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Working Papers

2023

1. Regulating the Revolving Door of Regulators
   Working Papers, Bar-Ilan University, Department of Economics

2022

2. Jewish Law and Ethics: The Case of the Revolving Door
   Working Papers, Bar-Ilan University, Department of Economics
3. Why Was Keynes Opposed to Reparations and Carthaginian Peace?‎
   Working Papers, Bar-Ilan University, Department of Economics

2020

4. Trade Policy and National Identity: Why Keynes Was Opposed to Protectionist Policies?
   Working Papers, Bar-Ilan University, Department of Economics

2019

5. Arbitrariness in the Peer Review Process
   Working Papers, Bar-Ilan University, Department of Economics
   See also Journal Article Arbitrariness in the peer review process, Scientometrics, Springer (2020) View citations (10) (2020)
6. Should Individuals Migrate Before Acquiring Education or After? A New Model of Brain Waste vs. Brain Drain
   Working Papers, Bar-Ilan University, Department of Economics View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article Should individuals migrate before acquiring education or after? A new model of Brain Waste vs. Brain Drain, The B.E. Journal of Macroeconomics, De Gruyter (2019) View citations (2) (2019)
7. The revolving door, state connections, and inequality of influence in the financial sector
   Post-Print, HAL View citations (3)
   See also Journal Article The revolving door, state connections, and inequality of influence in the financial sector, Journal of Institutional Economics, Cambridge University Press (2019) View citations (8) (2019)

2018

8. Elitism in Higher Education and Inequality: Why Are the Nordic Countries So Special?
   Working Papers, Bar-Ilan University, Department of Economics View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article Elitism in Higher Education and Inequality: Why Are the Nordic Countries So Special?, Intereconomics: Review of European Economic Policy, Springer (2018) View citations (1) (2018)
9. Is Brain Drain passé? The Optimal Timing of Migration
   Working Papers, Bar-Ilan University, Department of Economics
10. Social mobility at the top and the higher education system
    Post-Print, HAL View citations (10)
    Also in Working Papers, Bar-Ilan University, Department of Economics (2017) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Social mobility at the top and the higher education system, European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier (2018) View citations (10) (2018)

2017

11. Legal Conflicts of Interest of the Revolving Door
    Working Papers, Bar-Ilan University, Department of Economics View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Legal conflicts of interest of the revolving door, Journal of Macroeconomics, Elsevier (2017) View citations (2) (2017)
12. Productivity Gap between Tradable and Non-Tradable Industries and Duality in Higher Education
    Working Papers, Bar-Ilan University, Department of Economics
13. The Revolving Door: State Connections and Inequality of Influence in the US Banking Sector
    Working Papers, Bar-Ilan University, Department of Economics

2016

14. Endogenous fertility with a sibship size effect
    Post-Print, HAL View citations (3)
    Also in Working Papers of BETA, Bureau d'Economie Théorique et Appliquée, UDS, Strasbourg (2014) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article ENDOGENOUS FERTILITY WITH A SIBSHIP SIZE EFFECT, Macroeconomic Dynamics, Cambridge University Press (2016) View citations (3) (2016)
15. Financial Sector Regulation and the Revolving Door in US Commercial Banks
    Working Papers, Bar-Ilan University, Department of Economics
    Also in Working Papers, FERDI (2016)
    Working Papers, FERDI (2015)
    See also Chapter Financial Sector Regulation and the Revolving Door in US Commercial Banks, Studies in Political Economy, Springer (2017) View citations (1) (2017)
16. Social Mobility and Higher-Education Policy
    Working Papers, "Carlo F. Dondena" Centre for Research on Social Dynamics (DONDENA), Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi View citations (1)
17. Why Migrate: for Study or for Work?
    Working Papers, Bar-Ilan University, Department of Economics View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Why Migrate: For Study or for Work?, Economies, MDPI (2016) View citations (5) (2016)

2014

18. Geography, Economics and Political Systems: A Bird’s Eye View
    Working Papers, Bar-Ilan University, Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article Geography, Economics and Political Systems: A Bird’s Eye View, ifo DICE Report, ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich (2014) (2014)
19. Paid Basic Income, Fertility Rates and Economic Growth
    Working Papers, Bar-Ilan University, Department of Economics
20. The Revolving Door Indicator: Estimating the Distortionary Power of the Revolving Door
    Working Papers, Bar-Ilan University, Department of Economics View citations (1)

2013

21. Brain drain and development traps
    Post-Print, HAL View citations (11)
    Also in Working Papers, Bar-Ilan University, Department of Economics (2012) View citations (1)
    PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL (2013) View citations (7)
    Post-Print, HAL (2013) View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article Brain drain and development traps, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2013) View citations (12) (2013)
22. Mobility of Students and Quality of Higher Education: An Empirical Analysis of the “Unified Brain Drain” Model
    Working Papers, Bar-Ilan University, Department of Economics View citations (1)
23. Non-linear geographics and the economics of transition and democratization
    PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL
    Also in Working Papers, Bar-Ilan University, Department of Economics (2012)
    Post-Print, HAL (2013)
    See also Journal Article Non-linear geographics and the economics of transition and democratization, The Economics of Transition, The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (2013) View citations (2) (2013)
24. Population and Economic Growth: Ancient and Moderns
    Working Papers, Bar-Ilan University, Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article Population and economic growth: Ancient and modern, The European Journal of the History of Economic Thought, Taylor & Francis Journals (2016) (2016)
25. Social Mobility at the Top: Why Are Elites Self-Reproducing?
    Working Papers, Bar-Ilan University, Department of Economics View citations (6)
    Also in Working Papers, ECINEQ, Society for the Study of Economic Inequality (2013) View citations (6)

2012

26. Endogenous Fertility and Intergenerational Transfers: The Significance of the Sibship Size Effect
    Working Papers, Bar-Ilan University, Department of Economics
27. Globalization and Migration: A “Unified Brain Drain” Model
    Working Papers, Bar-Ilan University, Department of Economics
28. Population Dynamics and Economic Growth: Should We Adopt Different Frameworks for Poor and Rich Countries?
    Working Papers, Bar-Ilan University, Department of Economics
29. Promiscuous Elites and Economic Development
    Working Papers, Bar-Ilan University, Department of Economics
30. Ranking and Quality of Universities: Why are US Universities at the top of the International Rankings?
    Working Papers, Bar-Ilan University, Department of Economics View citations (3)

2011

31. Why do Students Migrate? Where do they Migrate to?
    Working Papers, AlmaLaurea Inter-University Consortium View citations (3)

2010

32. Globalization and the Emergence of a Transnational Oligarchy
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

2009

33. Was the Korean Slave Market Efficient?
    Working Papers, Association Française de Cliométrie (AFC)
    Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2009)

2008

34. Is Privatization Necessary to achieve Quality of Universities?
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany

2006

35. Focal Randomization: An optimal mechanism for the evaluation of R&D
    DEGIT Conference Papers, DEGIT, Dynamics, Economic Growth, and International Trade View citations (3)

2004

36. The Role of Higher Education Institutions: Recruitment of Elites and Economic Growth
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (4)

2002

37. Changes in the Recruitment and Education of the Power Elites in Twentieth Century Western Democracies
    Working Papers, Bar-Ilan University, Department of Economics View citations (1)
38. Fertility, Non-Altruism and Economic Growth: Industrialization in the Nineteenth Century
    Working Papers, Bar-Ilan University, Department of Economics View citations (3)

1993

39. Immigration, Investment and Real Wages
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article Immigration, investment, and real wages, Journal of Population Economics, Springer (1996) View citations (28) (1996)
40. Technology and the Life Cycle of Cities
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (13)
    See also Journal Article Technology and the Life Cycle of Cities, Journal of Economic Growth, Springer (1997) View citations (50) (1997)

1991

41. Leapfrogging: A Theory of Cycles in National Technological Leadership
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (13)

Journal Articles

2024

1. Will automation and robotics lead to more inequality?
   Manchester School, 2024, 92, (3), 209-230

2023

2. Regulating the Revolving Door of Regulators: Legal vs. Ethical Issues
   Economies, 2023, 12, (1), 1-13

2020

3. Arbitrariness in the peer review process
   Scientometrics, 2020, 123, (1), 393-411 View citations (10)
   See also Working Paper Arbitrariness in the Peer Review Process, Working Papers (2019) (2019)

2019

4. Should individuals migrate before acquiring education or after? A new model of Brain Waste vs. Brain Drain
   The B.E. Journal of Macroeconomics, 2019, 19, (2), 11 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper Should Individuals Migrate Before Acquiring Education or After? A New Model of Brain Waste vs. Brain Drain, Working Papers (2019) View citations (2) (2019)
5. The revolving door, state connections, and inequality of influence in the financial sector
   Journal of Institutional Economics, 2019, 15, (4), 595-614 View citations (8)
   See also Working Paper The revolving door, state connections, and inequality of influence in the financial sector, Post-Print (2019) View citations (3) (2019)

2018

6. Elitism in Higher Education and Inequality: Why Are the Nordic Countries So Special?
   Intereconomics: Review of European Economic Policy, 2018, 53, (4), 201-208 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Elitism in Higher Education and Inequality: Why Are the Nordic Countries So Special?, Working Papers (2018) View citations (1) (2018)
7. Productivity Gap between Sectors and Double Duality in Labor Markets
   Open Economies Review, 2018, 29, (4), 725-749 View citations (1)
8. Social mobility at the top and the higher education system
   European Journal of Political Economy, 2018, 52, (C), 36-54 View citations (10)
   See also Working Paper Social mobility at the top and the higher education system, Post-Print (2018) View citations (10) (2018)

2017

9. Legal conflicts of interest of the revolving door
   Journal of Macroeconomics, 2017, 52, (C), 175-188 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper Legal Conflicts of Interest of the Revolving Door, Working Papers (2017) View citations (1) (2017)
10. Scientometrics of peer review
    Scientometrics, 2017, 113, (1), 501-502 View citations (14)

2016

11. ENDOGENOUS FERTILITY WITH A SIBSHIP SIZE EFFECT
    Macroeconomic Dynamics, 2016, 20, (8), 2046-2066 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper Endogenous fertility with a sibship size effect, Post-Print (2016) View citations (3) (2016)
12. Population and economic growth: Ancient and modern
    The European Journal of the History of Economic Thought, 2016, 23, (2), 246-271
    See also Working Paper Population and Economic Growth: Ancient and Moderns, Working Papers (2013) (2013)
13. Why Migrate: For Study or for Work?
    Economies, 2016, 4, (3), 1-12 View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper Why Migrate: for Study or for Work?, Working Papers (2016) View citations (5) (2016)

2014

14. Geography, Economics and Political Systems: A Bird’s Eye View
    ifo DICE Report, 2014, 12, (01), 29-36
    See also Working Paper Geography, Economics and Political Systems: A Bird’s Eye View, Working Papers (2014) (2014)

2013

15. Brain drain and development traps
    Journal of Development Economics, 2013, 102, (C), 15-22 View citations (12)
    See also Working Paper Brain drain and development traps, Post-Print (2013) View citations (11) (2013)
16. Non-linear geographics and the economics of transition and democratization
    The Economics of Transition, 2013, 21, (1), 53-71 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper Non-linear geographics and the economics of transition and democratization, PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint) (2013) (2013)

2010

17. Can demographic transition only be explained by altruistic and neo-Malthusian models?
    Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics), 2010, 39, (2), 233-240 View citations (3)

2007

18. Focal randomisation: An optimal mechanism for the evaluation of R&D projects
    Science and Public Policy, 2007, 34, (10), 691-698 View citations (12)

2003

19. Political institutions and economic reforms in Central and Eastern Europe: a snowball effect
    Economic Systems, 2003, 27, (3), 289-311 View citations (17)
20. The new views on demographic transition: a reassessment of Malthus's and Marx's approach to population
    The European Journal of the History of Economic Thought, 2003, 10, (1), 25-45 View citations (4)
21. Wy are the transition paths in China and Eastern Europe different?
    The Economics of Transition, 2003, 11, (1), 3-23 View citations (8)

2001

22. Elites, Minorities and Economic Growth: Edited by Elise S. Brezis and Peter Temin. (Elsevier, Amsterdam, 1999) 255 pp. (ISBN: 0 444 82848 6)
    European Journal of Political Economy, 2001, 17, (4), 905-908
23. Social classes, demographic transition and economic growth
    European Economic Review, 2001, 45, (4-6), 707-717 View citations (12)

1998

24. Communist Regime Collapse: Output and the Rate of Repression
    Eastern Economic Journal, 1998, 24, (4), 463-474 View citations (1)
25. Economic growth, leadership and capital flows: the leapfrogging effect
    The Journal of International Trade & Economic Development, 1998, 7, (3), 261-277 View citations (10)

1997

26. Conscientious regulation and post-regulatory employment restrictions
    European Journal of Political Economy, 1997, 13, (3), 517-536 View citations (11)
27. Did Foreign Capital Flows Finance the Industrial Revolution? A Reply
    Economic History Review, 1997, 50, (1), 129-132
28. Technology and the Life Cycle of Cities
    Journal of Economic Growth, 1997, 2, (4), 369-83 View citations (50)
    See also Working Paper Technology and the Life Cycle of Cities, NBER Working Papers (1993) View citations (13) (1993)

1996

29. Immigration, investment, and real wages
    Journal of Population Economics, 1996, 9, (1), 83-93 View citations (28)
    See also Working Paper Immigration, Investment and Real Wages, NBER Working Papers (1993) View citations (11) (1993)

1995

30. Foreign capital flows in the century of Britain's industrial revolution: new estimates, controlled conjectures
    Economic History Review, 1995, 48, (1), 46-67 View citations (25)

1993

31. Disequilibrium dynamics during the great depression
    Journal of Macroeconomics, 1993, 15, (3), 553-589 View citations (4)
32. Leapfrogging in International Competition: A Theory of Cycles in National Technological Leadership
    American Economic Review, 1993, 83, (5), 1211-19 View citations (204)

1983

33. Price level determinacy and the choice of policy targets under rational expectations
    Economics Letters, 1983, 13, (1), 25-30

Chapters

2017

1. Financial Sector Regulation and the Revolving Door in US Commercial Banks
   Springer View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Financial Sector Regulation and the Revolving Door in US Commercial Banks, Bar-Ilan University, Department of Economics (2016) (2016)

2012

2. Why Are US Universities at the Top of the International Rankings?
   Palgrave Macmillan View citations (4)