About
Israeli economist who was a World Bank Chief Economist and who served as governor of Israel's central bank. He was awarded the Rothschild Prize for Social Science in 1974.
Before Fame
He studied Mathematics and Physics at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and later worked as the director of research at the Bank of Israel from 1957-1963.
Trivia
He championed the 1985 stabilization plan, which significantly decreased Israel's annual rate of inflation.
Family Life
He was married twice and had three children.
Associated With
Another famous economist of his stature is Kaushik Basu.
