ECONOMIST
Yochai Benkler
1964 - Today

Yochai Benkler
Yochai Benkler ( YO-khai; born 1964) is an Israeli-American author and the Berkman Professor of Entrepreneurial Legal Studies at Harvard Law School. He is also a faculty co-director of the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University. In academia he is best known for coining the term commons-based peer production and his widely cited 2006 book The Wealth of Networks. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Yochai Benkler is the 406th most popular economist (down from 404th in 2019), the 396th most popular biography from Israel (up from 408th in 2019) and the most popular Israeli Economist.
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Among ECONOMISTS
Among economists, Yochai Benkler ranks 406 out of 414. Before him are Eric Lander, Christina Romer, Winona LaDuke, Bina Agarwal, Raghuram Rajan, and Olga Golodets. After him are Gita Gopinath, Kate Raworth, Rebecca Blank, Cecilia Rouse, Tyler Cowen, and Thomas DiLorenzo.
Most Popular Economists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsEric Lander
1957 - Present
HPI: 46.59
Rank: 400
Christina Romer
1958 - Present
HPI: 46.22
Rank: 401
Winona LaDuke
1959 - Present
HPI: 46.14
Rank: 402
Bina Agarwal
1951 - Present
HPI: 45.70
Rank: 403
Raghuram Rajan
1963 - Present
HPI: 45.02
Rank: 404
Olga Golodets
1962 - Present
HPI: 44.63
Rank: 405
Yochai Benkler
1964 - Present
HPI: 44.55
Rank: 406
Gita Gopinath
1971 - Present
HPI: 44.54
Rank: 407
Kate Raworth
1970 - Present
HPI: 44.52
Rank: 408
Rebecca Blank
1955 - 2023
HPI: 44.42
Rank: 409
Cecilia Rouse
1963 - Present
HPI: 43.69
Rank: 410
Tyler Cowen
1962 - Present
HPI: 42.21
Rank: 411
Thomas DiLorenzo
1954 - Present
HPI: 42.03
Rank: 412
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1964, Yochai Benkler ranks 842. Before him are Vic Chesnutt, Jorge Borelli, Holly Robinson Peete, Nate McMillan, Kevin Jackson, and Yelena Ruzina. After him are Carolyn Waldo, Patrice Bailly-Salins, Arne Duncan, Valery Gopin, Scott Stevens, and Maria McKee.
Others Born in 1964
Go to all RankingsVic Chesnutt
SINGER
1964 - 2009
HPI: 44.60
Rank: 836
Jorge Borelli
SOCCER PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 44.60
Rank: 837
Holly Robinson Peete
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 44.60
Rank: 838
Nate McMillan
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 44.60
Rank: 839
Kevin Jackson
WRESTLER
1964 - Present
HPI: 44.57
Rank: 840
Yelena Ruzina
ATHLETE
1964 - Present
HPI: 44.56
Rank: 841
Yochai Benkler
ECONOMIST
1964 - Present
HPI: 44.55
Rank: 842
Carolyn Waldo
SWIMMER
1964 - Present
HPI: 44.54
Rank: 843
Patrice Bailly-Salins
ATHLETE
1964 - Present
HPI: 44.49
Rank: 844
Arne Duncan
POLITICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 44.46
Rank: 845
Valery Gopin
HANDBALL PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 44.45
Rank: 846
Scott Stevens
HOCKEY PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 44.36
Rank: 847
Maria McKee
SINGER
1964 - Present
HPI: 44.29
Rank: 848
In Israel
Among people born in Israel, Yochai Benkler ranks 396 out of 466. Before him are Dudi Sela (1985), Oren Peli (1970), Tzipora Obziler (1973), Ninet Tayeb (1983), Ben Sahar (1989), and Simon Leviev (1990). After him are Sayed Kashua (1975), Tzipi Hotovely (1978), Arik Benado (1973), Lior Narkis (1976), Zhang Ling (null), and Lior Refaelov (1986).
Others born in Israel
Go to all RankingsDudi Sela
TENNIS PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 45.27
Rank: 390
Oren Peli
FILM DIRECTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.09
Rank: 391
Tzipora Obziler
TENNIS PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 44.75
Rank: 392
Ninet Tayeb
SINGER
1983 - Present
HPI: 44.69
Rank: 393
Ben Sahar
SOCCER PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 44.66
Rank: 394
Simon Leviev
BUSINESSPERSON
1990 - Present
HPI: 44.63
Rank: 395
Yochai Benkler
ECONOMIST
1964 - Present
HPI: 44.55
Rank: 396
Sayed Kashua
WRITER
1975 - Present
HPI: 44.55
Rank: 397
Tzipi Hotovely
POLITICIAN
1978 - Present
HPI: 44.28
Rank: 398
Arik Benado
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 44.10
Rank: 399
Lior Narkis
SINGER
1976 - Present
HPI: 44.03
Rank: 400
Zhang Ling
ATHLETE
HPI: 43.82
Rank: 401
Lior Refaelov
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 43.75
Rank: 402
Among ECONOMISTS In Israel
Among economists born in Israel, Yochai Benkler ranks 1.