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Unlike most Western countries, especially those in Europe, Israel has a high fertility rate – an average of three children per woman, compared to 1.6...

31% of community have been confirmed positive compared to 13.7% of other Israelis; think tank says behavior in Haredi society to blame, others question conclusion...

While Israel's COVID infection rate is 13.7 percent, the rate in the ultra-Orthodox community is 31 percent. By contrast, only 8.4 percent of Bedouin contracted...

On many economic parameters they are better off than ever, but schools remain poor, roads are crowded and home prices are high...

Israel’s new government will face many challenges in the coming years following the lack of a budget, unemployment, social welfare, and health challenges.The independent, non-partisan,...

The coronavirus pandemic has wreaked havoc on some sectors, while several underlying issues, once covered up and ignored, have risen to the forefront....

What's ahead for Israel after coronavirus? A new report by the Taub Center for Social Policy maps out the challenges and opportunities Israel faces in the...

Israeli life expectancy drops 2.2%, Taub Center report says...

The Taub Center for Social Policy Studies said in its report. However, considering the fact that the figures had been expected to decrease without the...

“This differential treatment has been [the subject of] an ongoing discussion for the last 30 to 40 years already. Everyone talks about this inherent imbalance...

The economic effects of the pandemic will continue to be felt in Israel for a long time, with poverty levels growing, according to a report...

But a study by the Taub Center for Social PolicyStudies shows justhow deep it is,with younger Israelis bearing so much greater an economic burden that...

Paper attached to social policy center report says Education Ministry failed to prepare for a crisis that closed schools, urges change in strategy...

Number of recipients of unemployment benefits surges more than elevenfold, Taub Center for Social Policy report says...

“In Israel, the systems don’t talk to each other and employers report salaries but not employment levels, hours worked,” said Benjamin Bental, emeritus professor of...

“The first impact is that the unemployment rate is growing faster for women than for men,” said Liora Bowers, the author of the Taub Center...

Taub Center researcher studies Israel’s shadow economy of cash transactions, finds cash-based tax evasion is down while shekels spent on drugs and prostitution are up...

Israel’s “shadow economy,” meaning economic activities that the state is unaware of, has been declining for the past several years, a study released on Wednesday...

Liora Bowers, Taub Center's Chief Finanacial and Operating Officer: The government is not currently requiring everyone to stay out of the office, but it's still...

Suzie Patt Benvenisti, Taub Center's Director General: Every Israeli child in the public education system needs a laptop or tablet, to ensure that even the...

The Taub Center has found that 80% of our social welfare budget goes to outsourced NGOs and private organizations over the last 10-15 years....

For its part, The Taub Center put the price gap between Israel and the OECD at a narower 17% in 2018...

Taub Center researcher Dana Vaknin estimates that Israeli children spend about 30 to 40 hours a week in early childhood education, and according to other...

Hadas Fuchs, a researcher with the Taub Center, takes issue with the statistics bureau figures...