Gil Epstein

Gil Epstein is a Professor of Economics and the Sir Isaac Wolfson Chair in Economics at Bar-Ilan University's Department of Economics. Since 2019, he has served as Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences at the same institution. His academic career spans roles at the University of Pennsylvania and multiple international research fellowships.

• Professor, Department of Economics, Bar-Ilan University (2007–Present)
• Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, Bar-Ilan University (2019–Present)
• Research Fellow, IZA – Institute for the Study of Labor (1999–Present)
• Research Fellow, CReAM – Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (2006–Present)

Education

• BA, MA, PhD in Economics and Statistics from Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Gil Epstein's research focuses on Migration, Labor Economics, and Political Economy, with over 116 publications in journals like Journal of Public Economics and European Economic Review. His work bridges theoretical and applied analyses in public policy and social sciences.

Affiliations: IZA (Bonn), CReAM (London), RWI (Germany), GLO (Global Labor Organization), Taub Center (Israel), and Ld'A Centro Studi Luca d'Agliano (Milan).