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Yinon Cohen

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Yinon Cohen
Academic background
Education
Academic work
DisciplineSociology
InstitutionsColumbia University

Yinon Cohen, an Israeli sociologist, is the Yosef Hayim Yerushalmi Professor of Israel and Jewish Studies at Columbia University.[1]

Cohen holds a B.A. from Hebrew University in Jerusalem and an M.A and Ph.D. from SUNY at Stony Brook.[1]

He is known for his research on international migration, social stratification, and labor markets. He has studied earnings assimilation of immigrants in Israel, Germany, and the United States; socioeconomic ethnic and gender gaps in Israel;[2] income inequality in Israel; and industrial relations in Israel.[3]

Cohen's appointment to the Yerushalmi chair was controversial because he had criticised Israeli policy and because the search committee included two prominent critics of Israel.[4][5][6] He is described by The Forward as "lean[ing] leftward on Israeli politics".[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Yinon Cohen | Department of Sociology". sociology.columbia.edu. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  2. ^ SZTOKMAN, ELANA (20 November 2006). "A woman's work is never done". The Jerusalem Post.
  3. ^ "Faculty". Columbia University, Department of Sociology. Archived from the original on 10 September 2007.
  4. ^ New Columbia Israel Director Denounced 'Occupation' - February 28, 2008 - The New York Sun
  5. ^ Search Committee for Israel Scholar Includes Two Harsh Critics of Israel - April 29, 2005 - The New York Sun
  6. ^ Scholar of Yiddish Named to Lead Columbia Institute - March 10, 2008 - The New York Sun
  7. ^ Brostoff, Marissa (14 March 2008). "Head of Columbia Jewish Studies Program Resigns". The Forward.