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.
Causes of the Widening Productivity Gaps Between Israel and the OECD: A Multiyear Industry-Level Comparison
22.12.2015This chapter presents a novel detailed multiyear industry-level comparison of labor productivity growth in Israel and in 12 OECD countries...
- Eitan Regev Gilad Brand
The Cost of Living in Israel: An International Comparison and Historical Perspective
13.12.2015Recently, there has been a lively public discussion surrounding the cost of living in Israel, and it is frequently claimed...
- Gilad Brand
Reforming Consumer Insolvency Policy in Israel
13.11.2015The sanctions imposed are severe, and the opportunities for debtors to extricate themselves from debt and to proceed with their...
- Asher Meir
Objectives and Recommendations for the 34th Government of Israel
21.05.2015Center researchers have mapped the challenges facing the country in the fields of macroeconomics, the labor market, education, social services,...
- Taub Center Staff
Vote Smart Israel – Cost of Living
13.03.2015Each brief is a quick read and provides a snapshot of each issue at large in just a few lines....
- Taub Center Staff
A monthly struggle to make ends meet
13.03.2015Low wages coupled with the high cost of consumer goods and housing – basically, the challenge of making ends meet...
- Taub Center Staff
Vote Smart Israel – Housing
13.02.2015Each brief is a quick read and provides a snapshot of each issue at large in just a few lines....
- Taub Center Staff
A roof over one’s head: the housing market in Israel
13.02.2015The high cost of housing and various proposals to address this challenge have captured significant attention among the Israeli public...
- Taub Center Staff