Dr. לימור גבאי-אגוזי
Biography
I received my PhD from Tel-Aviv University in 2011. Before coming to Bar-Ilan University I was a postdoctoral research associate at the Center for Research on Inequalities and the Life Course (CIQLE) at Yale University (2012-2014), and I also had held a postdoctoral fellowship at the Department of Sociology at the University of Haifa (2010-2011). My main areas of interest include Social Stratification, the Sociology of Education, Rational Choice in Education, and Research Methods.
Research
As a sociologist with a strong interest in social stratification, my research centers on the fundamental question of who gets ahead and who falls behind in society. I primarily explore issues of social mobility and educational inequality, examining how life course dynamics, gender, class, and ethnic disparities shape individuals' trajectories. My work also engages with topics such as rational choice in education and the role of sibling group structure in shaping educational outcomes. To date, my research has focused on the education systems and labor markets of Israel and the United States.
Courses
מבוא לשיטות מחקר כמותניות (64-106)
מבוא לסטטיסטיקה (64-109)
חינוך וחברה (64-5071)
סמינר: ריבוד ואי-שוויון בחינוך (64-671)
יישום כלים סטטיסטיים בחשיבה הסוציולוגית (64-8000)
במעלה המדרגות היורדות: שאלות של אי-שוויון (64-8805)
Publications
Chapters in Books
Alberstein, Michal and Limor Gabay-Egozi (forthcoming). “The Decline of Formalism and The Rise of Formalisms: Am Empirical Study of Fluctuations in Israeli Legal Rehtoric.” forthcoming in: Contemporary Liberalism in Israel: Between Multiculturlism Crisis and Hope for Thriving, in Honor of Meny Maunter, (Tel Aviv University Press, 2021) (in Hebrew).
Gabay-Egozi, Limor and Meir Yaish (2025). “Intra- and Inter-Cohort Trends in Returns to Education in Israel”, in Ellu Saar and Peter Róbert (eds.), Handbook on Education and the Labour Market, Cheltenham, UK and Northampton, MA.: Edward Elgar.
Refereed Articles
Gabay-Egozi, Limor, Yossi Shavit, and Meir Yaish. (2010). “Curricular Choice: A Test of a Rational Choice Model of education.” European Sociological Review 26(4): 447-63.
Gabay-Egozi, Limor, Yossi Shavit, and Meir Yaish. (2015). “Gender Differences in Fields of Study: The Role of Significant Others and Rational Choice Motivations.” European Sociological Review 31(3): 284–97.
Gabay-Egozi, Limor (2016). “School Choice in a Stratified Geography: Class, Geography, Otherness, and Moral Boundaries.” Journal of Education Policy 31(1): 1-27.
Gabay-Egozi, Limor and Meir Yaish. (2019). “Intergenerational Educational Mobility and Life Course Earnings in Israel.” Social Science Research 83: 1-16.
Alberstein, Michal, Limor Gabay-Egozi and Bryna Bogoch. (2019). “Between Formalism and Discretion: Measuring Trends in Supreme Court Rhetoric.” Hofstra Law Review 47(4): 1103-38.
Yaish, Meir, and Limor Gabay-Egozi. (2019). “Intra-cohort Trends in Ethnic Earnings Gaps: The Role of Education.” Socius: Sociological Research for a Dynamic World 5: 1-14.
Gabay-Egozi, Limor and Meir Yaish. (2020). “Short and Long-term Consequences of High-school Tracks for Earnings in Israel.” Acta Sociologica 64(3): 294-313.
Sela, Ayelet and Limor Gabay-Egozi. (2020). “Judicial Procedural Involvement (JPI): A Metric for Judges’ Role in Litigation, Settlement and Access to Justice.” Journal of Law and Society 47: 468-98.
Yaish, Meir and Limor Gabay-Egozi. (2021). “Cumulative Disadvantage Dynamics for Palestinian Israeli Arabs in Israel’s Economy.” Sociology 55(5): 906-926.
Yaish, Meir, Doron Shiffer-Sebba, Limor Gabay-Egozi, and Hyunjoon Park. (2021). “Intergenerational Educational Mobility and Life-Course Income Trajectories in the United States.”Social Forces: 1-29.
Alberstein, Michal, Limor Gabay-Egozi, and Bryna Bogoch. (2021). “What's with formalism? An Empirical Study of Various Predictors and Profiles of Supreme Court Rhetoric.” Southern California Interdisciplinary Law Journal, 30(2):269-304.
Alfi-Nissan, Sari, Limor Gabay-Egozi, and Michal Pagis. (2021). “Being a Light unto the Nations in Entrepreneurship: The Ideal of the Zionist-High-tech Professional in Israeli School Education.” Israeli Sociology 22(2): 108-127.
Gabay-Egozi, Limor and Meir Yaish. (2021). “Trends in Intergenerational Educational Mobility in Israel: 1983—2008.” British Journal of Sociology of Education 42(5-6): 752-774.
Gabay-Egozi, Limor, Natalie Nitsche, and Lloyd Grieger. (2022). “In Their Footsteps or Shadow? Gender Differences in Choosing a STEM Major as a Function of Sibling Configuration and Older Sibling’s Gender and Math Ability.” Sex Roles 86: 106-126.
Gelbgiser, Dafna and Limor Gabay-Egozi (2025). “The Gendered Value of Education in the ‘College-for-All’ Era and The Role of Literacy and Numeracy Skills.” Research in Social Stratification and Mobility 99: 101074.
Other Publications
Gabay-Egozi, Limor, Yossi Shavit, and Meir Yaish. (2018). "Technological education - A problematic means for reducing inequality." The Marker, June 17 2018, https://www.themarker.com/career/1.6177841 (Hebrew).
Gabay-Egozi, Limor. (2011) “The Dangers of the Psychometric Revolution”. Haaretz, Articles and Opinions, January 11 2011, http://www.haaretz.co.il/hasite/spages/1208980.html (Hebrew).
Gabay-Egozi, Limor. (2008). Book Review: “On the Power of Education: From Key Experiences to Turning Points”, by Gad Yair, Israeli Sociology, 2: 500-502 (in Hebrew)
Last Updated Date : 31/07/2025
