Director:
Oded Galor
Advisory Council:
Dalia Marin, (Chairperson): (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat,
München)
Christian Keuschnigg, (University of St. Gallen,IFF-HSG)
Victor
Lavy, (Hebrew University of Jerusalem)
Daniel Tsiddon, (Tel Aviv University)
Purpose:
The Melchior Minerva Center for Macroeconomics
and Growth is an international center in the fields of macroeconomics and growth
that promotes theoretical and empirical research on national as well as on international
aspects of:
Economic Growth:
Economic Fluctuations
Economic Policy
The center encourages the cooperation of
German and Israeli scientists.
Mode of Operation
Research activity is conducted primarily by faculty
members, post-doctoral fellows, and doctoral students of the department of economics
at the Hebrew University, as well as by distinguished visiting scholars from leading
international research institutions. The center supports the research activities
of its research associates, conducts weekly research workshops and seminars where
the research in progress is discussed, provides distinguished lecture series,
conducts an annual international conference, and publishes a research papers series.
Funding
The Melchior Minerva Center for Macroeconomics and
Economic Growth was established in March 1999 under the auspices of the Minerva
Stiftung Gesellschaft f?r die Forschung m.b.H. (Munich) and the Hebrew University
of Jerusalem Authority for Research and Development. It is located in the Department
of Economics at the Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel.
A brief biography
of Carl Melchior
|
Carl Melchior (1871-1933) | German banker. Melchior, who was born in Hamburg, studied law and later
became a judge there. In 1900 he was appointed legal counsel to the bank M. M.
Warburg and Co. and in 1917 became a partner in the bank. During World War I,
he served as a captain with the German Army and was badly wounded. After his recuperation,
he worked for the German government's Zentraleinkaufsgesellschaft (ZEG), which
was charged with importing foodstuffs. During 1918-1919 Melchior took part in
the financial and economic negotiations following the armistice. He subsequently
played a prominent part in the lengthy negotiations which eventually paved the
way for Germany's reacceptance into the community of nations and displayed a mastery
of financial and legal issues, diplomatic tact, and attention to detail. |
