His primary research area is in environmental and urban economics. Much of his work has been focused on using property value information and quasi-experimental hedonic techniques to understand how households value environmental and urban amenities. He also does work related to behavioral economics and the economics of education. Jaren has conducted funded research for the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Some of his most recent research articles have appeared in the Quarterly Journal of Economics, Journal of Financial Economics, International Economic Review, Games and Economic Behavior, the Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, and the Journal of Urban Economics. For more information about his research, see his current working papers and publications below: