Dr. Hanming Fang

Biography

Hanming Fang is the Norman C. Grosman Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Pennsylvania. As an applied microeconomist, his research deeply investigates public economics through rigorous modeling and careful data analysis. His work addresses issues of discrimination and insurance markets, with a specific focus on life insurance and health insurance. He has examined the role of prejudice in racial disparities, particularly in contexts such as search rates in highway stops and the treatments received in emergency departments. In 2008, Fang was honored with the 17th Kenneth Arrow Prize from the International Health Economics Association for his pivotal research on advantageous selection in the Medigap insurance market. Currently, he is exploring the interactions between health insurance reform and the labor market. Fang has contributed significantly to academia, serving as co-editor for the Journal of Public Economics and as an associate editor for several journals, including the American Economic Review. He earned his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania in 2000, and prior to joining Penn, he held academic positions at Yale University and Duke University. He has also acted as a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research and served as the acting director of the Chinese economy working group from 2014 to 2016. Additionally, he is a senior fellow at the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics at the University of Pennsylvania.

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