معرفی
Jessie Handbury is the Gilbert and Shelley Harrison Associate Professor of Real Estate at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, with research focusing on urban economics, industrial organization, and international trade. She holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Columbia University (2013) and a B.A. in Economics-Mathematics from Columbia University (2005).
- Assistant Professor, Wharton School: 2012–Present
- NBER Faculty Research Fellow (International Trade and Investment Program): 2014–Present
- Penn IUR Faculty Fellow: 2014–Present
Research Interests include urban economics, nutritional inequality, inflation measurement, spatial economics, and retail market dynamics. Her work explores how income levels affect urban cost-of-living indexes, nutritional disparities in food deserts, and real-time pandemic response using smartphone data.
Latest Research Trends examine retail market analysis, economic policy, and urban spatial sorting. Articles like Income Growth and the Distributional Effects of Urban Spatial Sorting (2023) and The Disparate Effects of the Retail Apocalypse (2024) highlight her focus on structural economic shifts in urban settings.
Scientific Awards:
- NBER Faculty Research Fellow
- Penn IUR Faculty Fellow
Teaching includes courses like Real Estate Investments (FNCE2090, FNCE7210, REAL2090, REAL7210) and doctoral research seminars (BEPP9000, REAL9000).
