Higher Education

B.S Agr. , Magna Cum laude, Agricultural Economics and Management, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 1983 (Dean's list).

M.Sc. Suma Cum laude , Agricultural Economics and Management, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 1985 (Gal Distinguished Student Fellowship).

Ph.D., Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of California, Berkeley, Supervisor: James A. Chalfant, 1990 (University of California Fellowship).

Post-doctoral Kinamon Fellowship, at University of California, Berkeley 1990-1991.

Post-doctoral Hirshlimer Fellowship, at Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 1991-1992.

 

Academic Appointments

1983–1985  Teaching and Research Assistant,  Department of Environmental Economics and Management, Hebrew University.

1985–1989  Dept. Ag. Res. Econ. California University, Berkeley: Teaching Assistant  "Advanced Econometric" (Graduate level), Research Assistant: "On the Behavior of Agricultural Households Under Risk".

1992–1997  Lecturer,  Department of Agricultural Economics and Management, Hebrew University.

1997–2005  Present  Senior Lecturer,  Department of Agricultural Economics and Management, Hebrew University.

1998-2000  Head of teaching track, Agricultural Economics and Management in Agriculture, Member of the Hotel Management Curriculum Committee, Head of the Steering Committee of the Agricultural Marketing Program, Member of the Ag. Econ. Dept. Recruitment and Promotion committees, Hebrew University.

2001-2002  Senior Lecturer, Department of Economics, Tel-hai College, Israel.

2005-Present Associate Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics and Management, Hebrew University.

2005-present Director of Research, the Center for Agricultural Economic Research, member of the financial committee, Hebrew University.

 

Public Activities

1996-7  Member of a Public committee for the Development of the Rural Community for the Next Century.  Nominated by the Israeli Agricultural Minister.

1997- 2005 Member and Chair of the Economic and Marketing Steering Committee, the Israeli Chief Scientist of the Agricultural Ministry.

2000  Chair of a special Advisory Committee, nominated by the Israeli Chief Scientist of the Agricultural Ministry to design and implement an economic review process for research proposals in Agriculture.

1998-2002 Chair of the Executive Committee of “Moshav Yarkona” an Agricultural Settlement.

2002 Co-Organizer of "the Economics of Water and Agriculture" an international Workshop in the Honor of Professor Yoav, Kislev, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

2006 Organizer of "the Economics of Agricultural Trade" an international workshop, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

 

Membership in Professional Societies (various years):

American Agricultural Economics Association.

Israel Economic Association.

European Association of Agricultural Economics

 

Academic Awards:

1992 Outstanding Journal Article (best journal article of the year): American Association of Agricultural Economics.

1992 Outstanding Published Research in Agricultural Economics: Western Agricultural Economic Association.

1996, 1997 Dean’s Appreciation Letters for Outstanding Teaching: Price Theory II and Fundamentals of Statistics, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

 

Funded Research Projects:

Close to a million $ in extramural funding.

1991-2: Chief Scientist of the Agricultural Ministry “Economic Evaluation of Agricultural Research Proposals.” I. Finkelshtain I and Z. Bar-Shira, $70,000. 
 
1992:   Chief Scientist of the Agricultural Ministry, “The Structure of Israeli Meat Demand.”  I. Finkelshtain, $10,000. 
  
1993-6:  BARD foundation, ”Organization of Agricultural Marketing,” I. Finkelshtain, S. Buccola and Z. Bar-Shira Z, $200,000.  
  
1995-6: Chief  Scientist of Agricultural Ministry, “Incentive Structure in Public R&D.” , I. Finkelshtain, $15,000. 
  
1995-6: Israeli Citrus Marketing Board, “Organization of Israeli Citrus Export.”, I. Finkelshtain and Y. Plessner, $25,000. 
  
1996-7:  R&D Authority the Hebrew University,  “Incentive Structure in Public R&D.” I. Finkelshtain, $12,000. 
  
1998-9:  Fruit and Vegetable Production and Marketing Boards., “International Comparison of Agricultural Support Policies,” I. Finkelshtain, $25,000. 
  
1998-9:  Chief Scientist of Agricultural Ministry, “Efficiency and Equity in Irrigation Regulation,” Z. Bar-Shira and I. Finkelshtain, $16,000. 
  
2000-2002: Center for the Research of Land Policy, JNF, “Land Auctions in Israel,”       I. Finkelshtain and Y. Tsur $15,000. 
  
2001-2002: Center for Research in Agricultural Economics, “Land Auctions in Israel,” I. Finkelshtain $5,000. 
  
2002:  Israeli Tourism Ministry, “Virtual Tourism Services.”, A. Fleischer and I Finkelshtain, $5,000. 
  
2001-2003:  Maurice Falk Institute for Economic Research in Israel, "Estimating Agricultural Water Demand under Block Rate Pricing", Z. Bar-Shira, I. Finkelshtain and A. Simhon, $20,000. 
  
2001-2003:  Chief  Scientist and Planning Authority, Agricultural Ministry, "Economic Organization of Rural Municipalities", I. Finkelshtain, $35,000. 
  
2002-2004:  Sapir Research Fund, "Economic Organization of Rural Municipalities", I. Finkelshtain, and E. Feinerman  $35,000. 
  
2002:  the Center for Agricultural Economic Research, "Economic Organization of Rural Municipalities", I. Finkelshtain, $2,500. 
  
2003:  Israel Citrus Marketing Board, "Israeli Market for Fresh Citrus," I. Fineklshtain, $5,000. 
  
2003-2004:  Chief Scientist of Agricultural Ministry, "Anti-trust Regulations in Israel Agriculture", I. Finkelshtain and Y. Kachel, $10,000. 
  
2003-2004:   Hebrew University, "Comparing Total Factor Productivity Across Countries", Z. Bar-Shira, I. Finkeshtain, and A. Simhon,  $5,000. 
  
2003-2004 Chief  Scientist of Agricultural Ministry,  "Organization of Agricultural Export," I. Finkelshtain $9,000. 
  
2004-6:   BARD, "The Economics of Contracting in U.S and Israel Agricultures", I. Finkelshtain and Tigran Malqovian.  $245,000. 
  
2005-6:  Niedersachsen, Germany  "Deregulation of Agricultural Trade in Israel and its Influence on Agricultural Product Trade with the European Union" I. Finkelshtain, Y. Kachel, with Stephan von Cramon-Taubadel and Harald Grethe.  $190,000. 
  
2006-7: Chief  Scientist of the Israeli Ministry of Agriculture , "Marketing Margins in Israeli Agriculture," I. Finkelshtain $16,000. 
  
2006-7:  the Center for Agricultural Economic Research, "An Econometric Study of Marketing Margins in Israeli Agriculture," I. Finkelshtain $6,000. 
  
 

Supervision of Graduate Students

Master’s degree students:
1.  1991-2 Taniv Rophe:  "Structural Changes in the Demand for Israeli Meat", degree completed, Magna Cum laude. 

2.  1993-4  Anat Manes:  "Incentives In Public Agricultural Research", ", degree completed, Magna Cum laude. 
  
3. 1996-7   Yoval Hochberg: “An Economic Analysis of the Israeli Processed Tomato Industry", Co-Supervisor: Yoav Kislev,  
degree completed, Magna Cum laude. 
  
4.  1996-7 Arza Ovadia: “Income tax in the Israeli Agricultural Sector.” 
  
5.  1998-9 Marina Penaliss: “Nonparametric Analysis of Agricultural Households.” degree completed, Summa Cum laude. 
  
6.  1997-9  Assaf Perez: “Prices vs. Quotas in Regulating The Israeli Water Economy. ” degree completed, Magna Cum laude. 
  
7. 1998-9 Bosmat Naginess: “Econometric Analysis of Israeli Cut Flowers Sales in Dutch Auctions.” Co-Supervisor: Hillery Voet,  
degree completed, Summa Cum laude. 
  
8. 1998-9  Yizhak Malcka: “Inter-Departmental Pricing in Israeli Hospitals.” 
  
9. 1998-9 Samuel Zilberstein  : “Concentration Measurement in the Israeli Motorcycle Industry.” degree completed, 
Magna Cum laude. 
  
10. 1998-1991 Nir Trup :  "Economic Analysis of Israeli Avocado Export to Europe",  degree completed, Magna Cum laude. 
  
11.  1999-2000 Alon Hameery:  “Repeated Games and Oligopoly Behavior—a Comparative Literature Review.” degree completed, 
Magna Cum laude. 
  
12. 1999-2000 Sharon Eshckol: “Urban Land Auctions: The Case of the Israeli Land Administration.”  
  
13.  2000-2001 Avi Kastro: “International Trade in the Middle East." 
  
14.  2001-2003 Shy Polack: “Agricultural Support Policies: an International Perspective.” degree completed, Summa Cum laude. 
  
15.  2002-2005 Gilad Sahar, “Parametric Analysis of Citrus Demand in the Israeli Market.” . 
  
16.  2002-2005 Yulia Farid, "Hedonic Analysis of Israeli Wines." To be completed this semester. 
  
17.  2001-present Ron Nakar: “Nonparametric Analysis of Citrus Demand in the Israeli Market.” 
  
18. 2002-present Sharabi Avital, "Econometrics of Block-Rate Pricing in Agricultural 
Irrigation." 
  
19.  2005-present Attel Shteren,  "Strategic Choice of Agricultural Export Contracts". 
  
20.  2005-present  Batchen Cabara, "Real estate Auction". 
  
21.  2006- present  Adam Dvir “Reforms in the Organization of Israeli Agricultural Export”. 
  
22.  Aana Chuldva, "An Econometric Study of Marketing Margins in Israeli Agriculture." 

 
Doctoral degree students:

1997-2000   Iddo Kan: “Siting Noxious Facilities: Economic, Environmental and Political Considerations.” 

1996-2005  Yael Kachel: “Structure and Performance in the Israeli Citrus Industry,” won the 2006 Ran Mosenzon’s Prize for the best dissertation in the area of Israel Economy. 

1999-2006  Anat Manes-Tchetchik: “The Economics of Rural Tourism in Israel," awarded the Horoviz fellowship. 

 2000- 2006  Mordehai Delgo: Organization of Rural Municipalities in Israel.” 

 2001- present  Taniv Rophe: “Economic Analysis of Land Auction in Israel,” awarded a rector fellowship, proposal approved in 2003. 

 

Post-doctoral Fellows:

1.  Nira Yakuel, year of commencement-2004.  Project title: "Contracting in U.S and Israeli Agricultures".

2. Yael Kachel, year of commencement-2004. Project title: "Deregulation of Agricultural Trade in Israel and its Influence on Agricultural Product Trade with the European Union."

3.  Anat Manes-Tchetchik, year of commencement-2006.  Project title: "The Economics of Rural Municipalities.”

 

Courses Taught:

"Introduction to Micro Economics"  (Bachelor's)

Introduction to Macro Economics"  (Bachelor's)

"Fundamentals of Statistics"  (Bachelor's)

"Price Theory B"   (Bachelor's)

"Micro Economics II—Producer Theory" (Bachelor's)

"Micro Economics III—Welfare Theory" (Bachelor's)

"Introduction to Industrial Organization" (Bachelor's)

"The Economics of Israeli Agriculture" (Bachelor's)

"Industrial Organization" (Graduate).

"Public Economics" (Graduate).

"Students Seminar" (Graduate).

"Departmental Seminar" (Graduate).

 

Doctoral  Dissertation  

1.  "Aversion to Income Risk in the Presence of Other Risks: Theory and Applications,” supervised by Prof James A. Chalfant, 1990. Publications: #5, #7, Chapter: #1.

 

Books & Chapters in Collections:

1. "The Economics of Natural and Human Resources in Agriculture", edited by Kimhi A. and I Finkelshtain, 2007, forthcoming, Kluwer Academic Publishers.
2. Finkelshtain I and J. A. Chalfant “On the Behavior of the Competitive Producer under Multivariate Risk”. In Quantifying Long Run Risks and Evaluating Farmers Responses to Risks. College Station: Texas A&M University, 1989, 178-202.
3. Yael Kachel and I. Finkelshtain “Testing for Multimarket, Multiproduct Monopolistic Pricing in the Israeli Citrus Export to Europe”, in Food Processing and Distribution in Transition Economies: Problems and Perspectives, ed. by M. Hartmann and J. Wandel, IAMO, Kiel, 1999, 196-213.
4. Finkelshtain I and Y. Kislev. “Economic Regulation and Political Influence”, in Contemporary Economic Issues. Vol. 2, Labor, Food and Poverty, ed.  by Y.  Mundlak, Macmillan , London, 1998, 243-258. 
5. Bar-Shira Z, I Finkelshtain and A. Simhon.  "The Sources of Economic Growth in Israeli Agriculture: a Revealed Technological Superiority Approach.  In "The Economics of Natural and Human Resources in Agriculture:, edited by Kimhi A. and I Finkelshtain, 2007, forthcoming, Kluwer Academic Publishers.  
6. Kachel Y.,  Y. Kislev and I. Finkelshtain.   "Deregulation of agricultural Export:  Lessons from Reform in the Israeli Citrus Industry." In "The Economics of Natural and Human Resources in Agriculture:, edited by Kimhi A. and I Finkelshtain, 2007, forthcoming, Kluwer Academic Publishers.
7. Fleischer A., A. Tchetchik and I. Finkelshtain.  "Is Agriculture Important for Rural Tourism?  On-Farm Non-Agricultural Labor." In "The Economics of Natural and Human Resources in Agriculture:, edited by Kimhi A. and I Finkelshtain, 2007, forthcoming, Kluwer Academic Publishers.

 

Published Articles:  

1. Kislev, Y. and Finkelshtain. I. (1985).  Income Estimates of Agricultural Families. Hasade (Hebrew).
2. Finkelshtain I. (1987).  Income Tax in the Family Farm Sector.  Hasade (Hebrew).
3. Chalfant, J. A., and Finkelshtain I. (1987).  Small Sample Properties of Multivariate Nonnested Hypothesis Tests.  Proceeding of the Business and Economic Statistics Section of the American Statistical Association.  379-84.  
4. Finkelshtain I, and  Kella. O. (1991). Contingent Bounds for Uncontingent Welfare Measures.  Economics Letters, 36: 257-61. 
5. Finkelshtain I., and J. A. Chalfant J. A.  (1991).  Marketed Surplus under Risk: Do Peasants Agree with Sandmo.  American Journal of Agricultural Economics. 73: 557-67 (Lead Paper, Best Paper of the Year Award). 
6. Bar-shira, Z., and Finkelshtain I. (1992). Labor on the Family Farm: Theory under Uncertainty: An Extension.  Agricultural Economics  8(1): 33-43. 
7. Finkelshtain I, and Chalfant. J. A. (1993).  Portfolio Choices in the Presence of Other Risks.  Management Science. 39: 925-36. 
8. Feinerman, E., and Finkelshtain. I.. (1996).  Introducing Socioeconomic Characteristics into Production Models under Risk. Agricultural Economics 13:149-61 (Lead paper). 
9. Feinerman, E., and Finkelshtain I. (1997).  Framing the Allais Paradox as a Daily Farm Decision Problem. Agricultural Economics 15:155-67 (Lead paper).  
10. Finkelshtain I. and  Kislev Y. (1997).  Prices vs. Quantities: The Political Perspective. Journal of Political Economy. 105: 83-100.  
11. Bar-shira, Z., and Finkelshtain I. (1997) Nonparametric Analysis of Pooled Production Data. Economics Letters, 55(2):173-178.  
12. Finkelshtain I., and Chalfant J. A.. (1997). Commodity Price Stabilization in a Peasants Economy.  American Journal of AgriculturalEconomics. 79:1208-17.
13. Finkelshtain I. and Kella O. and M. Scarsini (1999).  On Risk Aversion with Two Risks.  Journal of Mathematical Economics, 31: 239-250.
14. Bar-shira z., and Finkelshtain I. (1999).  Two-Moments Decisions Models and Utility-Representable Preferences. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 38: 237-244. 
15. Bar-shira Z., and  Finkelshtain I. (1999) Simple Nonparametric Tests of Technological Changes: Theory and Application to US agriculture.” American Journal of Agriculture Economics, 81: 850-64. 
16. Bar-shira Z., and Finkelshtain I.  (2000). The Long-Run Inefficiency of Block-Rate Pricing. Natural Resource Modeling.  13: 471-492.
17. Bar-shira Z., and Finkelshtain I. (2002)  Reply to Gelles and Mitchell. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization,  49: 429-431.
18. Bar-shira Z.,  Finkelshtain I., and Shimhon A., (2003). Cross-Country Productivity Comparisons: The Revealed  SuperiorityApproach.  Journal of Economic Growth. 8:301-323.
19. Finkelshtain I., and Kislev Y.  (2004).  Taxes and Subsidies in a Polluting and Politically Powerful industry.”  Journal of Asian Economics.. 15: 481-492.
20. Feinerman, E., Finkelshtain. I., and  Kan I. (2004).  On a Political Solution to the Nimby Conflict. American Economic Review, 94:369-381. 
21. Tsur Y., Finkelshtain I., and Rophe. T. (2004). Auctions as Mechanisms for Land Allocation in Israel: Economic and Institutional Considerations.  Land, the Journal of the Institute of the Land Policy Research,  58:52-75 (Hebrew).
22. Kan I, I. Finkelshtain.  What Lies Between Environmental Justice and Political Economics. (December 2004)  Studies in Natural Resources and Environmental Management, 2:71-82 (Hebrew).
23. Bar-shira Z., I. Finkelshtain and A. Simhon, (2006) "Competitive Equilibrium of an Industry with Labor Managed Firms under Risk." Journal of Rural Cooperation, 34(1).
24. Bar-shira Z., I. Finkelshtain and A. Simhon,  (2006) "The Econometrics of Block Rate Pricing in Agriculture." American Journal of Agriculture Economics .  In Press.
25. Tchetchik A., A. Fleisher and I. Finkelshtain, “Joint Estimation of Preferences and Technology in the Israeli Rural Tourism Industry." Under revision for the American Journal of Agriculture Economics, 2006.

 

 Participation in Scientific Conferences  

1. AAEA Annual Meeting, Knoxville Tennessee, 1988.  Chalfant J.A., and  I Finkelshtain.  "On the Behavior of the Competitive Producer Facing Multivariate Risk"  abstract: American Journal of Agricultural Economics 70 (5), Dec (1988): 1198.   
2. AAEA Annual Meeting, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1989. Finkelshtain I., and Z. Bar-Shira  "Uncertainty and Farmers' Labor Supply"  abstract: American Journal of Agricultural Economics 71 (5), Dec (1989): 1357.   
3. AAEA Annual Meeting, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1989.  Chalfant J.A., I Finkelshtain and R. Gray.  "The Competitive Firm's Willingness to Pay for Information"  abstract: American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 71 (5), Dec (1989): 1357.   
4. AAEA  Annual Meeting, British Columbia, Canada , 1990,  Finkelshtain I and J. A. Hewitt. "Relaxing the Expected Utility Hypothesis and the Entry and Exit Decisions of the Risk Averse Firm.", abstract: American Journal of Agricultural Economics 92(5), Dec (1990): 1349.   
5. AAEA Annual Meeting, Manhattan, Kansas, U.S.A.1991, Chalfant J.A., and I. Finkelshtain.  "Commodity Price Stabilization in a Peasant Economy." abstract: American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 73(5), Dec (1991): 1537. 
6. AAEA Annual Meeting, Manhattan, 1991, Kensas, Chalfant J.A., and I. Finkelshtain.  "Aversion to Income Risk in the Presence of Multivariate Risk."  abstract: American Journal of Agricultural Economics 73(5), Dec (1991): 1543.  
7. Hebrew University, Department of Agricultural Economics, 1992, Finkelshtain I., "Aversion to Income Risk in the Presence of Other Risks." .  
8. AAEA  Annual Meeting, San Diego, California, 1994, Chalfant J.A., and I Finkelshtain.  "Nonparametric Analysis of Producer Behavior under Risk."  abstract: American Journal of Agricultural Economics 76(5), Dec (1994): 1247. 
9. University of California, Davis, Seminar at the Agricultural Economics Department, 1994, Finkeshtain I. and J. A. Chalfant, "Nonparametric Analysis of Producer Behavior under Risk." 
10. AAEA Annual Meeting, Indianapolis, Indiana 1995, Bar-shira Z., I Finkelshtain and E. Hochman.  "Do Farmers Respond to Component Pricing?  A Nonparametric Approach."  abstract: American Journal of Agricultural Economics 77(5), Dec (1995): 1374.   
11. Hebrew University, Department of Agricultural Economics, 1996, Finkelshtain I and Y. Kislev, "Prices Vs. Quotas: the Political Perspective.”  
12. Food Processing and Distribution in Transition Economies, IAMO, Kiel, Germany, 1996,  Kachel  Y., and I Finkelshtain I, "Testing for Multimarket, Multiproduct Monopolistic Pricing in the Israeli Citrus Export to Europe.".  
13. Annual Meeting of the European Public-Choice Society, 1996, Tiberius, Finkelshtain I. and Y. Kislev, "Prices vs. Quantities: the Political Perspective." 
14. Annual Meeting of the Israeli Economics Association, 1996, Beer-Sheva, Finkelshtain I. and Y. Kislev, "Prices vs. Quantities: the Political Perspective." 
15. 8th Congress of the European Association of Agricultural Economists, 1996, Kachel  Y., and I Finkelshtain I, "Testing for Multimarket, Multiproduct Monopolistic Pricing in the Israeli Citrus Export to Europe."
16. Eleventh World Congress of the International Economic Association, Tunis, 1997, Kislev Y. and Finkelshtain I., "Economic Regulation and Political Influence".   
17. Hebrew University, Department of Agricultural Economics, 1998, Finkelshtain I and Z. Bar-Shira, "The Long-Run Inefficiency of Block-Rate Pricing."   
18. AAEA Annual Meeting, Salt-lack City,  Utah, Bar-Shira Z, and I Finkelshtain, "The long-run inefficiency of block-rate pricing," abstract American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 80 (5): 1183-1183 Dec 1998.   
19. Annual Meeting of the Israeli Economics Association, 1998, Jerusalem, Bar-Shira Z., and I, Finkelshatin I. "The Revealed Technological Superiority Approach." 
20. The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Seminar at the Economics Department, 1999, Bar-Shira Z, I Finkelshtain and A. Simhon, "Assessing Miracles Using Revealed TFP Superiority."   
21. Haifa University, Seminar at the Economics Department, 1999, Bar-Shira Z, I Finkelshtain and A. Simhon, "Assessing Miracles Using Revealed TFP Superiority." 
22. Ben-Gurion University, Seminar at the Economics Department, 1999, Bar-Shira Z, I Finkelshtain and A. Simhon, "Assessing Miracles Using Revealed TFP Superiority." 
23. The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Seminar at the Economics Department, 1999, Bar-Shira Z, I Finkelshtain and A. Simhon, "Assessing Miracles Using Revealed TFP Superiority." 
24. Virginia Tech, Seminar at the Department of Economics, 2000, Feinerman E., I. Finkelshtain and I Kan, "The Political Economics of Nimby Problem: Theory and Application to the Nimby Problem."  
25. The T2M Conference on Macroeconomics, Paris, France, 2000, Bar-Shira Z, I Finkelshtain and A. Simhon, "Assessing Miracles Using Revealed TFP Superiority."  
26. Bar-Ilan University, Seminar at the Economics Department, 2000, Bar-Shira Z, I Finkelshtain and A. Simhon, "Assessing Miracles Using Revealed TFP Superiority." 
27. The Annual meeting of the Society for Economic Dynamics, San Jose, Costa Rica,  2000, Bar-Shira Z, I Finkelshtain and A. Simhon, "Assessing Miracles Using Revealed TFP Superiority." 
28. Wageningen University, Masholt Institute, 2001, Feinerman E., I. Finkelshtain and I Kan, "The Political Economics of Nimby Problem: Theory and Application to the Nimby Problem."   
29. Natural Resource Management, Growth and Political Economy-a Symposium in the Honor of Professor Eitahn Hochman, 2002, Rehovot, Israel, Feinerman E., I. Finkelshtain and I Kan, "On a Political Solution to the Nimby Problem." 
30. Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Seminar at the Economics Department, 2002 Feinerman E., I. Finkelshtain and I Kan, "On a Political Solution to the Nimby Problem." 
31. The Economics of Water and Agriculture, an International Workshop in the Honor of Professor Yoav Kislev, 2002, Rehovot, Israel, Finkelshtain I., Y. Kachel and Y. Kislev, "Equilibrium Contracts in the Israeli Citrus Industry". 
32. The Economics of Water and Agriculture, an International Workshop in the Honor of Professor Yoav Kislev, 2002, Rehovot, Israel, Finkelshtain I., Y. Kachel, and I. Finkelshtain, "Estimating Market Power in European Citrus Markets".  
33. 81th Seminar of the EAEA, Economics of Contracts in Agriculture, KVL Copenhagen, 2003, Finkelshtain I., Y. Kachel and Y. Kislev, "Equilibrium Contracts in the Israeli Citrus Industry".  
34. A Workshop on the Economics of Rural Communities, 2003, Rehovot, Israel, 
35. Fleischer A., A. Techick, and I Finkelshtain, "Rural-Tourism Contribution to the Livelihood of Rural Communities."  
36. A Workshop on the Economics of Rural Communities, 2003, Rehovot, Israel, 
37. Delgo M., I Finkelshtain and E. Feinrman. "On the Organization of Rural Municipalities in Israel."  
38. University Collage London, Seminar at the Economics Department, UK, 2004, Feinerman E., I. Finkelshtain and I Kan, "On a Political Solution to the Nimby Problem."  
39. Annual Symposium of the Center for the Research of Land Utilization Policy, JNF, 2004, Israel.  Rophe T. , I., Finkelshtain and G., Orshan,  "An Economic and Econometric Analysis of Land Auctions in Israel." 
40. Symposium at the Yackov-Levinson Economic & Social Research Forum, the Tel-Aviv Jaffa Academic Collage, 2004 Israel.  I.  Finkelshtain and M Delgo, "On the Organization of Rural Municipalities in Israel." 
41. A Symposium on Agricultural Economic and Rural development, the Chief -Scientist of the Agricultural Ministry, Volcany Center, 2006 Israel.  I.  Finkelshtain , M Delgo and Eli Feinerman, "On the Organization of Rural Municipalities in Israel."  
42. A Symposium on Agricultural Economic and Rural development, the Chief -Scientist of the Agricultural Ministry, Volcani Center, 2006 Israel.  I.  Finkelshtain , and Yael Kachel, " Anti-trust Regulations in Israel Agriculture." 
43. Hafia University, Seminar at the Department of Environmental and Resource Management , 2006, I. Finkelshtain,  "Quota and Price Regulations in the Israeli Water Economy ."