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Francisco Gallego

Associate Professor

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

Líneas de Investigación


Development Economics, Economic History, Economics of Education, Political Economics

Educación

  •  Business, PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE. Chile, 1997
  •  M.A. in Economics, PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE. Chile, 2001
  •  Economics, PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE. Chile, 1997
  •  Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Estados Unidos, 2006

Experiencia Académica

  •   Associate Professor Full Time

    Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

    Ciencias Económicas y Administrativas

    Santiago, Chile

    2011 - A la fecha

  •   Scientific Director and Research Affiliate, Part Time

    Latin American Office, Abdul Latif Jameel

    Ciencias Económicas y Administrativas

    Santiago, Chile

    2009 - A la fecha

  •   Assistant Professor Jornada Completa

    PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE

    Santiago, Chile

    2006 - 2010

Experiencia Profesional

  •   Scientific Director and Research Affiliate Part Time

    Latin American Office, Abdul Latif Jameel

    Santiago, Chile

    2009 - A la fecha

  •   Research Affiliate Part Time

    Economic History and Cliometrics Laboratory (EH-Clio Lab)

    Santiago, Chile

    2008 - A la fecha

  •   Lecturer, MBA program Part Time

    MBA program, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile

    Santiago, Chile

    2007 - 2013

  •   Teaching Assistant, Department of Economics Part Time

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Massachusetts, Estados Unidos

    2004 - 2006

  •   Research Assistant to Prof. Daron Acemoglu, Josh Angrist and Ricardo Caballero Part Time

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

    Massachusetts, Estados Unidos

    2002 - 2006

  •   Part-Time Lecturer Part Time

    Universidad Alberto Hurtado

    Santiago, Chile

    1999 - 2002

  •   Research Economist Full Time

    Central Bank of Chile

    Santiago, Chile

    1998 - 2002

  •   Part-Time Lecturer Part Time

    Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

    Santiago, Chile

    1997 - 2001

  •   Research and Teaching Assistant Part Time

    Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

    Santiago, Chile

    1993 - 1998

Formación de Capital Humano


PH.D. SUPERVISION
Main Advisor:
- Rodrigo Troncoso, “Empirical Essays on the Behavior of Firms under Credit Constraints”. PhD in Economics, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. 2009.
- Javiera Bravo, Local Public Finance in Chile, PhD in Economics, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. 2012.

Member of Thesis Committee:
- Francisca Dussaillant. “The Educational Gender Gap and Female Education Externalities", PhD in Economics, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. 2009.
- Mercedes Haga. “Optimal Interest Rates Under endogenous Fiscal Policy”. PhD in Economics, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. 2010.
- Diego Avanzini “A Generalized Three-Step Panel Data Estimator: Bias and Inference Issues”, PhD in Economics, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. 2011.
- Vesna Mandakovic “Heterogeneous firms’ labor demand and employment protection legislation”, PhD in Economics, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. 2013.
- José C. Tello. Essays in Political Economics and Macroeconomics. PhD in Economics, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. In Progress.


Premios y Distinciones

  •   Premio de Reconocimiento a la Excelencia Académica 2008

    PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

    Chile, 2008

    Premio de Reconocimiento a la Excelencia Académica 2008. Éste se otorga con la finalidad de reconocer y valorar a los académicos de la UC que desarrollan un trabajo docente de excelencia cumpliendo con la misión de la Universidad de formar profesionales de calidad, destacándose por promover el saber, la formación integral y el espíritu de servicio

  •   Winner of Public Policies Competition

    PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

    Chile, 2009

    Project: “Learning Outcomes in Pre-School Education in Chile: Definition, Measurement, and Institutions”.

  •   Winner of Public Policies Competition

    PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

    Chile, 2009

    Project: “Learning Outcomes in Pre-School Education in Chile: Definition, Measurement, and Institutions”.

  •   Winner of Public Policies Competition

    PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

    Chile, 2008

    Project: “The Role of Information in School Choice: A Report Card on School Outcomes”

  •   Winner of Public Policies Competition,

    PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

    Chile, 2007

    Project: “Education Provision in Rural Schools: Incentives, Costs, and Outcomes”


 

Article (13)

The effect of transport policies on car use: A bundling model with applications

Gallego F; Montero, JP; Salas C

Article ISI SCOPUS
Energy Economics  (2013)

The effect of transport policies on car use: Evidence from Latin American cities

Gallego F; Montero, JP; Salas C

Article ISI SCOPUS
Journal of Public Economics  (2013)

When Does Inter-School Competition Matter? Evidence from the Chilean “Voucher” System

Gallego, Francisco

Article
The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy  (2013)

CEO compensation and large shareholders: Evidence from emerging markets

Gallego F; Larrain, B

Article ISI SCOPUS
Journal of Comparative Economics  (2012)

Skill Premium in Chile: Studying Skill Upgrading in the South

Gallego F.A.

Article ISI SCOPUS
World Development  (2012)

Sudden stops, financial frictions, and labor market flows: Evidence from Latin America

Gallego F.A.; Tessada J.A.

Article ISI SCOPUS
Journal of Development Economics  (2012)

Christian Missionaries and Education in Former African Colonies: How Competition Mattered

Woodberry, R

Article ISI SCOPUS
Journal of African Economies  (2010)

HISTORICAL ORIGINS OF SCHOOLING: THE ROLE OF DEMOCRACY AND POLITICAL DECENTRALIZATION



Article ISI SCOPUS
Review of Economics and Statistics  (2010)

GOOD, BAD, AND UGLY COLONIAL ACTIVITIES: DO THEY MATTER FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT?

Bruhn, Miriam; Gallego, Francisco

Article
DOCUMENTO DE TRABAJO - INSTITUTO DE ECONOMIA. PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE (EN LINEA)  (2008)

Building confidence intervals for band-pass and Hodrick-Prescott filters: an application using bootstrapping

Johnson, CA

Article ISI SCOPUS
Applied Economics  (2005)

Microeconomic effects of capital controls: The Chilean experience during the 1990s

Hernandez, FL

Article ISI SCOPUS
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FINANCE & ECONOMICS  (2003)

El Financiamiento de la Educación en Chile: una Evaluación

Gallego, Francisco; Sapelli, Claudio

Article
Revista de Pensamiento Educativo  

On the Determinants and Implications of School Choice: Semi-Structural Simulations for Chile

Gallego, Francisco; Hernando, Andrés

Article
Economia  

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Francisco Gallego

Associate Professor

Instituto de Economía

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

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Jose Tessada

Profesor Asociado

Escuela de Administracion

Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile

Santiago, Chile