Anfal Adawi
Assistant Professor of Economics, Lebanese American University
Anfal Adawi is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the Lebanese American University. She holds a Ph.D. in Health Economics and an M.A. in Economics from York University. Her research interests include health economics, the economics of aging, public economics, human development, and behavioral economics. Her research focuses on understanding how major life transitions and public policies affect individual health and well-being, with a particular interest in retirement and later-life outcomes. Her current work examines the effects of retirement on life satisfaction and health, with the aim of generating evidence that can inform policies promoting well-being across the life course. In addition to her research, she teaches courses in microeconomics, econometrics, behavioral economics, and health economics and supervise graduate research in applied economics.
Areas of Interest:
- Health Economics
- Economics of Aging
- Public Economics
- Behavioral Economics
Education:
- Ph.D. in Health Economics, York University, 2025
- M.A. in Economics, York University, 2017
- B.A. in Economics and Statistics (Honors), York University, 2016
Experience:
- Assistant Professor of Economics (Tenure Track), Lebanese American University, 2025 – Present
- Research Assistant, York University, 2019 – 2024
- Teaching Assistant, York University, 2016 – 2023
- Tutorial Instructor, York University, 2019 – 2020
Latest Publications:
- Adawi, A., Ferrara, I., & S.M Malik. (2024). “Effect of Retirement on Life Satisfaction in Canada: Research-Policy Snapshot.” CRDCN Research-Policy Snapshot, 3(2). http://hdl.handle.net/11375/30005
- Adawi, A., Ferrara, I., & S.M Malik. (2023). “Effect of retirement on Life Satisfaction in Canada: Evidence from the 2008–2009 Canadian Community Health Survey–Healthy Aging.” Canadian Public Policy, 49(S1), 48–75. https://doi.org/10.3138/cpp.2022-037
- Turk-Adawi, K., Supervia, M., Lopez-Jimenez, F., Adawi, A., Sadeghi, M., & S.L Grace. (2021). "Women-only cardiac rehabilitation delivery around the world. Heart, Lung, and Circulation ,” 30(1), 135–143. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2020.01.015
