The Taub Center Economic Policy Program examines the leading issues facing the Israeli economy in both the short and long terms as well as in the global context, with emphasis on the factors behind Israel’s economic and social trends. The research looks at topics such as economic growth, productivity, infrastructure, human and physical capital, government activity, inflation and the cost of living, the underground economy, and the credit market.
High Productivity as a Prerequisite for Sustainable Economic Growth
21.12.1999This paper is in Hebrew only....
- Zvi Sussman
Proposal for an Alternative Economic Policy
13.12.1999The monetary policy has actually strengthened the shekel against the dollar artificially, thereby slowing export growth and increasing the volume...
- Arnon Gafny
Resource Allocation: Summary of Findings – 1999-2000
13.12.1999There are summaries in the following research areas: State Budget; Social Expenditure; Long-Term Developments; Income Maintenance; In-Kind Services. This summary...
- Yaakov Kop (z”l)
Summary of Findings and Policy Alternatives – 1998-99
13.08.1999The most conspicuous phenomenon in the field are a suspension of economic growth, rising unemployment, and decreased investments and exports....
- Arnon Gafny
Social Expenditure and Its Composition – 1998-99
13.08.1999Much of this spending is devoted to the social services – education, health, personal social services, housing, and immigrant integration....
- Jimmy Weinblatt Yosef Katan Joel Blankett Nachum Blass Dalit Nachshon-Sharon Yaakov Kop (z”l)