Abigail Hurwitz

Education

• Ph.D., Finance, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
• M.A., Financial Economics, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
• B.A., Economics and Business Administration, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Past Positions

• Visiting Scholar, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.
• Lecturer, Department of Finance, The College of Management Academic Studies, Israel
• Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Finance, The Wharton School, The University of Pennsylvania.
• Chief of Operations and Business Development, Ashdot – Itur Hon, Israel.
• ICAAP Project - Manager (Bank Capital Management), Mizrahi-Tefahot Bank, Israel.
• Basel II Project - Assistant Manager, Mizrahi-Tefahot Bank, Israel.
• Budgets Officer, IDF. Financial Advisor to the Chief of General Staff Unit / Budget Division in the Ministry of Defense - (Rank of Captain).

Grants Awards and Honors

• Pension Research Council/TIAA Institute Partnership Grant (35,000 USD), 2020-2021, with Olivia S. Mitchell and Orly Sade
• GIF (German-Israeli Foundation for Scientific Research and Development) Young Scientists Grant (15,000 EURO), 2019
• TFI (Think Forward Initiative) research grant (10,000 USD), 2019, with Orly Sade
• Pension Research Council/TIAA Institute Partnership Grant (50,000 USD), 2019-2020, with Olivia S. Mitchell and Orly Sade
• Bogen fellowship for post-doctoral studies.
• Excellence in teaching award, The College of Management Academic Studies, 2018
• Excellence in teaching award, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, 2018
• Scholarship from Haim Stoessel Memorial Fund, 2017
• National Security Research grant, 2016-2017
• Excellence in teaching award, The College of Management Academic Studies, 2016
• The Israeli Ministry of Finance scholarship for ​​financial literacy studies, 2015-2016
• Gal-Ed grant, School of Business Administration, HUJI for attending RBFC 2016
• Excellence in teaching award, The College of Management Academic Studies, 2013
• The Hebrew University Economics department honors for the year 2005-2006
• The Hebrew University Economics department honors for the year 2003-2004

Research Interests:

• Research interest: Pensions, Insurance, Environmental Economics, Behavioral and Experimental Finance, Decision making