The Annual Lecture in Memory of Gideon Fishelson
The guiding principle of Gideon's professional career was the recognition that economics is intended, and capable of helping the individual and of society. His research deals with a variety of applied topics: labor supply and inequality in the distribution of income, demand for oil by industry and by households, adoption of new technology in agriculture, utilization and exploitation of natural resources, and the estimation of environmental damages and the means to diminish them. In these areas, he made pioneering contributions in estimating the economic parameters that are required for the conduct of economic policy...
