Haim Ben-Shahar
Israeli economist, and former President of Tel Aviv University
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Haim Ben-Shahar (Hebrew: חיים בן שחר; born c. 1935) is an Israeli economist, and former President of Tel Aviv University.
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Haim Ben-Shahar | |
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חיים בן שחר | |
Haim Ben-Shahar | |
| Born | חיים בן שחר Israel |
| Occupation | economist |
| Known for | President of Tel Aviv University |
Biography
Ben-Shahar was born in Mandatory Palestine.[1] He attended Tichon Hadash high school in Tel Aviv.[2] He earned a Ph.D. in Banking and Finance from New York University in the United States.[3]
Ben-Shahar is an economist and taught economics at Tel Aviv University.[4][5] From 1972 to 1975 Ben-Shahar was Dean of the university's Social Sciences faculty.[1]
Ben-Shahar was President of Tel Aviv University from 1977 to 1983.[4][6] He succeeded Professor Yuval Ne'eman as President, and was in turn succeeded by Moshe Many.[4]