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Oded Galor is the founder of Unified Growth Theory, which enhances the understanding of the developmental processes shaping the entirety of human history. His research addresses the role of deep-rooted factors in the transitions from stagnation to growth and examines the emergence of vast inequalities across the globe. He has made significant contributions to the analysis of the impacts of inequality on development processes, the interaction between cultural adaptation and economic development, and the role of diversity in comparative economic development. He has been awarded honorary doctorates from universities such as Nicolaus Copernicus University, Athens University of Economic and Business, UC Louvain, and Poznań University of Economics & Business. Galor has been elected as a Foreign Member of Academia Europaea and as a Fellow of the Econometric Society. He has held researcher positions at prestigious institutions such as CEPR, GLO, and IZA, and served as a Research Associate at NBER CESifo. In addition, he is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Economic Growth and has served in editorial roles for other leading economic journals.
Department: Department of Economics