The Taub Center Labor Market Policy Program examines the functioning of the Israeli labor market, with a focus on topics such as employment, wages, income inequality, and the labor market of the future. The research analyzes differences between different population groups; by gender, ethnic group, age, level of education, employment sector, occupation, and more, both over time and relative to other countries. The Taub Center’s research in this area has in recent years focused on topics such as the top wage decile in Israel, working from home, returns to education in the labor market, employment and the level of happiness among the elderly, the overeducation of workers, the increased participation of women in the work force, Haredim (ultra-Orthodox Jews) in the labor market, and discrimination in employment.
Reforming Foreign Worker Employment in Israel
14.12.2012This new arrangement authorized the hiring of foreign workers on a fixed-quota basis, subject to various fees and employment levies,...
- Yoram Ida
Changes in Labor Force Survey Data and Their Meaning
13.12.2012The change brought about some significant differences in the data. In particular, amongst Arab Israelis there was a dramatic jump...
- Eran Yashiv
Arab Israeli Unemployment Much Higher than Previously Thought
13.12.2012In January 2012, Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) began conducting its Labor Force Survey under new guidelines. The changes...
- Taub Center Staff
Labor Market Trends: Employment Rate and Wage Disparities
13.12.2012Over the past few decades, the decline in male employment was concentrated amongst the less educated, while the rise in...
- Ayal Kimhi
Israeli Single Mothers – Smaller in Number and Poorer in Income
22.08.2012Single mothers are among the most vulnerable members of society. These mothers have a significantly greater burden of household duties...
- Taub Center Staff