Research fellows
Julius Feinstein Chair in Accounting & Finance
Head of Financial Economics MA at the Hebrew University business School
Prof. Yafeh’s research interests are corporate governance, financial intermediation, the economies of East Asia, and economic and financial history.
Director of the Center for Banking Law and Financial Regulation at Netanya Academic College
Prof. Plato-Shinar's fields of interest are bank-customer relationships, protection of financial consumers, means of payment, and various aspects of financial regulation. Her current research focuses on the intersection between finance, technology, and the law.
Professor of Finance, School of Management and Economics, Academic College of Tel Aviv-Yaffo
shlomitz@mta.ac.il
Prof. Zuta's research focuses on corporate governance, with an emphasis on boards of directors and managerial compensation. Additional current research interests are ESG investments and climate finance.
Michael Leshem
PhD student at the Coller School of Management, Tel Aviv University
Leshem's research interests are deposit decisions, liquidity management, and bank runs.
PhD student at the Coller School of Management, Tel Aviv University
Rom Severin specializes in the study of decision-making through the lens of behavioral and experimental economics. His primary interest lies in exploring cognitive biases and procedural decision-making, particularly how decision-makers perceive and interact with these processes, which are often deemed irrational by traditional economic doctrine.