Zvi Eckstein
| Zvi Eckstein | |
|---|---|
| Native name | צבי אקשטיין |
| Born |
April 9, 1949 Ramat Gan |
| Institution |
Yale University Tel Aviv University Carnegie-Mellon University University of Pittsburgh Boston University University of Minnesota Bank of Israel Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya |
| Alma mater |
University of Minnesota Tel-Aviv University |
| Doctoral advisor |
Anne Osborn Krueger |
Zvi Eckstein (Hebrew: צבי אקשטיין, born April 9, 1949) is a full professor, dean, Arison School of Business and Tiomkin School of Economics at The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya - IDC. Emeritus Professor at the Eitan Berglas School of Economics, Tel Aviv University. Head, the Aaron Economic Policy Institute, IDC, Herzliya. University of Pennsylvania, the Wharton School, Finance Department, Judith C. and William G. Bollinger Visiting Professor Served as deputy governor, Bank of Israel (2006-2011). The Walras-Bowely Lecturer, the Econometric Society, North America Summer Meetings, Pittsburgh, US, June 19, 2008. Fellow of the Econometric Society.
Zvi Eckstein was born in Ramat Gan and move with his mother to Kibbutz Yakum, where he lived until after his army service. He served in the armored corps of the IDF. Has a bachelor's degree in economics from Tel Aviv University (1974). Did his doctorate at University of Minnesota, USA (1976-1980), for which he received a Korda scholarship, received his doctorate in 1981. His Doctoral Dissertation was: "Rational Expectations Modeling of Agricultural Supply: The Egyptian Case". His doctorate instructors were professors Anne Krueger (World Bank Chief Economist, and the first deputy managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the professors Christopher Sims and Thomas Sargent (2011 Nobel prize in economics recipients). Worked at Yale University, Department of Economics & Economic Growth Center as Assistant Professor (1980-1984)
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