CV

June 2024
Department of Economics
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Mount Scopus, Jerusalem, 91905, Israel
 
Academic Positions
2016 – present: Rosita Herczeg Professor of Economics, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
2015 – 2016: Rosita Herczeg Associate Professor of Economics, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
2011 – 2015: Associate Professor, Department of Economics, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
2009 – 2011: Senior Lecturer (with tenure), Department of Economics, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
2008 – 2009: Visiting Scholar, National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
2008 – 2009: Visiting Assistant Professor, Boston University
2003 – 2009: Lecturer, Department of Economics, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
2002 – 2003: Post-Doctoral Fellow and Visiting Assistant Professor, Wallis Institute of Political Economy, University of Rochester
 
Professional Positions

2019 – 2022: Director, The Pinhas Sapir Forum for Economic Policy in Israel
2018 – 2024: Member of the Senate, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem 
2015 – 2018: Chair, Department of Economics, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem 
2013 – 2015: Director, The Maurice Falk Institute for Economic Research in Israel
2012 – present: Management Committee Member, European Network for Conflict Research (ENCoRE)
2009 – 2012: Member of the Academic Advisory Board, The Levy Eshkol Institute
2006 – 2007: Co-Director, Program for the Study of Taxation in Israel, The Maurice Falk Institute
Winter 2001: Consultant, The World Bank, Latin America Poverty Group
 
Professional Affiliations 

2021 – present: Senior Research Fellow, The Institute for National Security Studies (INSS)
2014 – present: Affiliated Researcher, The University of California Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation (IGCC)
2014 – present: Research Fellow, Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)
2008 – present: Core Member, Network for the Economic Analysis of Terrorism and Anti-Terror Policies (NEAT), The European Commission 
2008 – present: Senior Affiliate, Households in Conflict Network (HiCN)
2009 – 2012: Research Fellow, The Israel Democracy Institute
2004 – 2014: Research Affiliate, Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)
 
Editorial Positions

2013 – present: Member of the Editorial Board, Peace Economics, Peace Science and Public Policy 

2013 – 2017: Associate Editor, Journal of Experimental Political Science

2012: Guest Editor, special issue on “Political Economy Studies of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict,” Peace Economics, Peace Science and Public Policy
 
Education

Ph.D. Economics, New York University, May 2002
M.A. Economics (Magna Cum Laude), The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 1997
B.A. Economics and Sociology (Summa Cum Laude), The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 1995
 
Fields of Specialization

Applied Microeconomics, Political Economy, Economics of National Security
 
Publications

Journal of Conflict Resolution, August 2023, 67 (7): 1592-1617.
 
Journal of the European Economic Association, June 2021, 19 (3): 1439-1487. (Lead article).
 
in The Israeli Economy in the Last Twenty Years: Lights and Shadows in a Market Economy, Ben-Bassat, Gronau, and Zussman (eds.), Cambridge University Press, February 2021, pages 168-202.
 
Terrorism and Political Violence, 2020, 32 (7): 1458-1481.
Select Media Coverage: BloombergThe Atlantic
 
Journal of Comparative Economics, September 2019, 47 (3): 504-524.
 
Journal of Public Economic Theory, April 2018, 20 (2): 239-256.
Select Media Coverage: Science NewsThe Marker (in Hebrew)The Telegraph
 
Economic Journal, November 2016, 126 (597): 2064-2114.
 European Journal of Political Economy, December 2016, 45 (1): 57-75.
 
“Does Campaign Spending Affect Electoral Outcomes?” with Avi Ben-Bassat and Momi Dahan 
Electoral Studies, December 2015, 40 (1), 102-114.
 
Journal of Conflict Resolution, April 2015, 59 (3), 528-549.
 
Journal of Politics, January 2015, 77 (1): 27-43.
“Can Higher Bonuses Lead to Less Effort? Incentive Reversal in Teams,” with Sebastian Kube, Eyal Winter, and Ro’i Zultan
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, January 2014, 97 (1): 72-83.
 
Representativeness and Efficiency in Local Government, with Avi Ben Bassat and Momi Dahan 
The Israel Democracy Institute, Jerusalem, 2013 (in Hebrew).
 
Peace Economics, Peace Science and Public Policy, August 2012, 18 (2): Article 4. Special issue on “Political Economy Studies of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict.”
 
Journal of Public Economics, April 2012, 96 (3-4): 354-368.
Select Media Coverage: The Washington Post
 
Journal of Politics, January 2012, 74 (1): 113-128. Reprinted in: "The Economics of Terrorism," W. Enders ed., Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd., 2016.
Select Media Coverage: LA TimesThe Economist
 
Quarterly Journal of Economics, November 2010, 125 (4): 1459-1510.
Select Media Coverage: VoxThe New Republic
 
Economica, July 2010, 77 (307): 518-543.
 
“The Economic Cost of Harboring Terrorism,” with Effi Benmelech and Claude Berrebi
Journal of Conflict Resolution, April 2010, 54 (2): 331-353.
 
Journal of Public Economics, April 2010, 94 (3-4): 269-278. 
 
American Political Science Review, August 2008, 102 (3): 279-301. (Lead article)
Select Media Coverage: The New York Times
 
International Journal of Game Theory, February 2007, 35 (3): 379-394.
 
Journal of Conflict Resolution, December 2006, 50 (6): 899-925.
 
Journal of Public Economics, May 2006, 90 (4-5): 703-723. 
 
Journal of Public Economics, May 2003, 87 (5-6): 1137-1164.
 
Journal of Public Economic Theory, October 2003, 5 (4): 593-604.
 
Economic Quarterly (in Hebrew), 1999, 46 (3): 492-511.
 
 
Work in Progress

"Mostly Deterred: An Episodic Analysis of the Israel-Gaza Conflict," with Alexei Abrahams, Eli Berman, Prabin Khadka, and John Powell, September 2020.
"Deterrence through Reaction Curves: An Empirical Analysis of the Israel-Gaza Conflict," with Eli Berman, Prabin Khadka, and Danny Klinenberg, June 2023
 
INSS Special Reports (in Hebrew)

 
Research Grants

2023-2026: U.S. Department of Defense Minerva Research Initiative (with Eli Berman).
2022-2023: The Maurice Falk Institute for Economic Research in Israel, NIS 40,000 (with Yonatan Berman).
2021-2022: The Maurice Falk Institute for Economic Research in Israel, NIS 40,000 (with Asaf Zussman).
2018-2022: The Israeli Science Foundation, NIS 630,000.
2018-2019: The Maurice Falk Institute for Economic Research in Israel, NIS 40,000.
2015-2018: The Israeli Science Foundation, NIS 510,000.
2014-2016: U.S. Department of Defense Minerva Research Initiative.
2012-2015: The Israeli Science Foundation, NIS 450,000 (with Eric Gould).
2012-2013: The Maurice Falk Institute for Economic Research in Israel, NIS 40,000 (with Eric Gould).
2011-2013: The Maurice Falk Institute for Economic Research in Israel, NIS 65,000 (with Eric Gould).
2011-2012: The Harry Truman Institute for the Advancement of Peace, $10,000.
2009-2012: The Israeli Science Foundation, NIS 363,000 (with Eric Gould).
2009-2010: The Maurice Falk Institute for Economic Research in Israel, NIS 82,000 (with Eric Gould).
2008-2012: The European Commission, 7th Framework Programme on Security Economics, EUR 150,000 (with Claude Berrebi).
2008-2010: The Maurice Falk Institute for Economic Research in Israel, NIS 117,500 (with Moses Shayo).
2008-2009: Intramural Funds, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, $6,000.
2006-2008: The Israeli Foundation Trustees $15,000.
2006-2007: The Maurice Falk Institute for Economic Research in Israel, NIS 68,000 (with Moses Shayo). 
2006-2007: The Samuel Neeman Institute, Economics of National Security Program, NIS 40,000.
2004-2005: The Maurice Falk Institute for Economic Research in Israel, NIS 53,000 (with Claude Berrebi).
2004-2005: The Israeli Foundation Trustees, $12,500.
1996-1997: The Maurice Falk Institute for Economic Research in Israel, NIS 2,000.
 
Audio (in Hebrew)
 
"The Dictatorship in Argentina" Do the Math Podcast, April 2023.
 
Main Media Mentions
 
"The electoral survey that will make you vote" The Marker, April 2019 (in Hebrew).
"The midterm elections are looming" The Telegraph, November 2018.
"Yogev's Diatribe" The Jerusalem Post, March 2018.
"Does Terrorism Sway Elections?" The Atlantic, April 2017.
"How Terrorism Can Alter Elections." The New York Times, April 2017.
"The Geography of Foreign ISIS Fighters." The Atlantic, August 2016.
"Terror's Toll is More Social Than Economic" The Wall Street Journal, December 2015.
"Terrorists Determining Israeli Elections," Guardian Liberty Voice, February 2015.
 “Exploding Misconceptions” The Economist, December 2010.
 “Working and Thinking Longer” The Wall Street Journal, November 2010.
 “Bad Economy = Deadlier Terrorists” The New York Times, August 2010.
 "Does Terrorism Work?" The New Republic, June 2009.
 “What the Israeli Right Owes to Hamas,” Foreign Policy, February 2009.
 “The Middle East Waits for Obama,” RealClearPolitics.com, December 2008.
 “Why October Surprises Work,” Foreign Policy, October 2008.
 “In Box: The Battle for Hearts and Minds,” Foreign Policy, July / August 2008.
 “Be Tzoharei Hayom,” Radio Reshet Bet, April 25, 2008.
 “The Balance Sheet of Terror,” The Jerusalem Report, February 18, 2008.
 “5 Myths about Terrorism,” The Washington Post, September 11, 2007.
 “Odd Numbers,” Portfolio.com, August 2, 2007.
 “Radio Kol Chai,” Israel, October 2005.
 
Honors and Awards

Certificate of Excellence in Teaching, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Faculty of Social Sciences,  2011-2012, 2013-2014, 2014-2015, 2020-2021, 2022-2023
ISDC Prize, 2011, awarded to the best article published in the previous two years using data from the Israeli Social Sciences Data Center
Dean’s Dissertation Fellowship, New York University, 2001-2002
C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, Publication Incentive Award, 2001
MacCracken Fellowship, New York University, 1997-2002
Hebrew University Grant for Outstanding Students, 1995-1997
Hebrew University Dean’s List, 1993-1997
Hebrew University Grant for International Outstanding Students, 1991-1992
 
Personal Information

Married with three kids
Citizenship: USA, Israel
Languages: Spanish (mother tongue), fluent in English and Hebrew