Embargo until September 16, 2026 (Wednesday) at 6:00 am A new study by the Taub Center addresses the perception that the consumer price index (CPI) does not reflect the actual cost of living as experienced by households in…
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A new Taub Center study shows that, contrary to gloomy predictions that artificial intelligence will render reading, mathematics, and reasoning skills obsolete, demand for workers with strong foundational skills is only expected to grow. Researchers Michael Debowy, Prof….
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The Taub Center has published a special paper ahead of the upcoming elections, pointing to a sharp rise in the threshold for entering the Knesset, driven primarily by the growth in the voting-age population since the 2022 elections….
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The Taub Center is publishing a short booklet presenting data showing that the extensive reserve duty performed since October 7 is expected to adversely affect the wages, employment, and higher education of reservists, and their families. The publication…
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A new Taub Center study examines the relationship between heat stress and emergency room visits, hospitalizations, and mortality in Israel from 2010 to 2023. The researchers — Or Siman-Tov, Prof. Alex Weinreb, Irina Rogozovsky, and Dr. Maya Sadeh…
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The Taub Center is publishing this year’s A Picture of the Nation 2026, which presents updated data on the state of Israeli society. The booklet includes selected findings from studies conducted at the Center over the past year,…
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This policy paper is only available in Hebrew. The Appeals Committee system for social services in the Ministry of Welfare and Social Security is intended to ensure the right of social service recipients to appeal decisions made in…
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This study is currently available only in Hebrew. For most of Jewish history, conversion was seen as having limited demographic impact. Since antiquity, and for more than 1,500 years, the contribution of conversion to the growth of the…
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