October 2016
CURRICULUM VITAE
Personal Details
Name : Uriel Spiegel
Date of Birth : December 22, 1947
Place of Birth : Hungary, Budapest
Marital Status : Married + 4 children
Current Address : 35 Uziel St. Givat Shemuel, 54014, Israel
Tel. (home) : 035323497
Tel. (work) : 035318282
Nationality : Israeli
Academic Degrees
1971 : B.A. Economics, Magna Cum Laude, BarIlan University
1974 : M.A. Economics, BarIlan University, Israel
1978 : Ph.D. Economics, BarIlan University, Israel
Ph.D. Thesis: Economic Equilibrium and Social Optimum:
Three Applications of Welfare Theory.
Supervisor: Professor Eytan Sheshinski
Academic Experience
19711977 : Teaching Assistant, BarIlan University, Israel
1978 : Instructor, BarIlan University, Israel
19791980 : Lecturer, BarIlan University, Israel
19801982 : Visiting Professor, University of Pennsylvania
Summer 1981 : Visiting Researcher, National Bureau of Economic Research
(N.B.E.R.), Stanford University, U.S.A
19831984 : Lecturer, BarIlan University, Israel
Summer 1982-1983 : Visiting Professor, Baruch College, The City University
of New York, U.S.A
Summer 1984 : Visiting Scholar, Center for Study of Public Choice,
George Mason University, U.S.A
19841986 : Visiting Professor, University of Pennsylvania
Summers 1987-1989 : Visiting Professor, Temple University.
19871996 : Senior Lecturer, BarIlan University, Israel
Fall 1988/89 : Visiting Professor, University of Pennsylvania
Fall 1991-Spring 1992 : Visiting Professor, University of Pennsylvania
Fall 1993 : Visiting Associate Professor, University of Pennsylvania
Spring 1996 : Visiting Associate Professor, University of Pennsylvania
1996-2011 : Associate Professor, Bar-Ilan University, Israel
1997-2004, 2015 : Chairperson, Department of The Interdisciplinary Department
of Social Sciences, Bar-Ilan University, Israel
2011- until present : Full Professor, Bar-Ilan University, Israel
Falls 1999-2000 : Visiting Professor, University of Pennsylvania
Falls 2003-2015 : Visiting Professor, University of Pennsylvania
Spring 2007, 2014 : Visiting Professor, University of Pennsylvania
Teaching Experience
MicroEconomics
MacroEconomics
Public and Welfare Economics
Economics of Marketing and Price Discrimination
Industrial Organization
Money and Banking
Financial Markets
Economics of Logistics
Managerial Economics
Editorial Board
International Journal of Business
Current Research Interests
Public and Welfare Economics
Applied MicroEconomics
Economics of Crime
Economics of Business
Management and Economics
List of Publications
1. “Economic Theoretical View of Criminal Spillover,” Crime Spillover, 1981, Beverley Hills, CA., Sage Publications, pp. 4853.
2. “Philanthropic Motives and Contribution Policy,” Public Choice, 1983, (with U. BenZion), pp. 117133.
3. “Crime Prevention Policies and Externalities: A Theoretical Analysis,” Public Finance, 1983, (with J. Weinblatt, S. Hakim and U. BenZion), pp. 110131.
4. “Monopoly versus Competition: The Learning by Doing Case,” European Economic Review, 1983, (with C. Fershtman), pp. 217222.
5. “Substitution, Size Effects and the Composition of Property Crime,” Social Science Quarterly, 1984, (with S. Hakim and J. Weinblatt), pp. 719734.
6. “Criminal Spillover and Police Expenditure: The Local and the State Solution,” Crime and Social Deviance, 1983.
7. “Relative Price Variability Under Inflationary Condition and its Effect on the Interest Rate in Israel,” Studies in Israel's Economy, 1984, (with Uri BenZion and Yehuda Menzly), pp. 107121.
8. “The Ethics of Suboptimal Resource Allocation in Academe,” The American Economist, 1984, (with J. Tempelman), pp. 8183.
9. “Interdependent Utility and Cooperative Behavior,” Journal of Comparative Economics, 1985, (with J. Templeman), pp. 314328.
10. “The Natural Rate of Crime by Type of Community,” Review of Social Economy, 1985, (with Andrew J. Buck, and Simon Hakim), pp. 245259.
11. “Learning by Doing, Inventory and Optimal Pricing Policy,” Journal of Economics and Business, 1986, (with C. Fershtman), pp. 1926.
12. “The Remuneration Package and Pareto Inefficiency in the Labor Market,” European Economic Review, 1986, (with E. Katz and A. Ziderman), pp. 11971205.
13. “The Effects of Community Size on the Mix of Private and Public Use of Security Services,” Journal of Urban Economics, 1987, (with J. Friedman and S. Hakim), pp. 230241.
14. “Do Egalitarian LaborManaged Enterprises Respond Perversely?” Economic Analysis
and Workers' Management, 1987, (with N. Kahana), pp. 465467.
15. “The Effect of Gun Control on the Use of Weapons in Violent Crime,” Crime and Social Deviance, 1988, (with J. Tempelman), pp. 8389 (in Hebrew).
16. “On the Definition of Price Discrimination,” Economic Inquiry, 1988, (with N. Kahana), pp. 775777.
17. “Financing of Public Goods and Noncooperative Theory of Bargaining,” Journal of Public Economics, 1988, (with U. BenZion and M. Gradstein), pp. 345357.
18. “The Difference between Short and Long Run Effects of Police Outlays on Crime,” American Journal of Economics and Sociology, 1989, (with J. Friedman and
S. Hakim), pp. 177191.
19. “Economics Discrimination in Sentencing,” Journal of Quantitative Criminology, 1989, (with J. Templeman), pp. 317332.
20. “The Deterrent Effect of Police Expenditure on Crime Activities in the Short and the Long Run,” Crime and Social Deviance, 1989, (with J. Deutsch), pp. 3138 (in Hebrew).
21. “The Effect of Criminal Experience on the Incidence of Crime” American Journal of Economics and Sociology, 1990, (with J. Deutsch and S. Hakim), pp. 112,
(Lead Article).
22. “Learning by Criming: Theoretical Analysis and Empirical Evidence,” Public Finance, 1990, (with J. Deutsch and S. Hakim), pp. 5969.
23. “Urban Land Use and the Location of Polluting Plants,” Regional Science Retrospect and Prospect, 1990, (with M. Spiegel), pp. 151167.
24. “Casino, Crime, and Real Estate Values: Do They Relate?” The Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, 1991, (with S. Hakim and A. Buck), pp. 288-303.
25. “A Von Thunen Model of Crime, Casinos and Property Values in New Jersey,” Urban Studies, 1991, (with A. Buck, S. Hakim, J. Deutsch and J. Weinblatt), pp. 673-686, (Lead Article).
26. “Market Insurance Versus Self Insurance Premium Tax Deductibility Discrimination in a Public Policy Perspective,” Journal of Risk and Insurance, 1991, (with U. BenZion, M. Porat and U. Yaari), pp. 657-669.
27. “RentSeeking and Social Investment in Taste Change,” Economics and Politics, 1992, (with J. Guttman and S. Nitzan), pp. 31-42.
28. “Crime and Income Inequality: An Economic Approach,” Atlantic Economic Journal, 1992, (with J. Deutsch and J. Templeman), pp. 46-54.
29. “Learning by Criming and Learning by Policing: Who Learns More?” Public Finance,
1992, (with A. Buck, J. Deutsch and S. Hakim), pp. 173-184, (Lead article).
30. “Inflation, Investment Decisions and the Fisher Effect,” International Review of Economics and Finance, 1993, (with U. Ben-Zion and Y. Yagil), pp. 195-206.
31. “Endogenous Crime Victimization, Taxes and Property Values,” Social Science Quarterly, 1993, (with A. Buck and S. Hakim), pp. 334-348.
32. “The Case of a `Giffen Good',” Journal of Economic Education, 1994, pp. 137-147.
33. “Discrimination in Punishment and Deterrence Effects,” Public Finance, 1994, (with U. BenZion and S. Kawasaki), pp. 10-18.
34. “Labor-Managed Firms in Transition Economics,” Comparative Economic Studies, 1995, (with Y. Shachmurove), pp. 39-53.
35. “On Nations' Size and Transportation Cost,” Review of International Economics, 1995, (with Y. Shachmurove), pp. 235-243.
36. “Price Discrimination With One-way Separated Market,” International Journal of the Economics of Business, 1995, (with J. Paroush), Vol. 2, No. 3, pp. 441-452.
37. “Bundling in Learning,” Education Economics, 1996, (with J. Templeman), pp. 65-81.
38. “Negative Intergroup Externalities and Market Demand,” Economica, 1996, (with E. Katz), pp. 513-519.
39. “The Optimum Size of the Labor-Managed Firm,” Atlantic Economic Journal, 1996, (with Y. Shachmurove), pp. 110-117.
40. “A Lecturer's Optimal Time Allocation Policy,” Education Economics, 1996, (with G. Epstein), pp. 255-265.
41. “The Case of a Giffen Good: Reply,” The Journal of Economic Education, 1997, pp. 45-47.
42. “Monitoring Within the Firm and Manager Relations,” International Journal of the Economics of Business, 1997, (with G. Epstein), pp. 51-62.
43. “Optimal Consumer Subsidies for Minimum Nutritional Requirements. A Basic Model,” Food and Nutrition Bulletin, 1997, (with D. Chernichovsky, U. Ben-Zion and M. Gradstein), pp. 344-351.
44. “The Optimal Face Value of a Discount Coupon,”1999, Journal of Economics and Business, (with U. Ben-Zion and A. Hibshsoosh), pp. 159-174.
45. “A Production Function with an Inferior Input,” 2000, The Manchester School, (with G. Epstein), pp. 503-515.
46. “Price Discrimination by Coupons Restriction,” 2000, International Journal of the Economics of Business, (with U. Ben-Zion and A. Hibshoosh), pp. 325-331.
47. “Natural Inequality Production and Economic Growth,” 2001, Labour Economics (with
G. Epstein), pp. 463-473.
48. “The Economics of Wolf,” 2001, The Milken Institute Review, (with E. A. Blackstone and S. Hakim), pp. 40-46.
49. “Not Calling the Police (First),” 2002, Regulation, (with E. A. Blackstone and S. Hakim), pp. 1-4.
50. “Segmentation vs. Integration: The Case of Non Homogeneous Groups,” 2004, The Manchester School, (with J. Templeman), pp. 131-151.
51. “A Non-Singular Peaked Laffer Curve: Debunking the Traditional Laffer Curve,” 2004, The American Economist, (with J. Templeman), pp. 61-66.
52. “A Monopoly Reason Why Autarky Might be Best for a Large Country," 2005, The Manchester School, (with Y. Shachamurove), pp. 269-280, (Lead Article).
53. "Optimal Policies for Inventory Usage, Production and Pricing of Fashion Goods over a Selling Season", 2006, Journal of Operational Research Society, (with K. Kogan), pp. 304-315.
54. “Profit Maximization and Social Optimum with Network Externality”, 2006,
The Manchester School, (with U. Ben-Zion and T. Tavor), 74(2), pp. 138-155.
55. “Endowment Shock and its Welfare Effects in Open Market Economies", 2006,
The American Economist, (with Y. Shachamurove), pp. 42-46.
56. “Dynamic Zigzag Pricing of Resalable Goods with no Depreciation and Externalities", 2006, Journal of Operational Research Society, (with K. Kogan), pp. 1353-1365.
57. “The Disturbance Model and Congestion in Emergency Response", 2007, The Manchester School, (with Ervin A. Blackstone, Andrew J. Buck, and Simon Hakim), pp. 104-121.
58. "Pricing with Loyalty", Applied Mathematical Sciences, 2007, (with G. Epstein and K. Kogan), pp. 2747-2788.
59. "Market Segmentation in Child Adoption", 2008, International Review of Law and Economics, (with Ervin A. Blackstone, Andrew J. Buck, and Simon Hakim), pp. 220-225.
60. “An Aggregate Laffer Curve – A Multi-Peak Case”, 2008, Public Finances (with K. Kogan and J. Templeman), pp. 513-524.
61. "The Network Industry, Monopoly Regulation and Social Optimum", 2008, International Journal of the Economics of Business, (with U Ben-Zion, T Tavor, and J. Templeman), 15(3), pp. 323-337.
62. “Income Inequality versus Standard of Living Inequality”, 2008, The American Economist, 52(1), pp. 49-57.
63. "Economics of Deals and Optimal Pricing Policy", 2009, International Journal of Business, (with J. Templeman), 14(1), pp. 1-19, (Lead Article).
64. "Optimal Debundling Policy: The Case of Non-Homogeneous Demands", 2009, (with J. Templeman), The American Economist, 53(2), 52-60.
65. "The Effects of Rumors on Financial Market Efficiency", 2009, Applied Economics Letters, (with T. Tavor and J. Templeman), 17(15), pp. 1461-1464.
66. “Price Floors and Strategic Reserves: A Reconsideration and Exposition”, 2010, International Journal of Economic Issues, (with A. Buck), 3(1), pp. 41-60.
67. "The Welfare of Nations in a Globalized Economy", 2010, International Trade Journal, (with Y. Shachamurove), 24(3), pp. 230-260.
68. “Optimal Pricing with Asymmetric Demands of Senders and Receivers”, 2011, International Journal of Business, (with T. Tavor and J. Templeman), 16(1), pp. 1-23 (Lead Article).
69. "Optimal Pricing: The Case of Inter-temporal Effects of Snobbish and Deal-Prone Customers", 2011, Journal of Business and Economics, (with T. Tavor and J. Templeman), 2(2), pp.139-152.
70. "The Effects of Excise Taxes on Non-Homogeneous Populations", 2011, The American Economist, (with J. Templeman and T. Tavor), 55(2), pp. 36-45.
71. "Optimal Pricing for Voicemail Services", 2011, The American Economist, (with T. Tavor), 52(2), pp. 36-45.
72. "Second-Degree Monopoly Wholesaler in a Market with Two Retailers", 2011, International Journal of Business & Economics, (with T. Tavor), 10(1), pp. 45-59.
73. “Simulation Study of the Price Differentiation Effect in a Stochastic Deteriorating Inventory with Heterogeneous Consumers - Freshness Sensitivity”, 2011, Applied Economics, (with A. Herbon and J. Templeman), 44, pp. 3101-3119.
74. "Free Product as a Complement or Subsitute for a Purchase Product: Does it Matter?", 2011, Modern Economy, (with U. Ben-Zion and T. Shavit), 2, pp. 124-131.
75. "Demand and Supply Model in the Network Market: Two Sided Markets - The Case of the Cellular Industry”, 2011, The Open Management Journal, (with T. Tavor), 4, pp. 16-27.
76. "Regular (Landline) Phone Company versus Cellular Phone Company: The Non-Cooperative Case", 2012, International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Research, (with T. Tavor), 2(1), pp. 38-49.
77. "A New Approach to Inequality", 2012, International Journal of Sustainable Economy, (with M. Weber and J. Templeman), 4,(4) , pp.340 – 355.
78. "The Effect of the Quality of Rumors on Market Yields",2013, International Journal of Business, (with Tavor and Templeman, 18(3), pp. 273-281.
79. "Optimal Pricing Non-homogeneous Market with Network Externalities", 2013, International Journal of Sustainable Economy, (with Tavor), 5(4), pp. 357-384.
80. "Optimal Inventory Policy for a Perishable Item with Demand Function Sensitive to Price and Time", 2013, International Journal of Production Economics, (with Avinadav and Herbon), 144, pp. 497-506.
81. "Are Cellular and Landline Substitutes or Complements? The Case of Israel", 2013, International SAMANM Journal of Marketing and Management, (with Tavor) 1, pp. 1-15, lead article, voted Best Paper Award.
82. "Economic Implications of In Vitro Fertilization Using Willingness to Pay", 2013, Journal of Public Health, (with Gonen and Templeman), 21(6), pp. 535-557.
83. "Sustainable Effects of Technological Progress and Trade Liberalization", 2013, American Modelling (with Shachamurove), 33, pp. 956–964.
84. "Optimal Ordering and Pricing Policy for Demand Functions that are Separable into Price and Inventory Age", 2014, International Journal of Production Economics, (with T. Avinadav and A. Herbon), 155, pp. 406-417.
85. "Differentialtion in Police Services in City Neignourhoods", 2014, Managing Global Transitions, (with T. Tavor, S. Hakim and E. Blackstone),12(4), pp.347-369.
86. "Duration and Optimal Number of Shifts in the Labour Market", Applied Economics Letters, 2014 (with Gonen and Weber), 21(6), pp. 429-432.
87. Multi-Objective Vehicle Routing Problems with Time Windows: A Vector Evaluated Artificial Bee Colony Approach", 2014, International Journal of Computer and Information Technology, (with O. Nahum and Y. Hadas), 3(1), pp. 41-47.
88. Multi-Objective Stochastic VRP – Fitness Calculation and Algorithm Converges Using a Generic Genetic Algorithm", 2014, International Journal of Computer System (with O. Nahum, Y. Hadas and R. Cohen), 1(2), pp. 30-44.