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.
The Israeli Labor Market Under the Coronavirus Crisis: An Overview
24.12.2020Prior to the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, the labor market in Israel was tight, resilient, and characterized by full...
- Noam Zontag Gil Epstein Avi Weiss
Overeducation Among Academic Degree Holders in Israel
06.12.2020Education levels have increased in Israel and around the world in recent decades. There is a common perception that this...
The Ability to Work from Home Among Workers in Israel
11.11.2020This study examines which workers in Israel have characteristics that enable them to work from home and which do not,...
Could Covid-19 expand Israel’s shadow economy?
04.11.2020Israel’s non-observed or “shadow” economy – that is, economic activity not reported to the state – appears to have declined...
- Taub Center Staff
The Non-Observed Economy in Israel
10.09.2020This study estimates the size of Israel’s non-observed economy – also known as the black or shadow economy – using...
The Coronavirus Crisis and Its Impact on Women in the Labor Market: Permanent Damage or a Short-Term Setback with Long-Term Potential?
16.06.2020Executive Summary With the outbreak of the coronavirus and the shutdown of the economy, many workers were laid off or...
- Liora Bowers
Coronavirus could accelerate automation in Israel’s labor market – are we prepared?
02.06.2020What 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?
- Taub Center Staff
Why do Israeli parents struggle to find work-life balance?
13.03.2020This past week witnessed the rollout of additional measures mandated by the Israeli government to prevent the spread of the coronavirus...
- Taub Center Staff