The Shadow Economy in Israel
22.12.2014It is estimated that halving the size of the shadow economy would increase state revenues by 3-4 percent of GDP,...
- Noam Gruber
Social Expenditure Tables
20.12.2014This section of the State of the Nation Report contains data tables aggregated by the Taub Center on final budget...
- Sagit Azary-Viesel Yulia Cogan
Poverty Within the Elderly Population in Israel
20.12.2014While there has been an increase in poverty among the general population, the findings point to a decline in poverty...
- Haya Stier Haim Bleikh
Welfare Budgets for Israel’s Elderly Population
20.12.2014The review points to an increase in the allowances provided by the National Insurance Institute and the success of these...
- Sagit Azary-Viesel Haya Stier
Patterns of Expenditure on Food in Israel
20.12.2014This chapter attempts to define the normative per capita expenditure on food in Israel; the normative expenditure refers to one...
- Dov Chernichovsky Eitan Regev
Financing and Work Force Issues in Israel’s Healthcare System
14.12.2014Both of these problems pose a risk to Israel's good performance with regard to its population’s health. In contrast to...
- Dov Chernichovsky Eitan Regev
Health Status and Healthcare System Budgeting in Israel in the Context of Disability-Adjusted Life Years (DALYs)
14.12.2014While accepted metrics in the healthcare system in Israel and in general often evaluate mortality, the Disability-Adjusted Life Years measure...
- Dov Chernichovsky Liora Bowers
Labor Income Inequality Trends in Israel
14.12.2014This period witnessed a growing return, or yield, on education, a factor which could lead to a rise in labor...