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 Dual Labor Market: Trends in Productivity, Wages and Human Capital in the Economy
22.12.2015The Israeli economy is characterized by a severe duality. At one end are the advanced high-tech industries, with high and...
- Gilad Brand Eitan Regev
Kids these days: the socioeconomic situation of young adults in Israel
22.12.2015Each generation embodies its own attributes, values, standards, and work ethic. Generation Y, known as the millennials generation, is composed...
- Taub Center Staff
Social Welfare Expenditure
15.12.2015This chapter surveys developments in government allocations for social welfare since the beginning of the millennium, with an emphasis on...
The Relationship Between Social Capital and Health in the Haredi Sector
14.12.2015This chapter seeks to identify the possible reasons for the relatively good health status of Haredim (ultra-Orthodox Jews) in Israel....
- Dov Chernichovsky Chen Sharony
Occupations at Risk: Computerization Trends in the Israeli Labor Market
13.12.2015In the past few years, there has been a rapid process of technological developments that is changing the face of...
The Increase in the Number of Income Earners and Its Impact on Household Income
13.12.2015The Israeli economy is growing but real wages have not risen since the early 2000s. Reductions in the income tax...
- Ayal Kimhi Kyrill Shraberman
The Socioeconomic Situation of Young Adults in Israel
13.12.2015This chapter examines the developments in the socioeconomic characteristics of young adults ages 18-34 in Israel since 1995, with breakdowns...
- Hadas Fuchs