Sebastián Gallegos

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Robert J. Lalonde (RIP), The University of Chicago
Chris A. Neilson, Princeton University
Ofer Malamud, Northwestern University
Susan Mayer, The University of Chicago
Dan Black, The University of Chicago

I'm an Economist at the IDB's Headquarters in Washington, DC. Check out our Behavioral Economics Working Group! Before coming to DC, I was a Postdoctoral Scholar at Princeton University, with the Department of Economics and the Woodrow Wilson School. I earned my PhD at The University of Chicago Harris School, specializing in behavioral , education and labor economics.

Selected Research Papers:

“Using Behavioral Insights to Increase Parental Engagement” (with S. Mayer, A. Kalil & P. Oreopoulos). forthcoming, Journal of Human Resources.
“The 1999-2007 Public-Private Wage Gap in LAC: A Matching Approach” (with A. Mizala and P. Romaguera).
Labour Economics.
“Rescuing Low-Income, High Ability Students” (with F. Meneses and D. Contreras).
Rej & R, Journal of Human Resources.