Areas of interest

• Small Business Economics
• Applied economics
• Institutional Economics

Teaching

• Seminar
• Library Training

My current research explores the relationship between democratic institutions, innovation, and long-term economic growth. I study how institutional quality shapes innovation outcomes and how innovation, in turn, contributes to economic performance. In parallel, I investigate the resilience and adaptive strategies of small businesses during crises, with a focus on innovation implementation in peripheral regions. My work combines empirical analysis using panel data and structural equation modeling (SEM) with policy-relevant insights into institutional and regional development.

Journal Articles:

1.  S. Hadad, B. Berdugo. "How Do Firing Costs Affect Innovation and Growth when Workers' Ability is Unknown? – Employment Protection as a Burden on a Firm's Screening Process" The European Journal of Comparative Economics, pp. 253-265, vol. 9, (2012).
2.  S. Hadad, Y. Hadad, M. Malul, M. Rosenboim. “Measuring and Ranking a Structural Economic Efficiency: Exploring the Case of Spain". World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development, pp. 13-22, Vol. 8, (2012).
3.  S. Hadad, Y. Hadad, M. Malul, M. Rosenboim. “The Economic Efficiency of the Tourism Industry”, Tourism Economics, pp. 931-940, Vol. 18, Number 5,  (2012).
4. S. Hadad, Y. Hadad, T. C. Simon. "Determinants of Healthcare System’s Efficiency in OECD Countries", European Journal of Health Economics, pp. 253-262, Vol. 14, Issue 2 (2013). 

5.  Hadad, S., & Malul, M. (2017). Do you prefer having much more or slightly more than others? Social Indicators Research, 133, 227-234. Impact factor 1.395, Journal rank: "A", highest quartile in the SJR category of Sociology and Political Science

6. Ben-Malka, R., Hadad, S., & Megidish, R. (2023). Integration, culture, and trust: A case study of minority integration in Israeli academy. Journal of Trust Research, 13(1), 51-66. (IF 1.67)
   7. Bar-El, R., Hadad, S., Maymoni, L., Ben-Malka, R., & Megidish, R. (2024). Can the periphery survive innovation-led growth? Insights from Israel. Regional Studies, Regional Science, 11(1), 453-470. (IF-1.9)

Chapters in Books

1.      S. Hadad, J. Zeira. "An Outline of the Economic Issues of a Final Status Agreement in Jerusalem",  pp, 23-69. Published in: Economic Dimensions of a Two-State Agreement Between Israel and Palestine. The Aix Group (2007).

2.      A. Arnon, T. Hacker, S. Hadad, S. Bamya, M. Abu Awad. "A Framework for Permanent Agreement Concerning the Palestinian Refugees",  pp. 24-137. Published in:  Economic Dimensions of a Two-State Agreement Between Israel and Palestine. Vol II. The Aix Group (2010).

3.      *S. Hadad, A. Arnon. "The Current Economic Crisis, Some Possible Explanations". Published in:  International Perspectives of the Economic Crisis.  pp. 13-27. Van Leer Jerusalem Institute (2014, Hebrew).

 4.      *S. Hadad, A. Arnon. "The Economic Crisis in the United States: An Anatomy of Economic Crisis". Published in:  International Perspectives of the Economic Crisis. pp. 30-43. Van Leer Jerusalem Institute (2014, Hebrew).

 Articles in Conference Proceedings

Bar-El, R., Hadad, S., Maymoni, L., Ben-Malka, R., & Megidish, R. (2022). Innovation as a Challenge for Peripheral Regions: an Israeli Case. Proceedings of the 17^th European Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship, ECIE, Neapolis University, Pafos, Cyprus, September 15-16, 2022