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List of Publications

Peer Reviewed :

Fleischer A., Peleg, G. and Rivlin J. (Byk), (2011) - "The Impact of Changes in Household Vacation Expenditures on the Travel and Hospitality Industries . Tourism Management , 32(4) :815 - 821.

Fleischer A., Rivlin J. (Byk), (2009) - "Quality, Quantity and Duration Decisions in Household Demand for Vacations". Tourism Economics, 15(3): 513-530.

Dr. Judith Rivlin

Numerical Analysis, Numerical Solution of Flow Equations, Mathematical Models in Consumer Economics.

 

Research

Participation in Scientific Conferences, and Lectures:

2005. Society of Economic Dynamics, Annual Meeting, Budapest, Hungary, “The Mystery of Monogamy,” lecture.

2005. Hebrew University, Departmental seminar, Economics department, “The Effect of Parents' Longevity and Socio-Economic Variables on Offspring’s' Life Expectancy,” lecture.

2004. NBER Summer institute, 2004, U.S., “The Mystery of Monogamy,” lecture.

2004. Conference on ‘Economic Growth and Distribution’, Lucca, Italy, 2004, “Corruption and Openness,” lecture.

List of Publications

 

Published Articles:

Gould Eric, Avi Simhon and Bruce Weinberg. “ Does Parental Quality Matter? Evidence on the Transmission of Human Capital Using Variation in Parental Influence from Death, Divorce, and Family Size .” forthcoming  Journal of Labor Economics,.

Fishman, Arthur & Finkelstein, Israel & Simhon, Avi & Yacouel, Nira, "Collective brands," International Journal of Industrial Organization, 2018, 59(C), pages 316-339.

Curriculum Vitae

Higher Education:

B.Sc., Mathematics and Economics, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 1984.

M.A., Economics, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 1986.

Ph.D., Economics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA, 1992.

Post-doctoral fellowship at Hebrew University, Dept. Of Economics, 1992-1994.

Academic Appointments

2003 – currently Senior Lecturer, Department of Agricultural Economics and Management.

Prof. Avi Simhon

Macroeconomics, Technological changes, Growth and development economics, Natural resource and water economics.

List of Publications

D.Yaron and H.Voet (1983): "Application of an integrated dynamic and linear programming model to the analysis of optimal irrigation on a farm with dual quality (salinity) water supply". pp. 139-154, Planning and Decision in Agribusiness: Principles and Expenses, Edited by C.H.Hanf and G.W.Schiefer. (Elsevier Scientific Publishing Company).

D.R.Lock, A.Bar-Eyal,H.Voet and Z.Madar (1988): "Glycemic indices of various foods given to pregnant diabetic subjects". Obstetrics and Gynecology Vol. 71, No.2,180-183.

Curriculum Vitae

Academic Degrees

B.Sc. Mathematics, Statistics and Economics, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 1968.

M.Sc. Statistics, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 1973.

Ph.D. Statistics, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 1987.

Dissertations

Master's thesis: "Issues in the Theory of Optimal Stopping Rules", directed by Professor Esther Samuel.