Behavioral economics; empirical research (survey-based, experimental, administrative data); household behavior; macroeconomic indicators and well-being measurement; expectations and beliefs; survey methodology; psychological, social, and cultural aspects of economic behavior; social status and expenditure visibility; economic policy.

Courses Taught:

• Macroeconomics
• Israeli economy and business
• behavioral economics
• microeconomics

Published in:

• American Economic Review
• American Economic Journal: Applied Economics
• American Economic Journal: Microeconomics
• American Economic Journal: Economic Policy
• Review of Economics and Statistics
• Journal of the European Economic Association

See also:

• פרופ' אורי חפץ: "אנחנו בפתחה של התאוששות חסרת תקדים"

Research Interests: 

Comparative politics and political economy, in particular electoral politics, representation, electoral systems and institutions more broadly, party systems, as well as in gender and politics.

Courses Taught: 

• Comparative politics field seminar
• Gender and politics
• Electoral politics: voters and institutions

Published in:

•  American Journal of Political Science
• American Political Science Review
• British Journal of Political Science
• Journal of Politics
•  Political Analysis

Prizes and Awards: 

• Longley Award for best article in representation and electoral systems. APSA, Representation and Electoral Systems section (2017).
• Israel Young Academy (affiliated with The Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities), member (first cohort) (2012-2016).
• President's Prize named after Yoram Ben-Porath for Outstanding Young Researcher, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (2011).
• Riker Award for best book in political economy. APSA, Political Economy section. (2010).

*Former President of the European Political Science Association (2017-2019)

See also:

• האם הקול הנשי יכריע את הבחירות לנשיאות ארה"ב? [גלובס]
• את לא נולדת שמאלנית, את נעשית כזאת: מה יקרה אם רק נשים יצביעו בבחירות? [The Marker]

Information economics, Financial economics, Game theory

Courses Taught: 

• Finance
• Information Economics

Prizes and Awards:

Yoram Ben Porat prize, UWFC best paper

Grants: 

• ERC
• ISF
• BSF
• NSF

Published in:

•  American Economic Review
• Journal of Political Economy
• Econometrica
• Review of Economic Studies
• Journal of Finance

Research Interests:

 Algorithmic Game Theory, Economics and Computation, Randomness and Complexity.

Courses Taught: 

• Mathematical Logic for Programmers
• Topics on the border of Economics and Computation
• From Nand to Tetris. 

Grants: 

• ERC
• ISF
• BSF
• Google

Published in:

• JACM
• Econometrica
• GEB
• Combinatorica
• JAIR
•  JET
•  Siam J. Computation
•  MOR

Prizes and Awards:

• Godel
• Knuth
• Rotschild 
• EATCS
• Bruno