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Ran Abramitzky
Assistant Professor of Economics
Contact
Landau Economics Building Room 232
579 Serra Mall
Stanford, CA 94305
Landau Economics Building Room 232
579 Serra Mall
Stanford, CA 94305
Fields of Interest
Research: Economic history, public economics, applied economics of contracts and organizations
Current Research: Testing the limits of mobility on redistribution; the incentive and selection effects of equal sharing; self selection in migration; how Israeli Kibbutzim survived?; the effect of sex ratio on assortative matching
Teaching: Economic history, applied microeconomics
Current Research: Testing the limits of mobility on redistribution; the incentive and selection effects of equal sharing; self selection in migration; how Israeli Kibbutzim survived?; the effect of sex ratio on assortative matching
Teaching: Economic history, applied microeconomics
Publications
Productivity and Migration: New Insights From the 19th Century
April 2010 - Ran Abramitzky, Leah Boustan, and Katherine Eriksson -- Policy Brief
Europe's Tired, Poor, Huddled Masses: Self-Selection and Economic Outcomes in the Age of Mass Migration
August 2010 -- Discussion Paper
Book Translations As Idea Flows: The Effects of the Collapse of Communism on the Diffusion of Knowledge
August 2010 -- Discussion Paper
Research Projects
Collaborative Research: Economic Outcomes and Self-Selection in the Age of Mass Migration: A Micro Approach 01/1/10 -- 02/28/13
The Selection and Incentive Effects of Equal-Sharing 08/1/07 -- 07/31/10