Jacob Metzer

Jacob (Kobi) Metzer
יעקב (קובי) מצר
Born	1942 (age 82–83)
Nationality	Israeli
Alma mater	Hebrew University of Jerusalem (undergraduate degree in economics and history, 1967) University of Chicago (master's (1969) and doctorate (1972) in economics)
Occupation	economic historian
Known for	Alexander Brody Emeritus Professor of Economic History in the Department of Economics at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem Eighth President of the Open University of Israel

Jacob (Kobi) Metzer (Hebrew: יעקב (קובי) מצר; born 1942) is an Israeli economic historian who is the Alexander Brody Emeritus Professor of Economic History in the Department of Economics at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and the eighth President of the Open University of Israel.