Dr. Labib Shami
Senior Lecturer in Economics at Western Galilee College, Senior Researcher at the Taub Center, and Lecturer at the University of Haifa.
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01 Biography
Short biography
Dr. Labib Shami is a Senior Lecturer in Economics at Western Galilee College and a Senior Researcher at the Taub Center for Social Policy Studies in Israel. He is also a Lecturer in the Department of Economics at the University of Haifa. His research examines the non-observed economy (NOE), monetary policy, tax evasion, credit markets and SMEs, using economic theory and empirical and computational methods to inform policy.
02 Biography
Extended biography
Dr. Labib Shami is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Economics at Western Galilee College and a Senior Researcher at the Taub Center for Social Policy Studies in Israel. He is also a Lecturer in the Department of Economics at the University of Haifa. He holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Haifa.
His research spans the non-observed economy (NOE), monetary policy, tax evasion, credit markets, small and medium-sized enterprises, local government and economic resilience. His work on the NOE examines its measurement and the mechanisms through which it emerges and responds to institutional design, enforcement, behavioural differences and policy. He combines economic theory with empirical research, computational methods and machine learning. Recent work uses AI-based agent-based approaches to study tax evasion and informal economic activity.
At the Taub Center, he conducts policy-focused research on Israel’s macroeconomic developments and household pressures. Since 2021, he has co-authored with Prof. Benjamin Bental the macroeconomic chapter of the Center’s annual State of the Nation Report. His work connects economic analysis with practical policy questions.