Noa de la Vega earned her PhD from the Eitan Berglas School of Economics at Tel Aviv University, under the guidance of Dr. Analia Schlosser. She also holds an MA in Economics, cum laude, and a BA in Economics and Psychology, summa cum laude, from Ben-Gurion University. Noa specializes in labour economics and applied econometrics, focusing on gender economics and inequality. During her Fellowship, she is conducting research projects examining the impact of the gender division of care responsibility on labour supply.

Noa has consistently excelled academically and has received numerous accolades for her achievements. She was awarded the Israel Polak fellowship for outstanding PhD students and prestigious scholarships from the Israeli Council for Higher Education. Her recent article, ‘The differential effect of childbirth on men's and women's careers,’ was published in Labour Economics (2022, Vol. 78, 102249), and highlights her research on the important topic of gendered division of care responsibility. Noa also serves as a referee for various economic journals, such as the American Economic Journal: Economic Policy; the Journal of Population Economics; and The International Labour Review (ILR).

In addition to her research, Noa has been a lecturer for the undergraduate core course ‘Introduction to Econometrics’ at Tel Aviv University since 2020. She has been able to share her expertise and teaching experience to guide students in the field of applied econometrics.

Research projects, clusters and working groups

Inequality, welfare and social justice