I am a professor of economics at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, the Center for the Study of Rationality, and King's College London.
My main research interests are in political economy and behavioral economics. One set of questions concerns the determinants of social identity and the interactions between identity, politics, and economic policy. I use a combination of theoretical. econometric, and experimental tools to understand the impact of identity on voting, income redistribution, nationalism, ethnic conflict, consumption choices, international integration, and judicial decisions. Another question I'm trying to address is how (financial) markets shape values, preferences, political behavior and the gender gap, as well as whether they can curtail ethnic conflict.
You can listen to my interview with Henry Stewart Talks, discussing my work on identity and politics (25 minutes).
Or you can listen to Billy Bragg making a subtle conceptual point on the essence of politics:
My main research interests are in political economy and behavioral economics. One set of questions concerns the determinants of social identity and the interactions between identity, politics, and economic policy. I use a combination of theoretical. econometric, and experimental tools to understand the impact of identity on voting, income redistribution, nationalism, ethnic conflict, consumption choices, international integration, and judicial decisions. Another question I'm trying to address is how (financial) markets shape values, preferences, political behavior and the gender gap, as well as whether they can curtail ethnic conflict.
You can listen to my interview with Henry Stewart Talks, discussing my work on identity and politics (25 minutes).
Or you can listen to Billy Bragg making a subtle conceptual point on the essence of politics: