Meital Peleg Mizrachi

Adjunct Professor (SPP) and Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Economics, Yale University

School of Public Policy

Dr. Meital Peleg Mizrachi is a postdoctoral fellow at Yale University, Department of Economics, specializing in environment, sustainable fashion, and public policy. Her research explores the intersection of environmental and social sustainability, focusing specifically on secondhand clothing markets, fashion consumption patterns, regulatory frameworks, and the global trade of used clothing, with a particular emphasis on Ghana. She serves as an executive board member of the International Sustainable Fashion Consumption Research Network and is a former research leader of Moving the Needle, a Yale-based initiative promoting research and education on sustainable fashion. Meital has over nine years of experience conducting research, teaching, and supervising students in the fields of environmental studies, fashion, and public policy. Her work has been published in leading academic journals as well as in popular media outlets, including Vogue and the BBC. Her multidisciplinary background bridges academia and real-world impact, contributing meaningfully to global conversations on sustainability, labor conditions, and ethical fashion consumption.