The Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities congratulates Academy member Prof. Elhanan Helpman on his election as an International Member of the National Academy of Sciences (United States).

Prof. Helpman is Professor Emeritus of Economics at Tel Aviv University, one of the world's leading economists, and a founder of New Trade Theory and New Growth Theory. His research focuses primarily on international economics and has profoundly shaped the field.

His election is an international recognition of his research achievements and his longstanding contributions to economics.