Field Economics | Name Eugene Kandel | |
Alma mater University of Chicago (PhD, 1990)Hebrew University of Jerusalem (MA, 1988) University of Chicago (MBA, 1987)Hebrew University of Jerusalem (BA, 1981) Books Liquidity Cycles and Make/take Fees in Electronic Markets Education University of Chicago, Hebrew University of Jerusalem |
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Eugene Kandel (born in 1959, Moscow) is an Israeli economist, the CEO of the Start-Up Nation Central, and an Emil Spyer Professor of Economics and Finance at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
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- Prof eugene kandel on the economic impact of highly skilled olim full talk
- Israel s path to economic and social prosperity micahel sarel eugene kandel avi weiss
- Career
- Personal life
- Research
- Published work
- References
Israel s path to economic and social prosperity micahel sarel eugene kandel avi weiss
Career
Kandel has served as Chairman of Israel's National Economic Council since being appointed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in 2009. He was asked to serve a second term after the end of his first four-year term in 2013.
Kandel is a member of the Center for the Study of Rationality at the Hebrew University, a Research Fellow of the Center for Economic Policy and Research in London, and a Fellow of the European Corporate Governance Institute. He is the founder of the Center for Financial Markets and Institutions, and of the MA program in Finance and Financial Economics, both at the Hebrew University.
Between 2009 and 2015 Kandel served as the Head of the National Economic Council in the Prime Minister's Office and the Economic Adviser to the Prime Minister, and played a central role in all the major decisions on economic policy. Prior to that he advised governments, corporations, financial institutions, and NGOs, served on the Israeli Antitrust Court and chaired investment committees of pension and provident funds in Israel.
Personal life
Kandel holds a BA and an MA from the Hebrew University, and an MBA and a PhD from the Graduate School of Business at the University of Chicago. He is also the first son of Felix Kandel, writer of the animated series Nu, pogodi!. Kandel was actively involved in the 1997 redesign of the Nasdaq trading rules and served as Editor and Associate Editor of several leading Finance journals.
Research
Kandel's primary area of academic expertise is Financial Markets and Financial Intermediaries. His research is published in the world leading Finance and Economics journals.