Prof. Sebastian Galiani

ACADEMIC HOST
Prof. Nittai Bergman
School of Economics

IAS Distinguished Scholar
Fall Semester 2026/2027

Education

• 1990: Licentiate in Economics, Universidad Nacional de Buenos Aires, Argentina
• 1993: M.A. in Economics, Instituto Torcuato Di Tella, Argentina
• 2000: D. Phil. in Economics, University of Oxford, UK

Academic and Professional Appointments

• 2023–present: Mancur Olson Professor, Department of Economics, University of Maryland, College Park
• 2012–2023: Professor, Department of Economics, University of Maryland, College Park
• 2017–2018: State Secretary of Economic Policy, Deputy Minister, Ministry of the Treasury, Argentina
• 2009–2012: Professor, Department of Economics, Washington University in St. Louis
• 2006–2009: Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Washington University in St. Louis
• 2005–2006: Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Universidad de San Andrés, Argentina
• 2001–2004: Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Universidad de San Andrés, Argentina
• 2000–2001: Assistant Professor, Business School, Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, Argentina
• 1998–2001: Researcher, Instituto Torcuato Di Tella, Argentina
• 1993–1995: Lecturer, Instituto Torcuato Di Tella, Argentina

Affiliations

• Member, National Academy of Economic Science, Argentina (2025–present)
• Research Associate, National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), US (2013–present)
• Fellow, Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD) (2013–present)
• Faculty Associate, Maryland Center for Economics and Policy (2012–present)
• Faculty Affiliate, Maryland Population Research Center, University of Maryland (2012–present)
• Honorary Member, Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association (LACEA) (2010–present)

Awards (selected)

• Maryland Research Excellence Prize, University of Maryland (2024)
• First Prize, Best Paper, Asociación Argentina de Economía Política (2023)
• Konex Diploma in Development Economics (2016)
• Ronald Coase Institute Award for Outstanding Achievement (2015)
• Research Medals, Global Development Network Annual Conference (2003, 2005, 2006)

Professional Activities (selected)

• Program Committee Member: BREAD, NBER, Econometric Society, LACEA (various years)
• Chair, Program Committee, LACEA Annual Meeting (2017)
• Co-Scientific Director, Latin American Office, J-PAL, MIT (2014–2016)
• Co-Director, LICIP, Universidad Torcuato Di Tella (2014–2016)
• Member, Board of Directors, J-PAL (2010–2016)
• Advisor, Ministry of Economics, Argentina (2000)

Editorial Work (selected)

• Editor, Economia, Journal of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association (2025–2027)
• Associate Editor, Journal of Development Economics (since 2010)
• Associate Editor, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization (since 2012)
• Academic Editor, PLOS ONE (2018–2020)