Kids these days: the socioeconomic situation of young adults in Israel

22.12.2015

Each generation embodies its own attributes, values, standards, and work ethic. Generation Y, known as the millennials generation, is composed...

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  • Taub Center Staff

Causes of the Widening Productivity Gaps Between Israel and the OECD: A Multiyear Industry-Level Comparison

22.12.2015

This chapter presents a novel detailed multiyear industry-level comparison of labor productivity growth in Israel and in 12 OECD countries...

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  • Eitan Regev Gilad Brand

The Dual Labor Market: Trends in Productivity, Wages and Human Capital in the Economy

22.12.2015

The Israeli economy is characterized by a severe duality. At one end are the advanced high-tech industries, with high and...

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  • Gilad Brand Eitan Regev

Social Welfare Expenditure

15.12.2015

This 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

14.12.2015

This chapter seeks to identify the possible reasons for the relatively good health status of Haredim (ultra-Orthodox Jews) in Israel....

The Socioeconomic Situation of Young Adults in Israel

13.12.2015

This chapter examines the developments in the socioeconomic characteristics of young adults ages 18-34 in Israel since 1995, with breakdowns...

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  • Hadas Fuchs

The Cost of Living in Israel: An International Comparison and Historical Perspective

13.12.2015

Recently, there has been a lively public discussion surrounding the cost of living in Israel, and it is frequently claimed...

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  • Gilad Brand

Contract Workers in Israel

13.12.2015

The public discourse in Israel has dealt extensively with the phenomenon of contract workers: workers employed via a third party,...

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  • Noam Gruber