Sir Isaac Wolfson Chair in Economics
Prof. Gil S. Epstein
Telephone
+972-3-5318937
Fax
+972-3-7384034
Email
Gil.Epstein@biu.ac.il
Office
241; Building : 504
Reception Hours
By appointment in advance by e-mail
PO Box
29
Personal Website
Research Categories
CV
CV
EDUCATION
| 1988-1994 | Ph.D., Economics and Statistics, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. |
| 1986-1988 | M.A., Economics and Statistics, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. |
| 1983-1986 | B.A., Economics and Statistics, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. |
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
| 1985-1988 | Teacher Assistant, Department of Economics and Department of Statistics, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem |
| 1988-1993 | Assistant Lecturer, Department of Economics and Department of Statistics, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. |
| 1993 - 1996 | Visiting Lecturer, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania. |
| 1996 - 2000 | Lecturer, Department of Economics, Bar-Ilan University. |
| 2000 | Tenure, Department of Economics, Bar-Ilan University. |
| 2000 - 2003 | Senior Lecturer, Department of Economics, Bar-Ilan University. |
| 2002 - 2007 | Vice chair, Department of Economics, Bar-Ilan University. |
| 2003 - 2007 | Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Bar-Ilan University. |
| 2007 - Present | Professor, Department of Economics, Bar-Ilan University. |
| 2008 - 2011 | Chairman Scholarship Committee for MA students of the University, Bar-Ilan University. |
| 2008 - 2011 | Chairman Committee for MA students of the University, Bar-Ilan University |
| 2011- 2016 | Dean, School of Graduate Studies, University, Bar-Ilan University. Chairman, Scholarship Committee for PhD students. Chairman, Scholarship Committee for MA students. Chairman,President’s Scholarship Committee for PHD students. |
| 2015 - Present | Chairman, Unit for Diploma and External Studies |
| 2016 - Present | Dean, The Center for Designated Programs, previously named: Regional Colleges, Preparatory Programs and (Credential and Certificated Programs). |
| 2000 - 2006 | Board member and Chairman of the Audit Committee –EcTel Ld (NASAQ:ECTX) |
| 2013 - Present | Member of the finance committee, Bar-Ilan University |
EDITORIAL POSITIONS
| 2001 - Present | Associate Editor, Journal of Population Economics |
| 2007 - Present | Associate Editor, economics |
| 2008 - Present | Editorial Advisory Board, The Open Political Science Journal |
| 2006 | Editor, Special Issue on Political Economy and Population Economics, Journal of Population Economics 19(2), 2006, (with Alessandro Cigno). |
RESEARCH INSTITUTION AFFILIATIONS
| 1997 - 2005 | Research Affiliate, CEPR, London. |
| 1999 - Present | Research Fellow, IZA - Institute for the Study of Labor, Bonn |
| 2002 - Present | Sidney I. Simon Fellow – Rutgers University |
| 2006 - Present | Research Fellow, CReAM - Centre for Research and Analysis Of Migration, London. |
| 2010 - Present | LdA Fellow, Ld’A Centro Studi Luca d’Agliano, Milano, Italy |
| 2016 - Present | Research Fellow – RWI, Germany |
| 2017 -Present | Research Fellow, GLO – Global Labor Organization, Germany |
Books
Books
- Gil S. Epstein and Shmuel Nitzan, (2007) Endogenous Public Policy and Contests. Springer.
- Gil S. Epstein, and Ira N. Gang, Ed (2010), Frontiers of Economics and Globalization, volume 8, Migration and Culture, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2010, ISBN: 9780857241559
Working Papers
Working Papers
Research
Research
Labor Economics, Political Economy, Public Economics, Migration
Last Updated Date : 09/02/2026
