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Curriculum Vitae
Dr. YUVAL ARBEL, Ph.D.
Personal Details:
Date of Birth: December 18, 1965
Marital Status: Married+1
Occupation: Economics Lecturer and CPA (Israel)
Contact Details:
Address: 57 Moria Street, Tnuvot, ISRAEL
Mail Address: P.O. Box 75, Netanya, ISRAEL
Cell Phone: +972−52−2443637
E−mail: yuval.arbel@gmail.com
arbely18@technion.ac.il
Academic Degrees:
September 2006 − Ph.D. Dissertation in Urban Economics has been formally approved
by Bar-Ilan's Ph.D. Committee
November 2001 − Masters in Business and Economics, Bar – Ilan University
May 1995 − Certificate from the Institute for Certified Public Accountants
February 1995 − License from the Council of Certified Public Accountants in the
Israeli Justice Department
February 1992 − B.A. in Economics and Accounting, Tel Aviv University
Academic Status:
Since October 2007 − Post-Doc Researcher in the Faculty of Architecture and Town
Planning, Technion, Haifa
Work on three research papers in Real Estate and Behavioral Finance:
− "The Price of Terror: Effects of the Second Palestinian Intifada on
Jerusalem House Prices"
(Co-Authors: Danny Ben Shahar, Stuart Gabriel and Yossef Tobol)
− "Rational Behavior in the Public Housing Market: A Real Option
Approach" (Co-Authors: Danny Ben Shahar and Stuart Gabriel)
− "Anchoring: Empirical Examination of the Decision-Making in the
Public Housing Market" (Co-Author: Danny Ben Shahar)
Sept. 2000−Sept. 2006 − Full time Ph.D. student in Urban Economics on a Bar−Ilan
University President's grant.
Ph.D. dissertation on: “The Housing Market in the United States:
A Further Look at Empirical Issues Associated with the Competitive
Market Approach”. Prepared four Working Papers.
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Experience:
Since October 2005 − Lecturer in Econometrics, Price Theory, Introduction to
Microeconomics and Macroeconomics, Urban Economics
Financial Accounting, Analysis of Financial Statements,
Tax Structure in Israel
At: Ariel University Center, Bar Ilan University, Haifa University,
Hebrew University (Faculty of Agricultural Economics at Rehovot),
The College of Management, the Technion– Israel Institute
of Technology and Zefat College.
Sept. 2000 − Sept. 2005 − Teaching Assistant in the following courses:
(1) Introduction to Microeconomics (2) Introduction to Macroeconomic
(3) Introduction to Econometrics
Nov. 1997 – Aug. 2000 − Budget Department of Bank Hapoalim Worked on the budget of
management and general expenses as part of a team responsible for
the Budget of the biggest Bank in Israel.
Aug. 1993 − Oct. 1997 − Auditor in a CPA office (Adiv – Bonen) Worked as an auditor and
gained much experience with a variety of companies
July 1992 – July 1993 − Auditor in a CPA office (Lioboshits – Cassirer) Worked as an intern
as a part of a team auditing major corporates (Sunfrost, The Vegetable
Council, Massad Bank).
Public Activities:
Since October 2007 − Department of Justice, Council of Appraisers Developed a syllabus
for the Urban Economics Test. The Head of the Committee who
Supervises on the Urban Economics Exam for Appraisers.
August-Sept. 2004 − Bar Ilan University, Department of Economics Developed and
coordinated the applied project for Introductory Econometrics
courses under the supervision of Prof. Adi Schnytzar (former
coordinator of the BA Econometric courses)
Research Interests: − Urban Economics, Housing Markets, Real Estate Finance, Behavioral
Finance, Public Policy in Housing Markets, Tenure Choice Decisions,
Immigration, Empirical Economics and Econometrics
Accepted for Publication: − Mean Reversion and Momentum: Another Look at the Price-Volume
Correlation in Real Estate Markets
(Co-Authors: Danny Ben Shahar and Eyal Sulganik)
Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics (2009) 39: 316-335
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Under Consideration for
Publication − Social Involvement and Income Level Among New Immigrants:
Empirical Findings from A New Survey of the Jewish Agency
(Co-Authors: Erez Siniver and Yosef Tobol)
− The Price of Terror: Effects of the Second Palestinian Intifada on
Jerusalem House Prices
(Co-Authors: Danny Ben Shahar, Stuart Gabriel and Yossef Tobol)
Reviewed in Ha'aretz – The Marker (Israeli daily newspaper),
November 20, 2009.
− The Correlation Among Immigrant Homeownership, Objective and
Subjective Household Characteristics and Good Citizenship:
Evidence from the Israeli Experience
(Co-Authors: Danny Ben Shahar, and Yossef Tobol)
Working Papers: − Rational Behavior in the Public Housing Market: A Real Option
Approach (Co-Authors: Danny Ben Shahar and Stuart Gabriel)
− Anchoring: Empirical Examination of the Decision-Making in the
Public Housing Market (Co-Author: Danny Ben Shahar)
− Willingness to Pay and Leaks in the Bucket: Measuring the Deadweight
Loss in A Public Housing Project (Co-Author: Avichai Snir)
− Climatic Differences among US States and Land-to-Structure Elasticity
of Substitution: Empirical Evidence from a new FHA Sample
− A Joint Estimation Procedure for Testing the Equality of the Land-Rent
and Population-Density Gradients: Applications to Los-Angeles, CA.
− The Demand Function for Housing−Services in the United States: Does
The Hypothesis of Zero-Sum Demand Elasticities Really Hold?
− Are the United-States Housing Demand Elasticities Constant and
Unitary? Functional Specification Tests
Curriculum Vitae
Dr. YUVAL ARBEL, Ph.D.
Personal Details:
Date of Birth: December 18, 1965
Marital Status: Married+1
Occupation: Economics Lecturer and CPA (Israel)
Contact Details:
Address: 57 Moria Street, Tnuvot, ISRAEL
Mail Address: P.O. Box 75, Netanya, ISRAEL
Cell Phone: +972−52−2443637
E−mail: yuval.arbel@gmail.com
arbely18@technion.ac.il
Academic Degrees:
September 2006 − Ph.D. Dissertation in Urban Economics has been formally approved
by Bar-Ilan's Ph.D. Committee
November 2001 − Masters in Business and Economics, Bar – Ilan University
May 1995 − Certificate from the Institute for Certified Public Accountants
February 1995 − License from the Council of Certified Public Accountants in the
Israeli Justice Department
February 1992 − B.A. in Economics and Accounting, Tel Aviv University
Academic Status:
Since October 2007 − Post-Doc Researcher in the Faculty of Architecture and Town
Planning, Technion, Haifa
Work on three research papers in Real Estate and Behavioral Finance:
− "The Price of Terror: Effects of the Second Palestinian Intifada on
Jerusalem House Prices"
(Co-Authors: Danny Ben Shahar, Stuart Gabriel and Yossef Tobol)
− "Rational Behavior in the Public Housing Market: A Real Option
Approach" (Co-Authors: Danny Ben Shahar and Stuart Gabriel)
− "Anchoring: Empirical Examination of the Decision-Making in the
Public Housing Market" (Co-Author: Danny Ben Shahar)
Sept. 2000−Sept. 2006 − Full time Ph.D. student in Urban Economics on a Bar−Ilan
University President's grant.
Ph.D. dissertation on: “The Housing Market in the United States:
A Further Look at Empirical Issues Associated with the Competitive
Market Approach”. Prepared four Working Papers.
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Experience:
Since October 2005 − Lecturer in Econometrics, Price Theory, Introduction to
Microeconomics and Macroeconomics, Urban Economics
Financial Accounting, Analysis of Financial Statements,
Tax Structure in Israel
At: Ariel University Center, Bar Ilan University, Haifa University,
Hebrew University (Faculty of Agricultural Economics at Rehovot),
The College of Management, the Technion– Israel Institute
of Technology and Zefat College.
Sept. 2000 − Sept. 2005 − Teaching Assistant in the following courses:
(1) Introduction to Microeconomics (2) Introduction to Macroeconomic
(3) Introduction to Econometrics
Nov. 1997 – Aug. 2000 − Budget Department of Bank Hapoalim Worked on the budget of
management and general expenses as part of a team responsible for
the Budget of the biggest Bank in Israel.
Aug. 1993 − Oct. 1997 − Auditor in a CPA office (Adiv – Bonen) Worked as an auditor and
gained much experience with a variety of companies
July 1992 – July 1993 − Auditor in a CPA office (Lioboshits – Cassirer) Worked as an intern
as a part of a team auditing major corporates (Sunfrost, The Vegetable
Council, Massad Bank).
Public Activities:
Since October 2007 − Department of Justice, Council of Appraisers Developed a syllabus
for the Urban Economics Test. The Head of the Committee who
Supervises on the Urban Economics Exam for Appraisers.
August-Sept. 2004 − Bar Ilan University, Department of Economics Developed and
coordinated the applied project for Introductory Econometrics
courses under the supervision of Prof. Adi Schnytzar (former
coordinator of the BA Econometric courses)
Research Interests: − Urban Economics, Housing Markets, Real Estate Finance, Behavioral
Finance, Public Policy in Housing Markets, Tenure Choice Decisions,
Immigration, Empirical Economics and Econometrics
Accepted for Publication: − Mean Reversion and Momentum: Another Look at the Price-Volume
Correlation in Real Estate Markets
(Co-Authors: Danny Ben Shahar and Eyal Sulganik)
Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics (2009) 39: 316-335
Page 3 of 4
Under Consideration for
Publication − Social Involvement and Income Level Among New Immigrants:
Empirical Findings from A New Survey of the Jewish Agency
(Co-Authors: Erez Siniver and Yosef Tobol)
− The Price of Terror: Effects of the Second Palestinian Intifada on
Jerusalem House Prices
(Co-Authors: Danny Ben Shahar, Stuart Gabriel and Yossef Tobol)
Reviewed in Ha'aretz – The Marker (Israeli daily newspaper),
November 20, 2009.
− The Correlation Among Immigrant Homeownership, Objective and
Subjective Household Characteristics and Good Citizenship:
Evidence from the Israeli Experience
(Co-Authors: Danny Ben Shahar, and Yossef Tobol)
Working Papers: − Rational Behavior in the Public Housing Market: A Real Option
Approach (Co-Authors: Danny Ben Shahar and Stuart Gabriel)
− Anchoring: Empirical Examination of the Decision-Making in the
Public Housing Market (Co-Author: Danny Ben Shahar)
− Willingness to Pay and Leaks in the Bucket: Measuring the Deadweight
Loss in A Public Housing Project (Co-Author: Avichai Snir)
− Climatic Differences among US States and Land-to-Structure Elasticity
of Substitution: Empirical Evidence from a new FHA Sample
− A Joint Estimation Procedure for Testing the Equality of the Land-Rent
and Population-Density Gradients: Applications to Los-Angeles, CA.
− The Demand Function for Housing−Services in the United States: Does
The Hypothesis of Zero-Sum Demand Elasticities Really Hold?
− Are the United-States Housing Demand Elasticities Constant and
Unitary? Functional Specification Tests
