 His doctorate instructors were professors Anne Krueger (World Bank Chief Economist, and the first deputy managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the professors Christopher Sims and Thomas Sargent (2011 Nobel prize in economics recipients).Worked at Yale University, Department of Economics & Economic Growth Center as Assistant Professor (1980-1984)


In 1983 was appointed as lecturer at the department of economics, Tel-Aviv University, appointed senior lecturer with tenure in 1985, an Associate Professor in 1989 and a Full professor in 1999.Head of the Eitan Berglas School of Economics (1999-2001).