I am a Senior Lecturer (with tenure, equivalent of Associate Professor in the U.S.) at the Department of Environmental Economics and Management, at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
My research addresses topics within the fields of natural resource economics, public economics, development economics, international economics, political economy, and regional economics.
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.
Numerical Analysis, Numerical Solution of Flow Equations, Mathematical Models in Consumer Economics.
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.
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.
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.
2003 – currently Senior Lecturer, Department of Agricultural Economics and Management.
Macroeconomics, Technological changes, Growth and development economics, Natural resource and water economics.
The Economics of Water Resources: A Comprehensive Approach (with Ariel Dinar). 2021. Cambridge University Press.
Management of transboundary water resources under scarcity: A multidisciplinary approach (edited with Arial Dinar), 2017, World Scientific.
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.
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.
Master's thesis: "Issues in the Theory of Optimal Stopping Rules", directed by Professor Esther Samuel.