Jie Chen

Biography: Jie Chen, Chair Professor, School of International and Public Affairs & China Institute for Urban Governance, Shanghai Jiao Tong University. He worked at Shanghai University of Finance and Economics (SHUFE) during 2013-2018 and Fudan University during 2006-2013. He is currently on Trustee Board of Urban Studies (SSCI) Foundation, a member of Management Board of Housing Studies (SSCI), associate editor of International Real Estate Review. He teaches real estate finance and economics at SHUFE. His research area is urban and housing-related studies. He received Bachelor Degree from Fudan University, Master Degree from Oslo University and PhD degree from Uppsala University, Sweden. He has published more than 30 SSCI-listed journal papers. He edited Public Housing Future: the ongoing trends in the East and the West (Springer 2014) and co-authored Housing Affordability and Housing Policy in China (Springer 2014). Professor Chen has received six national-level research grants, including the China-UK NSFC-ESRC joint funding. He has published voluminous articles on influential Chinese media. He serves as an active policy advisor for China’s central and local governments. He has also worked as senior consultant for many international organizations including World Bank and Asia Development Bank.