Causes of the Widening Productivity Gaps Between Israel and the OECD: A Multiyear Industry-Level Comparison

22.12.2015

This chapter presents a novel detailed multiyear industry-level comparison of labor productivity growth in Israel and in 12 OECD countries...

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  • Eitan Regev Gilad Brand

The Dual Labor Market: Trends in Productivity, Wages and Human Capital in the Economy

22.12.2015

The Israeli economy is characterized by a severe duality. At one end are the advanced high-tech industries, with high and...

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  • Gilad Brand Eitan Regev

Kids these days: the socioeconomic situation of young adults in Israel

22.12.2015

Each generation embodies its own attributes, values, standards, and work ethic. Generation Y, known as the millennials generation, is composed...

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  • Taub Center Staff

Inequality in the Education System: Who Opposes It and Who Benefits from It?

20.12.2015

As early as the 1960s, the struggle for equality and narrowing gaps in the education system has been one of...

The Change in the Household Tax Burden Between 2003 and 2011

20.12.2015

This chapter assesses the change in the tax burden on households across the various income deciles during the period between...

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  • Moshe Hazan

Social Welfare Expenditure

15.12.2015

This chapter surveys developments in government allocations for social welfare since the beginning of the millennium, with an emphasis on...

The Relationship Between Social Capital and Health in the Haredi Sector

14.12.2015

This chapter seeks to identify the possible reasons for the relatively good health status of Haredim (ultra-Orthodox Jews) in Israel....

Occupations at Risk: Computerization Trends in the Israeli Labor Market

13.12.2015

In the past few years, there has been a rapid process of technological developments that is changing the face of...

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