
Sebastian Galiani is Professor of Economics at the University of Maryland. He obtained his PhD in Economics from the University of Oxford and works broadly in the field of Development Economics. He is also a Fellow of the NBER and BREAD. Sebastian was Secretary of Economic Policy, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Treasury, Argentina, between January of 2017 and June of 2018. Sebastian is associate editor of the Journal of Development Economics; Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, and Latin American Economic Review. He received the Konex Diploma in Development Economic (2006-2016). He has served as Scientific Director of JPAL-LAC and as member of the Board of Directors of JPAL, MIT. He has also worked as consultant for Gates Foundation, United Nations, Inter-American Development Bank, Innovations for Poverty Action, World Bank, and several governments around the world.
Recent work by Sebastian Galiani
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The effect of pensions on wellbeing and mental health: Evidence from Paraguay
A non-contributory pension scheme substantially improved consumption and wellbeing, and reduced the number of over-65s in poverty doing paid work
Rosangela Bando Sebastian Galiani Paul Gertler
Published 16.03.22
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Long-term effects of the Inca Road
Proximity to the Inca Road improved subsequent educational, development and labour outcomes, in particular for women.
Articles : Infrastructure & Urbanisation
Ana Paula Franco Sebastian Galiani Pablo Lavado
Published 03.09.21
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Pipe dreams: Enforcing payment for water and sanitation services in Kenya
How can policymakers solve the problem of non-payment of utility bills while still maintaining access to water and sanitation services?
Audio : Infrastructure & Urbanisation
Paul Gertler Aidan Coville Sebastian Galiani Susumu Yoshida
Published 05.08.20
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Building trust: Evidence from workshops on increasing savings in Peru
Trust is important in encouraging poor households to hold their savings in bank accounts
Sebastian Galiani Paul Gertler Camila Navajas-Ahumada
Published 30.03.20
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The causal effects of competition on prices and quality
Governments can outsource public services and achieve lower prices, without sacrificing quality, if they can ensure that there is enough competition
Matias Busso Sebastian Galiani
Published 09.03.20
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The audacity of hope: Poverty and aspirations
Evidence from Latin America suggests that solely encouraging unattainable aspirations among poor households does not improve their welfare
Sebastian Galiani Paul Gertler Raimundo Undurraga
Published 24.04.18
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Land Rights and Urban Poverty
Sebastian Galiani on the impact Argentina’s land title policy had on credit access, housing quality, family welfare and economic ideology.
Video : Infrastructure & Urbanisation
Published 12.01.18
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Bringing Research to Policy
Sebastian Galiani, Deputy Minister at the Argentinian Treasury on bridging the gap between research and policy.
Video : Institutions & Political Economy
Published 23.11.17
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Argentina's Economic Prospects: Insights from Sebastian Galiani
Sebastian Galiani, Deputy Minister at the Argentinian Treasury on Argentina's economic and growth prospects.
Video : Institutions & Political Economy
Published 07.11.17