Biography
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 M.A. in Economics, cum laude, and a B.A. in Economics and Psychology, summa cum laude, from Ben-Gurion University. Noa specializes in labor economics and applied econometrics, focusing on gender economics and inequality. During her fellowship, she conducts research projects that examine the impact of the gender division of caregiving and financial responsibilities on labor supply.
Noa has consistently excelled academically and has received numerous accolades for her achievements. She was awarded the Israel Polak fellowship for outstanding Ph.D. students and prestigious scholarships from the Israeli Council for Higher Education. Her paper, "The differential effect of childbirth on men's and women's careers," published in Labour Economics (2022, Vol. 78), examines the impact of first childbirth on parents’ labour supply and life satisfaction as a function of their pre-birth earnings. Noa also serves as a referee for various economic journals, such as American Economic Journal: Economic Policy; Journal of Population Economics; Labour Economics; The International Labour Review (ILR); and The Journal of the Economics of Ageing.
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.
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.