Jeanna Kenney is an Applied Economics PhD Candidate in The Wharton School studying topics in real estate and urban economics. Her research focuses on the various people and decisions involved in the often complicated process of a home purchase. In particular, her dissertation studies the occupational licensing process for real estate agents and how this affects competition in the brokerage industry and outcomes in local housing markets.

Prior to Wharton, Jeanna was a research assistant at the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, working primarily with economists on the Regional economics team studying economic trends in the greater Philadelphia area and issues of bias in home purchase appraisals. She holds a B.A. in Economics with a concentration in Math from Haverford College. A native of nearby Delaware County, Jeanna enjoys reading, baking, and cheering on Philly sports teams.