Juan Sebastián Galán
Visiting Scholar
Becker Friedman Institute for Economics
Visiting Assistant Professor in Public Policy
Harris School of Public Policy
University of Chicago
I am an economist studying the institutional foundations of economic development in Latin America.
My research examines a range of historical and contemporary issues, including the state, conflict, pro-sociality, and how they affect economic development and policy. I have a PhD. from Harvard University.
Contact Information
Email: juangalan@uchicago.edu
Address: Harris School of Public Policy
University of Chicago
1307 E 60th, Chicago, IL 60637
Office Hours: Wednesdays, 11:00am - 12:30pm
Recent Research
- The Legal Origins of Economic Development in Mexico
- Tied to the Land? Intergenerational Mobility and Agrarian Reform in Colombia
- Resisting Social Death: African Origins of Development in the Colombian Pacific
- Fears and Dreams: Understanding the Social Sources of Leader Strategy
- State as Society: Evidence from Colombian Paramilitarism
- Embedded Dependence: The State and Industrial Policy in Colombia