huji Department of Agricultural Economics and Management

Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment,
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Iddo Kan

Iddo Kan

Curriculum Vitae

Personal Details:

Name: Iddo Kan
Place and Date of Birth: Afula, Israel, 06.11.1964
Family Status: Married + 3
Permanent Address: Pnina 7A, Gedera, 70700

Education

B.Sc.  
1991-1993 in Soil and Water Sciences, Department of Soil and Water Sciences, The Faculty of Agricultural, Food, and Environmental Quality Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel.

M.Sc.  
1994-1996 in Agricultural Economics, Department of Agricultural Economics and Management, The Faculty of Agricultural, Food, and Environmental Quality Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel.

Ph.D.  
1997-2002 in Agricultural Economics, Department of Agricultural Economics and Management, The Faculty of Agricultural, Food, and Environmental Quality Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel.

Post Doctoral Research Fellow
2002-2003 The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel.

Service in Academic and Research Institutions

September 2000 -
August 2002
University of California Riverside, The Department of Environmental Sciences, Assistant Cooperative Extension Specialist (visiting).
October 2003 -
September 2007
University of Haifa, The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Management, Lecturer.
October 2007- present The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, The Department of Agricultural Economics and Management, Lecturer.

Other Scientific and Professional Activities

1995-1998 Economic Consultant, Environmental Management & Consulting LTD (EMC), Karmei-Yosef, Israel.
2002-2003 Professional Administrator and Economic Consultant to The Professional Committee for the Issue of Agriculture Water Pricing (known as the "Feinerman Committee"), The Prime-Minister’s Office, Israel.
2006 Member of the scientific research committee of the Israeli Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in the area of agricultural economics for 2006-7.

Awards and Scholarships

1998 The Bonna-Terra Grant, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
1998 Ya’akov Gal Scholarship, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
1999 Zorek and Udi Lev Scholarship.
2003 Kan, I., Schwabe, K.A. and Knapp, K.C. “Microeconomics of Irrigation with Saline Water,” – outstanding journal article of the Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics for 2002.
2007-8 The Golda Meir Fellowship, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Research Grants

2005 The Ministry of the Environment, Israel. Organic waste recycling in Israel – economical and environmental aspects. With Ayalon, O., 32,500/65,000 NIS/year for 1 year.
2006 The Ministry of the Environment, Israel. Economic Evaluation of Climate-Change Effects on Agricultural Land Use in Israel. With Shechter, M., 32,500/65,000 NIS/year for 1 year.
2007-2010 European Commission FP6, 6.3 – Global Change and Ecosystems, Climate Change and Impact Research: the Mediterranean Environment (CIRCE). With Shechter, M. 10,833/21,666 Euro/year for 3 years.
2007-2010 USAID, MERC. Agricultural Rodent Pest Control by Avian Predators: an Ecologically Sustainable Approach. With Leshem, Y. $8,000/138,000/year for 3 years.
2008-2009 The Ministry of Environmental Protection, Israel. Life-Cycle Analysis of Solid Waste Treatment in Israel. With Ayalon, O. 33,000/66,000 NIS/year for 2 years.
2008 The Centre for Agricultural Economic Research, Israel. Economic Evaluation of Mosquito Damage, with Bar-Shira, Z., 11,000/22,000 NIS/year for 1 year.
2008 The Governmental Authority for Water and Sewage, Israel. Estimating Agricultural Demands for Water Types, With Shechter, M. 37,500/70,000 NIS/year for 1 year.
2008 The Centre for Agricultural Economic Research, Israel. Economic Assessment of Climate-Change Impacts on Agriculture, 22,000 NIS/year for 1 year.

Teaching

2004-present Environmental Economics Modeling, Graduate.
1996-2000, 2003-present Introduction to Natural Resources and Environmental Economics (non-economists), Graduate.
2003-2007 Introduction to Micro-Economics (economists & non-economists), Graduate.
2008-present Natural Resources Economics, Undergraduate.
2008-present The Agricultural Economy of Israel, Undergraduate.

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