Christopher Hansman
Associate Professor of Economics, Emory University
332 Rich Memorial Building, Atlanta, GA 30322
InterestsHousehold Finance, Corporate Finance, Urban
EducationPhD in Economics, Columbia University, 2017BS in Mathematics and Economics, University of Chicago, 2009
Publications
- Mortgage Choice in Families
Finance Research Letters, 107 (2026)
- Financial Constraints and the Racial Housing Gap
with A. Gupta and P. Mabille · Journal of Financial Economics, 173 (2025)
- Effects of Credit Expansions on Stock Market Booms and Busts
with H. Hong, W. Jiang, J. Liu and J. J. Meng · Review of Financial Studies, 38(5): 1502–1544 (2025)
- Selection, Leverage, and Default in the Mortgage Market
with A. Gupta · Review of Financial Studies, 35(2): 720–770 (2022)Yuki Arai Faculty Research Prize, Honorable Mention
- Vertical Integration, Supplier Behavior, and Quality Upgrading among Exporters
2018 Oliver Williamson Award, SIOE
- Interlinked Firms and the Consequences of Piecemeal Regulation
- The Heavy Costs of High Bail: Evidence from Judge Randomization
with E. Frenchman and A. Gupta · Journal of Legal Studies, 45(2): 471–505 (2016)
- Personality and the Education–Health Gradient: A Note on “Understanding Differences in Health Behaviors by Education”
with G. Conti · Journal of Health Economics, 32(2): 480–485 (2013)
- Primate Evidence on the Late Health Effects of Early Life Adversity
with G. Conti, J. J. Heckman, M. Novak, A. M. Ruggiero and S. J. SuomiProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 109(23): 8866–8871 (2012)
Working Papers
- Information Frictions and Firm Take up of Government Support: A Randomised Controlled Experiment
with C. Custódio and D. Mendes · Revise and resubmit, Review of Finance
- Information Heterogeneity and the Demand for Healthcare: Evidence from GPs in England
Coverage: VoxEU
- Community Impacts of Incarceration
- Credit Access and Market Access: Evidence from a Portuguese Credit Guarantee Scheme
with C. Custódio and B. MendesCoverage: Portuguese Economy Research Report
- A Sticky-Price View of Hoarding
Coverage: Wall Street Journal, Chicago Booth Review
Work in Progress
- Heterogeneous Mortgage Choice: Evidence from Denmark
- Inflation Through the Mortgage Market
with A. Gupta and P. Mabille
- The Nature of Firm Financing and Growth
Teaching
- Housing and Mortgage MarketsEmoryBA
- Financial EconometricsEmoryBA
- Household FinanceEmoryPhD
- Empirical FinanceImperialMSc
- Applied MicroeconometricsImperialPhD