Ceren Baysan is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Toronto. Her research explores questions at the intersection of political economy and development economics, and studies how extant institutions and institutional change interact with individual beliefs, perceptions, and preferences in societies to shape outcomes ranging from conflict to polarization, social integration, and economic behaviour.

Dr. Baysan is also affiliated to the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), the International Growth Centre (IGC), the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), and the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). She received her PhD in Agricultural and Resource Economics from the University of California, Berkeley.