Academic & Professional Qualification
- Ph.D. (Economics), University of California, Los Angeles, 2008
- B.A. (Economics), Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, 2000
Biography
Prof. Juan Pantano joined the Faculty of Business and Economics at the University of Hong Kong as a professor in 2024. Prior to joining HKU, he held faculty appointments at the University of Arizona, Stony Brook University and Washington University in St. Louis. He also served as Associate Director for Research in the Center for the Economics of Human Development at the University of Chicago. His research interests span several fields in applied microeconomics.
Research Interest
- Labor Economics
- Health Economics
- Urban Economics
- Public Economics
- Development Economics
Selected Publications
- “Property Division upon Divorce and Household Decisions”, with Y. Huang, H. Ye and J. Yi, Journal of Human Resources, 2023, Vol 58, No 2: 532-560
- “The Demographic Consequences of Sex-Selection Technology” with Q. Li. Quantitative Economics, 2023, Vol 14: 309-347
- “Health Care Access, Costs and Treatment Dynamics: Evidence from In Vitro Fertilization” with B. Hamilton, E. Jungheim and B. McManus, American Economic Review, 2018, Vol. 108, No 12.
- “Cesarean Sections and Subsequent Fertility” with K. Norberg, Journal of Population Economics, 2016, Vol. 29, No. 1: 5-37
- “Strategic Parenting, Birth Order and School Performance” with V. J. Hotz, Journal of Population Economics, 2015, Vol 28, No. 4, 911-936
- “Estimating Neighborhood Choice Models: Lessons from a Housing Assistance Experiment” with S. Galiani and A. Murphy, American Economic Review, 2015, Vol. 105 No 11: 3385-3415