Maya Shaton

Maya Shaton is a senior researcher at SNPI, specializing in household finance, banking, innovation, law, finance, and behavioral economics. Before joining SNPI, Maya worked as an economist at the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in Washington DC. She is also a visiting professor at Hebrew University Business School and teaches in both the Business School and the Economics Department.

Maya holds a PhD in Finance from the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business, in addition to an MBA. She also earned an LL.M from Columbia Law School. Prior to that, she completed a joint BA in Law and Economics alongside an MA in Financial Economics at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Education

• Master of Laws - LLM Columbia Law School (2018 — 2019)
• Phd The University of Chicago - Booth School of Business (2010 — 2015)
• Master of Arts (M.A.) The Hebrew University (2008 — 2010)
• Bachelor's degree Brown University (2007 — 2008)
• Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) The Hebrew University (2005 — 2008)
• LL.B The Hebrew University (2004 — 2008)
• International School of Brussels
• JSD Columbia Law School (2019)
• Doctor of Juridical Science - SJD Columbia Law School (2018)

Research Interests

• Household Finance, Innovation, Entrepreneurial Finance, Corporate Finance, Law and Finance, Behavioral Finance, Bankruptcy Law

HONORS AND AWARDS

• “Returning Scientist” Grant from the Israeli Government 2019-2021
• Bogen Fellowship Hebrew University of Jerusalem 2019-2021
• Milken Innovation Center Fellowship 2019-2021
• Columbia University Law School JSD Fellowship 2019
• Sidney Davidson Doctoral Fellowship 2014
• The University of Chicago Booth Student Fellowship 2010-2014
• AFA Ph.D. Travel Grant 2014
• CRSP Summer Paper Award 2011
• Merit Fellowship in Financial Economics 2008-2010
• Sydney Frank Award for Excellent Achievements in Economics 2007-2008
• (Full tuition and living expenses at Brown University)
• Tabi Miller Award for Excellent Achievements in Law and Economics 2007
• Winner of Hebrew University ICJ International Law Competition 2006
• Dean’s List, Hebrew University 2004-2006