Elhanan Helpman (born March 30, 1946 in Dzalabad, former Soviet Union) is an Israeli economist who works in the field of international trade. Born in the Soviet Union, his parents later emigrated to Israel. After serving in the military from 1963 to 1966, he studied economics and statistics at Tel Aviv University and graduated with a B.A. in 1969 and an M.A. in 1971. He enrolled at Harvard University in 1971 and graduated with a Ph.D. in economics in 1974. From 1974 to 2004 he was a lecturer and later a university professor at Tel Aviv University. Since 1997 he is also a professor of economics at Harvard University. His research focuses on international trade, economic growth, and the political economy of trade policy. March 30 is the 89th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (90th in leap years). ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Alan Greenspan, former chairman, United States Federal Reserve. ... International trade is the exchange of goods and services across international boundaries or territories. ... The Engineering Faculty Boulevard The Smolarz Auditorium Tel Aviv University (TAU, אוניברסיטת תל אביב, אתא) is one of Israels major universities. ... Harvard University (incorporated as The President and Fellows of Harvard College) is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA and a member of the Ivy League. ...

Among his awards is the Mahalanobis Memorial Medal by the Indian Econometric Society in 1990, the Israel Prize in 1991. He was an active participant in Israeli policy debates, and was a member of the advisory board of the Bank of Israel, the Council for National Planning and the National Council for Research and Development. He is married to Ruth Helpman, who is a financial analyst. Together they have two daughters. The Israel Prize is the most prestigious award handed out by the State of Israel. ... Bank of Israel logo The Bank of Israel is the central bank of Israel. ...

Books

• Market Structure and Foreign Trade, with Paul Krugman, MIT Press, 1985.
• Innovation and Growth in the Global Economy, with Gene Grossman, MIT Press, 1991.
• Special Interest Politics, with Gene Grossman, MIT Press, 2001.
• The Mystery of Economic Growth, MIT Press, 2004.

Paul Krugman Paul Robin Krugman (born February 28, 1953) is an economist who has written several books, and since 2000 has written a twice-weekly op-ed column for The New York Times. ...

External links

• Elhanan Helpman's personal homepage at Harvard University