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Prof. Eyal Baharad

Telephone
+972-3-5318387
Fax
+972-3-7384034
Email
Eyal.Baharad@biu.ac.il
Office
214; Building: 504
Reception Hours
By appointment in advance by e-mail
PO Box
15
    Teaching
    • Price Theory B
    • Price Theory C
    • Advanced Microeconomics A
    • Advanced Microeconomics B
    CV

    Education

    1993 B.A.  - Economics and Computer Science, Bar-Ilan University.
    1996 M.A. - Theoretical Economics, Bar-Ilan University (with distinction).
    1998 Ph.D. - Economics, Bar-Ilan University (with highest distinction).

     

    Visiting Positions

    1998-2000 Post Doctoral Fellow, Department of Economics, Harvard University, Cambridge  MA, U.S.A.

     

    Academic Appointments

    2000-2001 Doctoral Instructor, Department of Economics, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel.
    2001-2006 Lecturer, Department of Economics, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel.
    2006-2010 Senior Lecturer (with tenure), Department of Economics, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel.
    2010- Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel.
    Publications

    Articles in Refereed Journals

    • Baharad, E. and Nitzan, S. (2000): “Extended Preferences and Freedom of Choice”, Social Choice and Welfare 17(4), pp. 629-637.
    • Baharad, E. and Neeman, Z. (2002): “The Asymptotic Strategyproofness of Scoring and Condorcet Consistent Rules”, Review of Economic Design 7(3), pp. 331-340.
    • Baharad, E. and Nitzan, S. (2002): “Ameliorating Majority Decisiveness through Expression of Preference Intensity”, American Political Science Review 96(4), pp. 745-754.
    • Baharad, E. and Nitzan, S. (2003): “The Borda Rule, Condorcet Consistency and Condorcet Stability”, Economic Theory 22(3), pp. 685-688.
    • Baharad, E. and Nitzan, S. (2003): “Essential Alternatives and Set-Dependent Preferences - An Axiomatic Approach”, Mathematical Social Sciences 45(2), pp. 121-129.
    • Baharad, E. and Eden, B. (2004): “Price Rigidity and Price Dispersion: Evidence from Micro Data”, Review of Economic Dynamics 7, pp. 613-641.
    • Baharad, E. and Nitzan, S. (2005): “Approval Voting Reconsidered”, Economic Theory 26, pp. 619-628.
    • Baharad, E. and Nitzan, S. (2005): “The Inverse Plurality Rule - An Axiomatization”, Social Choice and Welfare 25, pp. 173-178.
    • Baharad, E. and Nitzan, S. (2006): “On the Selection of the Same Winner by all Scoring Rules”, Social Choice and Welfare 26, pp. 597-601.
    • Baharad, E. and Nitzan, S. (2007): “Scoring Rules: An Alternative Parameterization”, Economic Theory 30, pp. 187-190.
    • Baharad, E. and Nitzan, S. (2007): “The Costs of Implementing the Majority Principle: The Golden Voting Rule”, Economic Theory 31, pp. 69-84.
    • Baharad, E. and Neeman, Z. (2007):  “Robustness against Inefficient Manipulation”, Social Choice and Welfare 29, pp. 55-67.
    • Baharad, E. and Nitzan, S. (2008): “Contest Efforts in Light of Behavioural Considerations”, Economic Journal 118, pp. 2047-2059.
    • Baharad, E. and Ben-Yashar, R. (2009): “The Robustness of the Optimal Weighted Majority Rule to Probability Distortion”, Public Choice 139, pp. 53-59.
    • Baharad, E. and Nitzan, S. (2011): “Condorcet vs. Borda in Light of a Dual Majoritarian Approach”, Theory and Decision 71, pp. 151-162.
    • Baharad E., Goldberger J., Koppel M. and Nitzan S. (2011): “Distilling the Wisdom of Crowds: Weighted Aggregation of Decisions on Multiple Issues”, Journal of Autonomous Agents and Multi-Agent Systems 22, pp. 31-42.
    • Baharad E., Goldberger J., Koppel M. and Nitzan S. (2012): “Beyond Condorcet: Optimal Judgment Aggregation Using Voting Records”, Theory and Decision 72, pp. 113-130.
    • Baharad, E. and Kliger, D. (2013): “Market Failure in Light of Non-Expected Utility”, Theory and Decision 75, pp. 599-612.
    • Baharad E. and Nitzan, S. (2016): “Is Majority Consistency Possible?”, Social Choice and Welfare 46, pp. 287-299.

    Submitted and work in progress

    • Baharad, E. and Ben-Yashar, R.: “Optimal Preference Aggregation under Naive Probabilities”.
    • Baharad, E. and Ben-Yashar, R.: “On the Merit of Randomization in the Context of the Unanimity Rule”.
    • Baharad, E.: “Minimal Deviation from Maximal Efficiency: An Optimal Voting Mechanism”.
    • Baharad, E., Neeman, Z. and Rubinchik, A.: “Linearity and the Doctrinal Paradox”.
    • Baharad, E. and Danziger, L.: “Voting in Hiring Committees: The Optimality of the 'Almost' ”.
    • Baharad E. and Nitzan, S.: “On the Merit of Choice with Limited Attention”.
    • Baharad, E. and Ben-Yashar, R.: “On the (Positive?) Impact of a Committee Size in the Context of the Unanimity Rule”.
    • Baharad, E., Ben-Yashar, R. and Nitzan, S.: “Do Consistent Majority Judgments Guarantee the Truth”.
    • Baharad, E. and Ben-Yashar, R.: “The Impact of Competency on Voting Outcome: Unanimity vs. Majority Rule”.
    Research

    Microeconomics Theory, Social Choice, Public Economics

    Fields of Interests

    • Individual decision making.
    • Voting theory.
    • Social choice.
    • Foundations of microeconomics theory.
    Courses
    • Price Theory B
    • Price Theory C
    • Advanced Microeconomics A
    • Advanced Microeconomics B

    Last Updated Date : 29/09/2022