Jian Qi (Jay) Tan 

Welcome! 

My name is Jian Qi, but everyone calls me Jay. I am a PhD candidate and Visiting Lecturer in the Department of Economics at the University of Pittsburgh. 

I am on the job market in the Fall of 2024. 

My main research interest is in labor economics with a focus on institutions and innovation. 

You can find my CV here. Feel free to contact me at jit38@pitt.edu

Publications 

"The Impact of Right-to-Work Laws on Long Hours and Work Schedules" (link) (NBER WP Version

(with Rania Gihleb and Osea Giuntella)

Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2024; 43:696-713

Working Papers 

"Resource Shocks and University Success in the United States" (link

Works in Progress 

"Communication and Delegation: Evidence from Open Source Projects" 

(with Hongbo Fang, Jana Gallus and Erina Ytsma)


Co-education and Marital Sorting” (link to slides)


"Regional Determinants of AI Adoption: Evidence from Postwar Infrastructural Shocks"

(with Rania Gihleb, Osea Giuntella and Qiu Yu)


"Work, Gender Identity Norms and Psychological Well-being" 

(with Claire Duquennois and Megan Lang)

Teaching

Instructor, University of Pittsburgh 

Applied Econometrics (Fall 2024)

Instructor, University of Pittsburgh 

Introduction to Health Economics (Summer 2023, Fall 2024)

Teaching Assistant, University of Pittsburgh 

Empirical Methods [PhD-level] (Spring 2021, Spring 2022)

Teaching Assistant, University of Pittsburgh 

Introduction to Microeconomic Theory