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Elhanan Helpman

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Who

Elhanan Helpman · Philosophy & Social Sciences

What

Israeli co-founder of the new theory of international trade; Nemmers Prize (2010)

When

1946, Dzhambul (Jambyl), Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union

Where

Israel (Tel Aviv) · United States (Harvard)

Biography

Elhanan Helpman is recognized among Israeli contributors to Philosophy & Social Sciences — Israeli co-founder of the new theory of international trade; Nemmers Prize (2010)

How & why

Helpman, an Israeli economist born in Soviet Kazakhstan and raised in Israel, helped build the 'new' theories of international trade and economic growth, explaining trade between similar economies and the roles of technology, scale and increasing returns. Long a professor at Tel Aviv and Harvard, he received the Nemmers Prize in Economics in 2010.

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Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish recipients of the Nemmers Prize in Economics

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Israeli co-founder of the new theory of international trade; Nemmers Prize (2010)

2010

Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish recipients of the Nemmers Prize in Economics