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2026

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Economics and Finance

D-Index
69
Citations
20209
World Ranking
489
National Ranking
3

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Economics and Finance in Israel Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Economics and Finance in Israel Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Economics and Finance in Israel Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Economics and Finance in Israel Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Economics and Finance in Israel Leader Award
  • 1994 - Fellows of the Econometric Society
  • Elected Fellow of the European Economic Association
  • Elected Fellow of the European Economic Association
  • Elected Fellow of the European Economic Association

Overview

Assaf Razin is affiliated with Tel Aviv University in Israel and specializes in the field of Economics, Econometrics and Finance. Their work covers various subfields, including Economics and Econometrics, General Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Sociology and Political Science, Finance, and General Health Professions.

Razin's research addresses diverse topics related to fiscal policy, economic growth, and global economic dynamics. Main areas of focus include:

  • Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth
  • Economic Policies and Impacts
  • Migration and Labor Dynamics
  • Politics, Economics, and Education Policy
  • Global Trade and Economics
  • Global Financial Crisis and Policies
  • Global Health Care Issues

They have an extensive publication record with a notable presence in the following venues:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Government and Economics
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics
  • UNC Libraries

Recent publications exemplify Razin's research interests and include:

  • Understanding National-Government Policies Regarding Globalization: A Trade-Finance Analysis (2022), Journal of Government and Economics
  • Ageing and Welfare State Policy: A Macroeconomic Perspective (2022), Journal of Government and Economics
  • De-Globalization: Driven by Global Crises? (2020), SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Currency and Financial Crises of the 1990s and 2000s (2021), UNC Libraries
  • Migration and Redistribution: Why the Federal Governance of an Economic Union Does Matter (2021), Journal of Government and Economics

Collaborations have been a part of their academic career with frequent co-authorship involving:

  • Alexander Horst Schwemmer
  • Efraim Sadka
  • Steven Rosefielde
  • Koralai Kirabaeva
  • Andrzej Cieślik

Recognition of their contributions to the field includes being named a Fellow of the Econometric Society in 1994 as well as being elected Fellow of the European Economic Association.

Best Publications

  • Effective Tax Rates in Macroeconomics: Cross-Country Estimates of Tax Rates on Factor Incomes and Consumption

    Enrique Mendoza;Assaf Razin;Linda Tesar

  • Fiscal Policies in the World Economy

    Jacob A. Frenkel;Assaf Razin

  • Fiscal policies and growth in the world economy

    Jacob Frenkel;assaf razin;chi-wa Yuen

  • The Terms of Trade and the Current Account: The Harberger-Laursen-Metzler Effect

    Lars E. O. Svensson;Assaf Razin

  • Current Account Reversals and Currency Crises; Empirical Regularities

    Gian Maria Milesi-Ferretti;Assaf Razin

  • Sustainability of Persistent Current Account Deficits

    Gian Maria Milesi-Ferrett;Assaf Razin

  • International tax competition and gains from tax harmonization

    Assaf Razin;Efraim Sadka

  • Current-Account Sustainability

    Assaf Razin;Gian Maria Milesi-Ferretti

  • Tax Burden and Migration: A Political Economy Theory and Evidence

    Assaf Razin;Effraim Sadka;Phillip Swagel

  • The Aging Population and the Size of the Welfare State

    Assaf Razin;Efraim Sadka;Phillip Swagel

  • International taxation in an integrated world

    Jacob A. Frenkel;Assaf Razin;Efraim Sadka

  • A theory of international trade under uncertainty

    Elhanan Helpman;Assaf Razin

  • Fiscal Policies and the World Economy

    Assaf Razin;Jacob A. Frenkel

  • Sharp reductions in current account deficits An empirical analysis

    Gian Maria Milesi-Ferretti;Gian Maria Milesi-Ferretti;Assaf Razin;Assaf Razin

  • Business Cycle Volatility and Openness: An Exploratory Cross-Section Analysis

    Assaf Razin;Andrew Rose

  • Current Account Sustainability; Selected East Asian and Latin American Experiences

    Gian Maria Milesi-Ferretti;Assaf Razin

  • An Intergenerational Model of Population Growth

    Assaf Razin;Uri Ben-Zion

  • The Mundell-Fleming Model a Quarter Century Later: A Unified Exposition

    Jacob A. Frenkel;Assaf Razin

  • Migration and pension with international capital mobility

    Assaf Razin;Efraim Sadka

  • Current Account Reversals and Currency Crises: Empirical Regularities

    Gian Maria Milesi-Ferrett;Gian Maria Milesi-Ferrett;Assaf Razin

  • The Ageing Population and the Size of the Welfare State

    Assaf Razin;Efraim Sadka;Phillip Swagel;Phillip Swagel

Frequent Co-Authors

Efraim Sadka
Efraim Sadka Tel Aviv University
Jacob A. Frenkel
Jacob A. Frenkel Group of 30
Elhanan Helpman
Elhanan Helpman Harvard University
Marc Nerlove
Marc Nerlove University of Maryland, College Park
Itay Goldstein
Itay Goldstein University of Pennsylvania
Ashoka Mody
Ashoka Mody Princeton University
Linda L. Tesar
Linda L. Tesar University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Leonardo Leiderman
Leonardo Leiderman Tel Aviv University
Enrique G. Mendoza
Enrique G. Mendoza University of Pennsylvania

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