DAN BEN-DAVID

Ph.D, The University of Chicago

 

Academic

Professor of Economics, Department of Public Policy, Tel-Aviv University (2000 to the present).

 

Research Fellow, CEPR (Centre for Economic Policy Research), London, England (1993-2016).

 

Faculty Research Fellow, NBER (National Bureau for Economic Research), Cambridge, Massachusetts (1997-2002).

 

Recipient of Tel-Aviv University's "Outstanding Teacher Award" for Social Sciences (2004, 2012, 2025).


Areas of Specialization

Macroeconomics

Economic Growth and Development

International Trade

Israel Economy


Public

President and founder, Shoresh Institution for Socioeconomic Research (2015-present).

 

Executive Director, Taub Center for Social Policy Research in Israel, Jerusalem (2008-2015).

 

Received the "Knight of Quality Government Award" by public committee headed by retired Supreme Court Justice, Dalia Dorner (2023).

 

Named “Person of the Year” by the Calcalist newspaper (2010).

 

Named among the 100 most influential people in Israel by the Haaretz-TheMarker newspaper (2010, 2012, 2019).