Title: Combining Structural Models with RCTs

Abstract: This lecture synthesizes Prof. Pantano's research work that combines Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs) and structural models. The lecture will introduce six papers and ongoing research by Prof. Pantano, emphasizing the synergy between RCTs and structural models.

Speaker: Prof. Juan Pantano, Professor of Economics at the Business School, The University of Hong Kong. Before moving to Hong Kong, Prof. Pantano held academic positions at Washington University in St. Louis, Stony Brook University, and the University of Arizona, and served as Deputy Director of Research at the Center for the Economics of Human Development at the University of Chicago. His research results have been published in journals such as American Economic Review, Journal of Political Economy, Review of Economics and Statistics, Quantitative Economics, Journal of Human Resources, and Journal of Population Economics.

Date & time: 05 November 2025, 10:00 - 12:00

Venue: B321, Zhixin Building, Central Campus, Shandong University