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.
Macroeconomic Trends: An Overview
26.12.2021Key findings: Israel’s economic recovery was more rapid than anticipated by the Bank of Israel, the International Monetary Fund, and the...
Youth Bulge, Violent Crime, and Shortages in the Israeli Arab Marriage Market
19.12.2021There is broad consensus in the literature regarding the positive correlation between, on the one hand, a large cohort of...
Bringing Israel’s South to the center of the policy discussion
23.08.2021The general perception of Israel’s geographic periphery, namely the country’s North and South, is that these regions contain larger concentrations...
- Taub Center Staff
COVID-19’s Ongoing Impact on Israel’s Economy and Welfare System
28.07.2021While primarily a health emergency, the COVID-19 pandemic has had rippling effects on every aspect of Israeli society, underscoring the...
- Taub Center Staff
A Sociodemographic Profile of the South
07.06.2021This study focuses on changes in the sociodemographic and economic profile of Israel’s Southern District, which broadly includes the Negev....
The Relationship Between Parental Stress and Young Children’s Screen Time During a COVID-19 Driven National Lockdown
24.05.2021This study examines screen use by young children during the first Covid-19 lockdown in Israel. Screen use is a matter...
- Yael Navon Liora Bowers Carmel Blank Dana Shay Yossi Shavit
Looking forward: How we move ahead a year after the coronavirus crisis struck Israel
25.04.2021In these early months of 2021, Israel has been both evaluating the scope of the losses experienced during this unprecedented...
- Taub Center Staff
In the Wake of COVID-19 – Important Questions for Israel in 2021 and Beyond
16.03.2021Taub Center researchers have mapped out challenges and opportunities expected in the coming years in the fields of macroeconomics, the...
- Taub Center researchers