Bio

Education

2018                 Ph.D., Finance, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

2008                 M.A., Financial Economics, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

2004                 B.A., Economics and Business Administration, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Past Positions

2019 – 2020                 Visiting Scholar, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.

2018 – 2020                 Lecturer, Department of Finance, The College of Management Academic Studies, Israel

2018 – 2019                 Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Finance, The Wharton School, The University of Pennsylvania.

2010 – 2013                 Chief of Operations and Business Development, Ashdot – Itur Hon, Israel.

2009 – 2010                 ICAAP Project - Manager (Bank Capital Management), Mizrahi-Tefahot Bank, Israel.

2007 – 2009                 Basel II Project - Assistant Manager, Mizrahi-Tefahot Bank, Israel.

2004 – 2007                 Budgets Officer, IDF. Financial Advisor to the Chief of General Staff Unit / Budget Division in the Ministry of Defense - (Rank of Captain).

                                   

Grants Awards and Honors

  • Pension Research Council/TIAA Institute Partnership Grant (35,000 USD), 2020-2021, with Olivia S. Mitchell and Orly Sade
  • GIF (German-Israeli Foundation for Scientific Research and Development) Young Scientists Grant (15,000 EURO), 2019
  • TFI  (Think Forward Initiative) research grant (10,000 USD), 2019, with Orly Sade
  • Pension Research Council/TIAA Institute Partnership Grant (50,000 USD), 2019-2020, with Olivia S. Mitchell and Orly Sade
  • Bogen fellowship for post-doctoral studies.
  • Excellence in teaching award, The College of Management Academic Studies, 2018
  • Excellence in teaching award, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, 2018
  • Scholarship from Haim Stoessel Memorial Fund, 2017
  • National Security Research grant, 2016-2017
  • Excellence in teaching award, The College of Management Academic Studies, 2016
  • The Israeli Ministry of Finance scholarship for ​​financial literacy studies, 2015-2016
  • Gal-Ed grant, School of Business Administration, HUJI for attending RBFC 2016
  • Excellence in teaching award, The College of Management Academic Studies, 2013
  • The Hebrew University Economics department honors for the year 2005-2006
  • The Hebrew University Economics department honors for the year 2003-2004

 

Research Interests:

Research interest: Pensions, Insurance, Environmental Economics, Behavioral and Experimental Finance, Decision making