Oded Galor
Oded Galor | |
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עודד גלאור | |
| Born | 1953 (age 71–72) |
| Nationality | Israel and United States |
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| Institutions | Brown University |
| Notable ideas | Unified growth theory |
| Awards | Doctor Honoris Causa of Poznan University of Economics and Business (Poland)
Doctor Honoris Causa of Université catholique de Louvain (Belgium) Doctor Honoris Causa of The Athens University of Economics and Business (Greece) |
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Oded Galor (Hebrew: עודד גלאור; born 1953) is an Israeli-American economist who is currently Herbert H. Goldberger Professor of Economics at Brown University. He is the founder of unified growth theory.
Galor has contributed to the understanding of development over the entire course of human history and prehistory, and the role of deep-rooted factors in the transition from stagnation to growth and in the emergence of global inequality. He also pioneered the exploration of the impact of human evolution, population diversity, and inequality on the process of development over most of human existence.