Naomi Hausman is a Senior Lecturer in the Strategy Department at the Hebrew University Business School.
Her fields of study include Urban Economics, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Labor Economics, and Public Economics. Her research has been published in The Review of Economics and Statistics, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, and Innovation Policy and the Economy.
She has been awarded a number of academic grants, including the Alrov Institute Research Grant, the Israel Science Foundation Grant, the US-Israel Bi-national Science Foundation (BSF) Grant, the German-Israel Foundation (GIF) Grant, the Eshkol Research Grant, the NBER Digitization and Copyright Research Grant, the Falk Institute Research Grant, and the Upjohn Institute Early Career Research Grant. Additionally, she has received several dissertation awards and fellowships, including from the American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association and from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation.
Dr. Hausman earned her B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. in economics from Harvard University.
Dr. Hausman serves as an academic consultant to the Bank of Israel Research Department. In addition to her academic experience, Dr. Hausman has done work for several consulting firms, including Charles River Associates, Cornerstone Research, and Lexidale, Inc. She has taught courses in Urban Economics, Labor Economics, and Econometrics.
- Publications
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Publications
“The Spatial Mismatch Between Innovation and Joblessness” (with Edward Glaeser) NBER Innovation Policy and the Economy, Vol. 20
“University Innovation and Local Economic Growth” Accepted, The Review of Economics and Statistics
“Physician Concentration and Negotiated Prices: Evidence from State Law Changes,” (with Kurt Lavetti) American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 13(2): 258-296, April 2021.
"Homeownership, Labor Supply, and Neighborhood Quality,"American Economic Journal: EconomicPolicy, 14(2): 193-230, May 2022.(with Tamar Ramot-Nyska and Noam Zussman)
“Innovation and Capital” (with Daniel Fehder and Yael Hochberg)Forthcoming, Journal of Financial Economics
Research Papers
“Entrepreneurs and City Growth” Revise & Resubmit, Journal of Economic Geography
“Urban Pull: The Roles of Amenities and Employment” (with Peleg Samuels, Roy Sasson, and Maxime Cohen) Under Review
“The Virtuous Cycle of Innovation and Capital Flows” (with Daniel Fehder and Yael Hochberg)
“Government R&D Grants and Startup Performance: Evidence from Israel” (with Ron Rabi)
“Capital Gains Taxes, Household Portfolios, and the Deadweight Burden of Lock-in” (with Stephen Miran) “Health Insurance Costs and Young Firms”
- Awards, Honors
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Aser for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Research Grant, 2024
Israel Innovation Authority (IIA) Research Contract, 2022 -
Israel National Economic Council (NEC) Research Contract, 2022 -
Startup Nation Policy Institute Research Grant, 2022 – 2023
Alrov Institute Research Grant, 2020-2023
Israel Science Foundation Grant, 2016-2022
US-Israel Bi-national Science Foundation (BSF) Grant, 2016-2022
German-Israel Foundation (GIF) Grant, 2018
Eshkol Research Grant, 2014, 2017
US-Israel Bi-national Science Foundation (BSF) Grant, 2014-2016
NBER Digitization and Copyright Research Grant, 2013-2014
Golda Meir Fellowship, 2012-2013
Falk Institute Research Grant, 2012, 2013
Upjohn Institute Early Career Research Grant, 2012
Hoyt Dissertation Award, American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association, 2011
Harvard University Dissertation Completion Fellowship, 2010-2011
Ewing Marion Kauffman Dissertation Fellowship, 2010
Center for American Political Studies Research Fellowship, 2009-2010
Warburg Funds Recipient, 2007, 2009
Harvard Economics Graduate Fellowship, 2005-2007
Munich Summer School in Behavioral Economics, 2005