I am Adjunct Associate Professor of Economics at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem where I completed my Ph.D. After my Post-Doc at the M.I.T. I combined Economics Research with positions that require involvement in Economic Policy, among them Director of the Research Department at the Bank of Israel, which includes the Economic Advising to the Government.
In that period I was responsible of the Economic team during Israel's acceptance to the OECD and I led the Research Team of the Earned Income Tax Credit in Israel, which was implemented in October 2007. I am Co-Editor of the Israel Economic Review since its first publication in April 2003. After finishing my position at the Bank of Israel I participated in many podcasts that analyze government intervention in Israel's Economy (available at the section "in the Media" - in Hebrew).
My research concentrates in Public Economics and Macroeconomics. I have published papers on Fiscal Policy, Transfer Programs and Taxation, including Income and Inheritance Taxation . Concerning the Israeli Economy, I have published papers on Fiscal Policy, Government Debt, Growth, and the impact of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Program on employment and inequality.