. He worked at the School of Public Economics and Administration at the Shanghai University of Finance and Economics (SHUFE), the School of Management at Fudan University, and the Institute of Housing and Urban Research (IBF) at Uppsala University before joining SJTU. His research area is urban and housing-related studies.