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Claude Berrebi

Associate Economist Santa Monica Office Education Ph.D. Economics Princeton University 2005 MBA Finance Hebrew University 1998

Fields Applied Microeconomics, Labor Economics, Health Economics, Economics of Terrorism, Political Economy and Finance Policy Areas Terrorism and Violence, Defense, Education, Poverty, Law and Economics, Military Labor Supply, Compensation, Incentives and Worker Productivity, Aging and Retirement, Consumption and Saving, Israel and Middle-East Studies

Recent Projects

Quality of terror and the economy; The impact of terrorism on the defense industry; Evaluation of counterterrorism policies; The social sciences of counter terrorism; A new agenda for European security economics; The political economy of terrorism; Strengthening recruitment in the military; Evaluating reforms to alleviate primary care provider shortage in rural areas; Financial decisions in retirement; Development of a conceptual model and assessment of the feasibility of a National Clinical Research Associates program: NCRA; Crossing the translational chasm: a role for community clinicians; Expanding practice-based research: what organizations can do; Reengineering the clinical research enterprise; Asset forfeiture in cases involving the employment of illegal aliens; Investment Advisers/Broker-Dealer study; Natural gas in Israel's energy futures; Energy security in Israel

Recent Publications

• “On Terrorism and Electoral Outcomes: Theory and Evidence from the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict” (with Esteban F. Klor), The Journal of Conflict Resolution, December 2006 50: 899-925.

• “Evidence About the Link Between Education, Poverty and Terrorism Among Palestinians” Peace Economics, Peace Science and Public Policy, 2007, Vol. 13: Iss. 1, Article 2.

• “How Does Terrorism Risk Vary Across Space and Time? An Analysis Based on the Israeli Experience” (with Darius Lakdawalla), Defence and Peace Economics, April 2007, Vol. 18(2), pp. 113-131.

• “Human Capital and the Productivity of Suicide Bombers” (with Efraim Benmelech), The Journal of Economic Perspectives, Summer 2007, Vol. 21(3), pp. 223-238.

• “Are Voters Sensitive to Terrorism?” (with Esteban F. Klor), American Political Science Review, (forthcoming 2008)

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