Mr. Pantano is a Professor at The University of Hong Kong. He is an applied microeconomist with wide teaching and research interests. Before joining HKU Business School, Pantano has taught at UCLA, Stony Brook University, The University of Arizona, Washington University in St. Louis and The University of Chicago. Mr. Pantano has published his research in major journals in Economics, such as the American Economic Review.
At a methodological level, Pantano’s main areas of research focus on a) how to integrate structural estimation with randomized controlled trials and other credible research designs, b) how to overcome identification problems when using instrumental variables, and c) how to leverage data on subjective expectations in empirical microeconomic research.
In addition to his extensive academic career in teaching and research, Prof. Pantano has had some administrative and executive experience, serving as Associate Director for Research in the Center for the Economics of Human Development at the University of Chicago.
Academic & Professional Qualification
• Ph.D. in Economics, University of California, Los Angeles
• B.A. in Economics, Universidad Torcuato Di Tella
Teaching
Undergraduate
• Analysis of Economic Data
• Causal Inference
Graduate
• Applied Econometrics
• Managerial Economics
Research Interests
• Labor Economics
• Health Economics
• Causal Inference
• Structural Estimation
Publications
• A Tale of Two Studies: Revisiting the Unintended Effects of Staggered Legal Changes, with S.
Mechoulan and I. Rosenthal
Journal of Legal Studies, accepted.
• “Effects of Multi-Generational Exposure to Early-Life Advantage” with A. Dettmer, J. Heckman, V.
Ronda, and S. Suomi
Journal of Political Economy, accepted.
• “Upcoding in Medicare: Where Does It Matter Most?” with K. Joiner and J. Lin,
Health Economics Review, 2024 Vol 14, No 1.
• “The Demographic Consequences of Sex-Selection Technology” with Q. Li.
Quantitative Economics, 2023, Vol 14: 309-347
• “Structural Models” with S. Galiani,
Handbook of Labor, Human Resources and Population Economics, 2023
• “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
• “Birth Order and Unwanted Fertility”, with W. Lin and S. Sun,
Journal of Population Economics, 2020, Vol 33, No 2: 413–440
• “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 (lead article)
• “Obesity and Sex Ratios in the U.S.” with K. McEvilly and W. Lin,
Review of Economics of the Household, 2016, Vol. 14, No. 2: 269–292
• “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
• “Strategic Parenting, Birth Order and School Performance” with V. J. Hotz,
Journal of Population Economics, 2015, Vol 28, No. 4, 911-936
• “The Unintended: Negative Outcomes over the Life Cycle” with W. Lin,
Journal of Population Economics, 2015, Vol. 28 No. 2: 479-508
• “Catastrophic Natural Disasters and Economic Growth”, with E. Cavallo, S. Galiani and I. Noy,
Review of Economics and Statistics, 2013, Vol. 95, No. 5: 1549–1561
