Personal profile
About Me
I am a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in the Department of Economics at Bar Ilan University. I am an applied microeconomist using field-based data collection, online experimental designs, and administrative data to examine policy-relevant questions, with a particular focus on the economics of education and the role of minority majority interactions in educational settings.
Education/Academic qualification
Economics, PhD, University of Haifa
2015 → 2021
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Economics, Master's Degree, Tel Aviv University
2010 → 2012
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Economics, Bachelor, University of Haifa
2007 → 2010
External positions
Research Associate, Center for the Politics of Inequality, University of Haifa.
2022 → 2025
Research
- Fields of Interest
- Policy-Oriented Microeconomics
- Labor Economics
- Applied Microeconomics
- Experimental Economics
- Education Economics
- תחומי מחקר
- מיקרו-כלכלה יישומית
- כלכלה ניסויית
- כלכלת חינוך
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Research output
- 4 Article
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Impacts of home-care subsidies: Evidence from quasi-random assignment
Ofek-Shanny, Y., Strulov-Shlain, A. & Zeltzer, D., Aug 2025, In: Journal of Public Economics. 248, 105438.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Social Preferences Over Taste-Based Inequality
Cohen, R., Maltz, A. & Ofek-Shanny, Y., Oct 2025, In: International Economic Review. 66, 4, p. 1577-1597 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Measurements of performance gaps are sensitive to the level of test stakes: Evidence from PISA and a Field Experiment
Ofek-Shanny, Y., Feb 2024, In: Economics of Education Review. 98, 102490.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
1 Scopus citations -
Reproducibility in Management Science
the Management Science Reproducibility Collaboration, 1 Mar 2024, In: Management Science. 70, 3, p. 1343-1356 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access27 Scopus citations
Activities
- 1 Postdoctoral Fellowship
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Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (External organization)
Ofek-Shanny, Y. (Member)
2020 → 2025Activity: Membership › Postdoctoral Fellowship