Posts Tagged ‘employment’
2 Oct 2011
This appears as a chapter in the Center’s annual publication State of the Nation Report – Society, Economy and Policy 2010.
Tags: employment, inequality
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2 Oct 2011
This appears as a chapter in the Center’s annual publication State of the Nation Report – Society, Economy and Policy 2010.
Tags: employment, social welfare
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2 Oct 2011
This appears as a chapter in the Center’s annual publication State of the Nation Report – Society, Economy and Policy 2010.
Tags: employment, social welfare
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31 May 2011
In Israel, a lesser share of people work than is common in the West. Those who are employed work more hours a week than do workers in most other OECD countries while the country’s average standard of living is lower than in the majority of OECD countries.
Tags: employment, inequality, poverty
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31 May 2011
Israel has experienced a marked increase in the share of poor families headed by an employed person. The rise in the working poor has been to a large extent concentrated among Arab Israelis. The high rate of working poor among Arab Israelis reflects a challenging combination of disadvantages.
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30 Jan 2011
The influx of foreign workers is closely correlated with widespread non-employment among less-educated Arab Israeli men.
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30 Nov 2010
Rising education gaps underlie rising Israeli wage gaps that are amongst the highest in the West.
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29 Jul 2010
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.
Tags: Education, employment
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29 Jul 2010
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
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27 May 2010
While unemployment appears to have reached average Western levels, the more relevant concept for Israel is “non-employment.” Among Israeli men, rates of non-employment have risen far above those of advanced Western countries.
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27 May 2010
Male non-employment rates among prime working age Israelis have risen over the past 30 years – tripling among haredi (ultra-Orthodox) and nearly doubling among Israel Arabs and non-haredi Jews.
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27 May 2010
In the OECD and in Israel, female non-employment rates have fallen over the past 30 years – except among haredi (ultra-orthodox) Jewish women.
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27 May 2010
In 30 years, 78% of Israel’s primary school students will be haredi or Arabs, and only 14% will be in the non-religious State school system – if the trends of the past decade continue.
Tags: demography, Education, employment
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13 Apr 2010
Gaps in rates of male non-employment between the OECD average and non-ultra-Orthodox Jews, ultra-Orthodox Jews and Israeli Arabs in Israel are very high – and much greater than they were three decades ago.
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13 Apr 2010
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.
Tags: budget, Economics, Education, employment, Health, inequality, resource allocation, social policy, social welfare, transfer allowances
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7 Feb 2010
When it comes to producing ideas, Israeli inventors are pushing the frontiers of human knowledge at a faster clip than any other country.
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15 Dec 2009
Differentiating between the sensitivity of income inequality to male income and female income, we find that total income inequality is less sensitive to female income variability or the level of female income than to male income variability or the level of male income. Decomposing inequality by income determinants, we find that uniform increases in education [...]
Tags: Economics, employment, inequality
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1 Feb 2009
This is the Center’s annual publication that reviews changes and developments in the social services as well as resource allocation to the social services.
Tags: budget, Economics, Education, employment, Health, inequality, resource allocation, social indicators, social policy, social welfare, transfer allowances
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2 Nov 2008
A handy pamphlet packed with all the important statistics about Israeli society.
Tags: budget, demography, Economics, Education, employment, Health, social indicators
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17 May 2008
Book of Abstracts from the Workshop on Labor Force Participation and Life Cycle Income Assurance.
Tags: employment, inequality, social policy
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8 Dec 2007
The Herbert M. Singer Annual Report Series on resource allocation to the social services, the State budget and the development of social services over the past year.
Tags: budget, Economics, Education, employment, Health, inequality, poverty, resource allocation, social indicators, social policy, social welfare, transfer allowances
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3 Oct 2007
This updated and newly revised Fast Facts for the Busy Reader has all the handy information on Israel’s demographic and social make-up that you need to be informed.
This is a joint publication with the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee.
Tags: budget, demography, Economics, Education, employment, Health, social indicators
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8 Feb 2007
Tags: budget, demography, Economics, employment, reform, social policy
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15 Dec 2006
The Herbert M. Singer Annual Report Series on the State budget and society
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3 Dec 2006
This handy user-friendly pamphlet contains updated statistics on Israel’s demography, health, education, infrastructure and more.
This is a joint publication with the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee.
Tags: budget, demography, Economics, Education, employment, Health, social indicators
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15 Nov 2006
Tags: Economics, Education, employment, poverty, resource allocation, social welfare
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10 Apr 2006
Tags: Economics, employment, Health, immigration, resource allocation, social policy
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7 Mar 2006
This paper presents a unique approach to the policies of minimum wage and negative income tax. The influence of these policies is examined with regard to two population groups – younger and older members of the labor force. Recommendations regarding differential application of the policies are presented.
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30 Dec 2005
The Herbert M. Singer Annual Report Series on the State budget, the economy and society.
Tags: budget, Economics, Education, employment, Health, inequality, poverty, resource allocation, social indicators, social policy, social welfare, transfer allowances
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8 Dec 2005
This handy pocket-sized pamphlet contains the basic demographic, economic and social data that help unravel the complexities of Israeli society.
This is a joint publication with the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee.
Tags: budget, demography, Economics, Education, employment, Health, social indicators
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16 Oct 2005
Tags: demography, Economics, Education, employment, immigration, social welfare
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26 Jul 2005
Tags: demography, Economics, Education, employment, Health, immigration, social welfare
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18 Apr 2005
Tags: Economics, Education, employment, Health, immigration, social welfare
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2 Dec 2004
This handy pocket-sized pamphlet contains the basic demographic, economic and social data that help unravel the complexities of Israeli society.
This is a joint publication with the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee.
Tags: budget, demography, Economics, Education, employment, Health, social indicators
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17 Nov 2004
The original paper appeared in the annual social economic report 2004.
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16 Nov 2004
The original paper appeared in the annual social economic report for 2004.
Tags: employment, poverty
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15 Nov 2004
Tags: budget, Economics, Education, employment, Health, inequality, poverty, reform, resource allocation, social indicators, social policy, social welfare, transfer allowances
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2 May 2004
This handy pocket-sized pamphlet contains the basic demographic, economic and social data that help unravel the complexities of Israeli society.
This is a joint publication with the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee.
Tags: budget, demography, Economics, Education, employment, Health, social indicators
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20 Nov 2003
The Herbert M. Singer Annual Report Series
This is the Center’s annual report on the State budget, the economy and society. The 2003 report was dedicated to Herbert M. Singer.
Tags: budget, Economics, Education, employment, Health, inequality, poverty, resource allocation, social indicators, social policy, social welfare, transfer allowances
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25 Feb 2002
This handy pocket-sized pamphlet contains the basic demographic, economic and social data that help unravel the complexities of Israeli society.
This is a joint publication with the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee.
Tags: budget, demography, Economics, Education, employment, Health, social indicators
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24 Aug 2000
Interim report of a comparative project on Sticking Together: Challenges Confronting Pluralistic Societies, jointly with Brookings Institution and The Australian National University. In Hebrew only
Tags: demography, Education, employment, immigration, social welfare
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24 Feb 2000
This handy pocket-sized pamphlet contains the basic demographic, economic and social data that help unravel the complexities of Israeli society.
This is a joint publication with the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee.
Tags: budget, demography, Economics, Education, employment, Health, social indicators
Posted in Fast Facts | No Comments »
24 Dec 1999
This handy pocket-sized pamphlet contains the basic demographic, economic and social data that help unravel the complexities of Israeli society.
This is a joint publication with the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee.
Tags: budget, demography, Economics, Education, employment, Health, social indicators
Posted in Fast Facts | No Comments »
24 Nov 1998
The Center’s annual social economic report for 1998.
Tags: budget, demography, Economics, Education, employment, Health, inequality, resource allocation, social policy, social welfare, transfer allowances
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24 Nov 1998
This paper appeared in the Center’s annual social economic report 1998.
In Hebrew only.
Tags: Education, employment
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2 Oct 1998
This handy pocket-sized pamphlet contains the basic demographic, economic and social data that help unravel the complexities of Israeli society.
This is a joint publication with the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee.
Tags: budget, demography, Economics, Education, employment, Health, social indicators
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14 Dec 1997
This paper appeared in the Center’s annual social economic report for 1996. An English version is available.
Tags: employment, inequality
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18 Nov 1989
This paper appeared in the Center’s annual social economic report 1988-1989. An English version is available.
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17 Jun 1987
This paper appeared in the Center’s annual social economic report 1986-1987. An English version is available.
Tags: employment, social policy
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16 Jun 1987
This paper appears in the Center’s annual social economic report 1986-1987 in the Special Issues section. An English version is available.
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17 Apr 1987
Table of Contents:
Social Service Expenditure in 1986/87: Where Do We Go From Here?, Israel Katz
Lessons from the Analysis of Social Expenditure, Yaakov Kop
The Social Services and Their Budgets, Yaakov Kop, Joel Blankett, Dalit Sharon, Gur Ofer, Haim Barkai
The Organization of Health Services in an Era of Economic Crisis, Joel Blankett, Kalman J. Mann, Aviva Ron, [...]
Tags: budget, Economics, employment, Health, resource allocation, social policy, social welfare
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17 Feb 1985
This is the Center’s annual report on the economy and society. An English version is available.
Tags: budget, Education, employment, Health, resource allocation, social policy, social welfare
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