Is attending early childhood frameworks in Israel associated with better academic achievements?

16.12.2020

Enrollment rates in early childhood education and care (ECEC) frameworks are particularly high in Israel, yet public spending on these...

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  • Taub Center Staff

Could Covid-19 expand Israel’s shadow economy?

04.11.2020

Israel’s non-observed or “shadow” economy – that is, economic activity not reported to the state – appears to have declined...

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  • Taub Center Staff

Israel’s economy before and after the coronavirus crisis

10.06.2020

As the restrictions from Israel’s initial lockdown and economic closure ease, the conversation around coronavirus in Israel has largely turned...

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  • Taub Center Staff

Coronavirus could accelerate automation in Israel’s labor market – are we prepared?

02.06.2020

What percentage of Israel’s labor force works in jobs at high risk of automation and how many Israelis have the appropriate skills to minimize this risk?

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  • Taub Center Staff

The coronavirus trajectory in Israel: planning, luck, and unintended consequences

16.05.2020

The first wave of the spread of coronavirus in Israel has, in many respects, been viewed as a success. Compared...

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  • Taub Center Staff

Can Israel’s coronavirus response protect a neglected healthcare system?

14.04.2020

As of this article’s publication, Israel has been doing relatively well in the war against COVID-19 in comparison with other...

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  • Taub Center Staff

Why do Israeli parents struggle to find work-life balance?

13.03.2020

This past week witnessed the rollout of additional measures mandated by the Israeli government to prevent the spread of the coronavirus...

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  • Taub Center Staff

Investing in the future – Israel’s approach to social welfare

15.02.2020

In the past decade, welfare state scholars have begun to distinguish between welfare programs providing “social protection” (e.g., income support...

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  • Taub Center Staff