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Hosni Zoabi is a Professor at the New Economic School (NES) in Moscow, holding a position supported by the SAFMAR Foundation. He joined NES in 2013 and received a permanent professorial position in 2016. He serves as Editor-in-Chief of the journal Macroeconomic Dynamics and teaches courses including Macroeconomics, Economic Growth, and Family Economics at the Master's level.
Zoabi received his BA, MA, and PhD in economics from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, completing his doctorate in 2005. His educational background has provided a strong foundation for his research in macroeconomics and demographic economics.
Professor Zoabi's research focuses on economic growth and development from a household perspective, with particular emphasis on demography, poverty and inequality, and gender economics. He examines how family structures, fertility decisions, and gender dynamics influence economic development. His work bridges microeconomic household decisions with macroeconomic outcomes, offering insights into how demographic changes affect national economic trajectories.
His publication record shows a consistent focus on the intersection of demography and economics, particularly regarding gender dynamics and family economics. Many of his articles explore how women's economic empowerment, education, and changing family structures impact broader economic growth patterns. His research often employs historical and cross-sectional data to examine long-term economic trends related to demographic shifts.
Zoabi has received significant recognition for his research, including:
- Grant from Israel Science Foundation (2013)
- Grant from Russian Science Foundation (2018)
- His column 'Women's Liberation as a Financial Innovation' became one of the most popular articles on VoxEU portal (2019)
Professor Zoabi is actively involved in multiple research projects examining women's empowerment and development, paternity leave and gender equality, microfinance and poverty, and two Russia-specific projects on retirement age and gender norms. His collaborative work with Moshe Hazan and David Weiss has produced influential research on gender economics. As Editor-in-Chief of Macroeconomic Dynamics, Zoabi plays a key role in shaping scholarly discourse in his field.
