Draft:Esteban Klor

Esteban Klor is the Rosita Herczeg Professor of Economics at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He is also a Senior Researcher at the Institute for National Security Studies, and a Research Fellow at the Centre for Economic Policy Research in London.

Klor published research reports at the INSS on murders in Arab society, the economic costs of not allowing Palestinian workers into Israel, and the (lack of) connection between Palestinian workers in Israel and Terror attacks within the green-line.

These research reports attracted media attention from Globes, The Marker and One a Day, the daily podcast from N12, among other media sources.

Selected Publications

 * Esteban F. Klor, Sebastian Saiegh and Shanker Satyanath, “Cronyism in State Violence: Evidence from Labor Repression During Argentina's Last Dictatorship,” Journal of the European Economic Association, June 2021, 19 (3): 1439-1487. (Lead article).
 * Eric Gould and Esteban F. Klor, “The Long Run Effect of 9/11: Terrorism, Backlash, and the Assimilation of Muslim Immigrants in the West,” Economic Journal, November 2016, 126 (597): 2064-2114.
 * Effi Benmelech, Claude Berrebi and Esteban F. Klor, “Counter-Suicide-Terrorism: Evidence from House Demolitions,” Journal of Politics, January 2015, 77 (1): 27-43.
 * Eric Gould and Esteban F. Klor, “Does Terrorism Work?” Quarterly Journal of Economics, November 2010, 125 (4): 1459-1510.
 * Claude Berrebi and Esteban F. Klor, “Are Voters Sensitive to Terrorism? Direct Evidence from the Israeli Electorate,” American Political Science Review, August 2008, 102 (3): 279-301. (Lead article)

Selected Media Mentions

 * How Terrorism Can Alter Elections, The New York Times, April 22, 2017
 * The Geography of Foreign ISIS Fighters, Bloomberg, August 10, 2016
 * Terror's Toll Is More Social Than Economic, The Wall Street Journal, December 2, 2015
 * How Empirical Studies of Political Violence (can) Help Policymakers, The Washington Post, March 16 2015
 * Does Terrorism Work? The New Republic, June 3 2009
 * Why October Surprises Work, Foreign Policy, October 17 2008

Personal Information
Esteban is married to Jen Klor. They have two sons and a daughter and live in Jerusalem.