Junior Professor of Private Law and Law & Economics
Dr. Roee Sarel
ABOUT ME
I'm a Junior Professor of Private Law and Law & Economics at the Institute of Law & Economics, University of Hamburg. My dual-background includes a doctorate in Economics from the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management and degrees in law and business (LL.B & M.B.A) from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. My previous positions include a research associate (post-doc) at the Institute of Law & Economics in Hamburg, a lab manager (post-doc) at the Economics department of the Frankfurt School of Finance, an associate lawyer at a Litigation & Banking department of Yigal Arnon & Co. law firm; and various research and teaching assistant positions in law, economics, and finance. My research combines empirical, experimental, and theoretical methodologies and focuses on topics such as law & technology (e.g. AI, blockchain, and cryptocurrencies), business law, sustainability and climate change, crime, and judicial decision-making.
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RESEARCH & TEACHING POSITIONS
2021 - Today Junior Professor of Private Law and Law & Economics, Institute of Law & Economics, University of Hamburg
2022 - Today External Lecturer at the Kühne Logistic University and at the Haifa University
2020 - Today External Lecturer at the Northern Institute of Technology, TU Hamburg
2019 - 2021 Research Associate (Post-doc) at the Institute of Law & Economics, University of Hamburg
2017 - 2019 Lecturer (post-doc) and Lab Manager at the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management
2014 - 2017 Doctoral researcher at the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management
2015 - 2017 RA & TA positions (Finance & Microeconomics) at the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management
2009 - 2010 RA & TA positions (Property law, Jurisprudence, Constitutional law ) at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
2008 - 2009 RA at the Israeli Ministry of Justice (Legislation & Counseling - Criminal Law)
2008 - 2009 Editorial Staff Member of Mishpatim Law Review
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Grants & Awards
2022: Principal Investigator (with Y. Kaplan & M. Gilboa),"Climate Change as Unjust Enrichment", funded by the German-Israeli Science Foundation ("GIF)
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2020: Best paper, SIDE-ISLE conference
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2019: Best paper presented by a young scholar award, GLEA conference
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EDUCATION
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Law & Technology
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(e.g., AI, cryptocurrencies, and smart contracts)
2014 - 2018
Frankfurt School of Finance & Management
Doctorate in Economics (Summa Cum Laude)
Law & Sustainability
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(e.g., climate change, product returns)
2007 - 2012
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
MBA Finance & Banking (Magna Cum Laude)
Behavioral Law & Economics
(e.g. in judicial decision-making and crime)
09/2008 - 02/2009
Vrije Universiteit Brussels
Erasmus Mundus Program, European Law
Crime Deterrence
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(e.g. wrongful convictions)
2006 - 2011
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Bachelor in Law, LLB (Magna Cum Laude)