About
Omer Moav is a Professor of Economics at the University of Warwick, affiliated with the Department of Economics within the College of Social Sciences. His research focuses on economic growth, development, institutional economics, and historical economic processes. He has collaborated with scholars like Oded Galor and Luigi Pascali on seminal works such as The Origin of the State (2022) and Natural Selection and the Origin of Economic Growth (2002). His teaching includes courses on development economics and advanced macroeconomic analysis.
Moav’s research explores long-term economic dynamics, including the interplay between geography, institutions, and human capital. Notable contributions include studies on the Neolithic Revolution’s impact on life expectancy and the role of property rights in shaping economic trajectories. His work has been featured in outlets like the Journal of Political Economy and Washington Post.
His recent focus includes experimental economics (e.g., microfinance dynamics) and critiques of academic publishing practices, as seen in his social media threads on editorial processes in economics.
