Gilad Aharonovitz, Assistant Professor
EDUCATION
- PhD, Tel-Aviv University, 2006
- MA, Economics (Cum Laude), Tel-Aviv University, 1999
- BSc, Economics and Computer Science (Cum Laude), Tel-Aviv University, 1993
FIELDS OF INTEREST
- Development (macro)Economics
- Growth of Open Economies
- International Factor Movements and Macroeconomic aspects of International Finance
- Values and Social Norms
TEACHING ASSIGNMENT
EMPLOYMENT
- 2006-Present - Assistant Professor, School of Economic Sciences
- Academic: Tel Aviv University (Instructor), Tel Aviv Academic College (Adjunct Professor)
- Non-Academic: Majorem Ltd (CFO), Unit of the Financial Advisor to the Chief of Staff - Israeli MoD (Military Service), Economic Models Ltd (Economist)
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
- Why Cannot Poor Countries Utilize Existing Knowledge? Expansion of Firms and Human Capital Accumulation by Training. Forthcoming, Economic Inquiry.
- Knowledge Based Spatial Differences in Economic Activity, Job Related Migration and Housing Related Migration. Annals of Regional Science, 2009. The original publication is available online at http://www.springerlink.com/
openurl.asp?genre=article&id=doi:10.1007/s00168-009-0320-9 - Development and the Increasing Prices of Natural Resources: Have You Missed the Last Boat to Sustained Growth? International Journal of Economic Issues, 2009, 1(2), 153-163.
- Book review of: Is War Necessary for Economic Growth? Military Procurement and Technology Development, by Ruttan, Vernon W. (November 2008), American Journal of Agricultural Economics 90(4), 1156-1157.
- Fences, Walls and the Development of Cities - The Long-Term Effects of the Israeli-Palestinian Land Obstacle (January 2006, Journal of Peace Research) 43(1), 55-65.
VALUES and ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
- Questionnaire
- Values and Economic Performance: Theory and some Evidence from Kenya (joint with E. Kabura). Under revise and resubmit.
- Can Integrity Replace Institutions? Theory and Evidence (joint with F. Fahs and N. Skuza). Under review. CESifo working paper #2730.
- Values and Economic Performance in a Sample of Countries.
ECONOMIC GROWTH THROUGH ON-THE-JOB TRAINING AND EXPANSION OF FIRMS
- Are Net FDI Flows and Reversals of Capital Flows a Result of Output Growth? (joint with J. Miller) Under revise and resubmit.
- Migration of Firms, Home Bias and Economic Growth. Under review.
OTHER WORKING PAPERS
- Human Capital and on the Job Training
- The Curse of Natural Resources: Substitution Effect and Industrial Policy.
Contact Info
E-mail address:
aharonovitz@wsu.edu
Office Location:
111H Hulbert Hall
Office Phone: 335-6381
Office Hours:
EconS 302 and
EconS 572:
Tue., 9:00-10:00 am
or by appointment (schedule appt by email).