Rosshandler Bulletin Series
The process of economic growth greatly increases the demand for educated and skilled workers. This has a substantial and increasingly negative impact on the incomes and the employment chances of the less educated.
Contrary to conventional wisdom, the underlying reason for Israel’s high rates of poverty and inequality and low rates of economic growth over the past several decades is not due to insufficient government budgets but to the underlying national priorities that determined how those budgets were allocated and spent.
Israel’s minimum wage is among the highest in the West, but lawmakers want to raise it further. On the other hand, the country’s negative income tax is very low compared to the United States
PublicationsDental Health: The Burden on Households – Implications for National Health InsuranceThe study recommends a process for including dental health care in National Health Insurance, with the required budgetary back-up that will be required. This process is likely to bring real relief in the medium and long-range in terms of an improvement in dental health in Israel and a savings in national expenditure for dental health. A Macro-Economic View of Israeli Economy and SocietyDespite being the home to many leading institutions and firms on the leading edge of the technological envelope, Israel is situated on national long-run social and economic trajectories that are not sustainable. These underlying trajectories, which have characterized the country for decades, are the focus here. |
Call for ProposalsTaub Center Fellowship in Education PolicyThe Taub Center announces the establishment of a Fellowship Fund for young researchers in the area of education policy. In the academic year 2010-2011, the Fund will grant one or more fellowships for a maximum amount of 50,000 NIS |
The report provides a unique historical and international perspective of where Israel was, where it is now, and where it is headed – with some indication of the speed at which it is traveling and the implications and suggestions for a change of course.
