Behavioral and Experimental Economics Expert Professor Ori Heffetz Affiliates with Compass Lexecon

We are pleased to announce that Ori Heffetz has affiliated with Compass Lexecon. He is a Professor of Economics in the S.C. Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University, and a Professor and Marcy Bogen Chair for Academic Excellence in the Department of Economics at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Professor Heffetz is an expert in applied economics, behavioral research, survey methodology, experimental economics, consumer behavior, and mechanism design. His data-driven research methodology uses an innovative mix of lab and field experiments, surveys, and other techniques to examine the psychological, social, and cultural facets of economics and to develop novel and improved metrics of well-being.

Professor Heffetz is a co-author of a widely used Principles of Economics textbook. His work has been featured in major media outlets, including The New York Times, The Financial Times, and The Economist. His research has been published numerous times in the American Economic Review and in many other leading academic journals, including Management Science, American Economic Journals, Review of Economics and Statistics, Journal of the European Economic Association, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, and Harvard Business Review.

Professor Heffetz serves as a member of the Bank of Israel’s Monetary Policy Committee, Chair of The Public Council for Statistics Israel, and a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. Previously, he was a visiting research scholar at Princeton University, Harvard University, and UC Berkeley, and he served on the Consensus Committee on Policy-Oriented Assessment of Well-Being in the State of Israel for the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities.

Senior Managing Director Niall MacMenamin commented, “Ori Heffetz’s widely recognized talent in designing surveys and experiments reinforces Compass Lexecon’s industry-leading capabilities in this area. These empirical methods have only become more important for our clients' success in antitrust and other high-stakes litigation.”

Professor Heffetz added, “I look forward to collaborating with Compass Lexecon’s talented team of expert economists and professionals.”