Elhanan Helpman

Elhanan Helpman
אלחנן הלפמן
Born (1946-03-30) March 30, 1946
NationalityIsraeli
Academic background
EducationTel Aviv University (BA, MA)
Harvard University (PhD)
Doctoral advisorRichard E. Caves
Hendrik S. Houthakker
InfluencesEitan Berglas
Menahem Yaari
Academic work
DisciplineInternational trade
Economic growth
Political economy
InstitutionsHarvard University
Tel Aviv University
Notable ideasnew trade theory, new growth theory, special interest politics, trade and market structure
AwardsIsrael Prize
BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award
EMET Prize
Erwin Plein Nemmers Prize in Economics
Onassis Prize
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Elhanan Helpman (Hebrew: אלחנן הלפמן; born March 30, 1946) is an Israeli economist who is currently the Galen L. Stone Professor of International Trade at Harvard University. He is also a professor emeritus at the Eitan Berglas School of Economics at Tel Aviv University. Helpman is among the thirty most cited economists in the world according to IDEAS/RePEc.