Is the Israeli Economy Recovering?

29.12.2025

State of the Nation Report 2025 – Chapter: Macroeconomic Trends Israel’s economy is at a highly sensitive point. The high...

The fiscal consequences of changing demographic composition: Aging and differential growth across Israel’s three major subpopulations

05.11.2025

Among high-income countries, Israel has an unusual demographic profile. While averaging 1.8% growth per year in GDP per capita (constant...

Israel’s National Transfer Account: Income, Expenditures, and Life-Cycle Deficits

05.11.2025

According to the definition of the Central Bureau of Statistics, national accounts “comprehensively and in detail describe the economic activity...

Israel’s Economy 2024: A Nation at War

31.12.2024

The Taub Center is proud to present the State of the Nation Report 2024. The chapters of the report will...

The Israeli Economy on the Eve of the October War: A Macro-Economic Review

31.12.2023

On the eve of the October 7th war, the Israeli economy was characterized by rapid growth at the end of...

Growing wage gaps and the fight against inflation: Macro-economic trends

29.06.2023

The Israeli economy has largely remained resilient and has recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic, though not all of its components...

The 2022 economic year-end review: the Israeli economy has revived but there is still room for improvement

29.01.2023

Last month, the State of the Nation Report 2022 was published which presents new data in the areas of economics,...

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  • Taub Center Staff

Macroeconomic Trends in Israel: An Overview

29.12.2022

Executive Summary The work by Prof.  Benjamin Bental and Dr. Labib Shami presents an optimistic picture of the Israeli economy,...

Macroeconomic Trends: An Overview

26.12.2021

Key findings: Israel’s economic recovery was more rapid than anticipated by the Bank of Israel, the International Monetary Fund, and the...

Bringing Israel’s South to the center of the policy discussion

23.08.2021

The general perception of Israel’s geographic periphery, namely the country’s North and South, is that these regions contain larger concentrations...

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  • Taub Center Staff

COVID-19’s Ongoing Impact on Israel’s Economy and Welfare System

28.07.2021

While primarily a health emergency, the COVID-19 pandemic has had rippling effects on every aspect of Israeli society, underscoring the...

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  • Taub Center Staff

A Sociodemographic Profile of the South

07.06.2021

This study focuses on changes in the sociodemographic and economic profile of Israel’s Southern District, which broadly includes the Negev....

Looking forward: How we move ahead a year after the coronavirus crisis struck Israel

25.04.2021

In these early months of 2021, Israel has been both evaluating the scope of the losses experienced during this unprecedented...

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  • Taub Center Staff

In the Wake of COVID-19 – Important Questions for Israel in 2021 and Beyond

16.03.2021

Taub Center researchers have mapped out challenges and opportunities expected in the coming years in the fields of macroeconomics, the...

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  • Taub Center researchers

The Impact of the Coronavirus on the Economy of Israel: An Overview

23.12.2020

The coronavirus crisis has had a major impact on trends in the Israeli economy. The researchers at the Taub Center...

Could Covid-19 expand Israel’s shadow economy?

04.11.2020

Israel’s non-observed or “shadow” economy – that is, economic activity not reported to the state – appears to have declined...

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  • Taub Center Staff

Israel’s economy before and after the coronavirus crisis

10.06.2020

As the restrictions from Israel’s initial lockdown and economic closure ease, the conversation around coronavirus in Israel has largely turned...

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  • Taub Center Staff

Population Projections for Israel, 2017-2040

25.04.2020

In demographic terms, Israel is a unique country: it is characterized by an unusual combination of high fertility rates, low...

Why do Israeli parents struggle to find work-life balance?

13.03.2020

This past week witnessed the rollout of additional measures mandated by the Israeli government to prevent the spread of the coronavirus...

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  • Taub Center Staff

The problem that won’t go away – Israel’s growing deficit

26.01.2020

As we transition into a new year and new decade, there are many indications that Israel’s macroeconomic situation is relatively...

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  • Taub Center Staff

The Israeli Economy: An Overview

23.12.2019

In recent years, the Israeli economy has displayed relatively stable growth and a tight labor market. However, the country's per-capita...

Returns to Skills in the Israeli Labor Market

13.12.2019

This study focuses on workers identified in the OECD Survey of Adult Skills (PIAAC) as highly skilled and examines their...

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  • Gilad Brand

The Labor Market: An Overview

01.12.2019

In 2019, labor force participation and employment rates were high (81% and 78%, respectively) and similar to their 2018 levels....

The State of the Acute Care Hospitalization System in Israel

10.08.2019

A new Taub Center study (the first in a two-part series) published last month looks at Israel’s hospitalization system and...

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  • Taub Center Staff

Happy birthday to Israel! The country’s economy at 71

10.05.2019

In the short term, it appears that the past few years have been economically robust for Israel in many respects:...

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  • Taub Center Staff

Household Debt in Israel

10.02.2019

Executive Summary The level of household debt in Israel (as a percentage of GDP) is low compared to many developed...

Who are Israeli donors?

10.02.2019

Modern Israeli philanthropists In the last few decades, philanthropy in Israeli society has changed and, along with the traditional charitable...

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  • Taub Center Staff

Economic growth and workforce diversity go hand in hand

27.01.2019

As we say goodbye to 2018 and start the new calendar year, Israel’s labor market continues to be strong and...

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  • Taub Center Staff

Economic Developments in Israel: An Overview

01.12.2018

In 2018, employment is at an all-time high, unemployment is at a historic low, GDP growth is similar to recent...

Socioeconomics in Israel at a glance: what is the picture of the nation?

21.06.2018

The Taub Center’s A Picture of the Nation 2018, generously supported by the Koret Foundation, presents a complex picture of...

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  • Taub Center Staff

Israel’s economy did well in 2017 – will it last?

10.01.2018

As we say goodbye to 2017 and kick off the new calendar year, it’s a great time to look back...

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  • Taub Center Staff

Philanthropy in Israel: An Updated Picture

10.12.2017

The full chapter can be accessed using the link on the right.   Total philanthropic donations reported to the Israeli Tax...

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  • Claude Berrebi Hanan Yonah

A Macroeconomic Picture of the Economy in 2017

10.12.2017

The past year was characterized by an increase in employment and real wages, and a decline in the unemployment rate,...

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Why Does the Start-Up Nation Still Have Low Productivity?

10.10.2017

Executive Summary The Israeli economy is characterized by low productivity, and thus a low standard of living, despite its being...

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  • Gilad Brand

An unusual year: looking back at 2016

10.01.2017

In 2016, Israel experienced interesting and surprising macroeconomic trends. The economy witnessed a higher GDP growth rate than in the...

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  • Taub Center Staff

Summaries of chapters in the “State of the Nation Report” 2016

10.12.2016

Gender Differences in the Labor Market: Wages and Employment Polarization Hadas Fuchs This chapter examines the determinants of the gender...

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  • Taub Center Staff

The Macro Picture of Israel’s Economy in 2016

10.12.2016

At the end of 2016, the macroeconomic picture for Israel is mixed. Although there has been a slowdown in economic...

How much bang for your buck? The stagnation of real wages in Israel

10.12.2016

How much bang for your buck? The stagnation of real wages in Israel   Generally, real wage increases are tied...

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  • Taub Center Staff

The Macro Picture of Israel’s Economy in 2016

10.12.2016

This introduction appears in the Center’s annual publication, State of the Nation Report 2016, edited by Prof. Avi Weiss....

The relationship between labor productivity and wages in the Israeli market place

10.09.2016

The study explains why, at the end of 2015, real wages in the business sector were similar to those in...

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  • Gilad Brand

Food for thought: rising prices in Israel’s food industry

10.02.2016

Over the past decade, substantial and interesting changes have taken place in Israel’s food market. Food prices increased rapidly between...

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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

The Change in the Household Tax Burden Between 2003 and 2011

20.12.2015

This chapter assesses the change in the tax burden on households across the various income deciles during the period between...

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  • Moshe Hazan

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

Reforming Consumer Insolvency Policy in Israel

13.11.2015

The sanctions imposed are severe, and the opportunities for debtors to extricate themselves from debt and to proceed with their...

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  • Asher Meir

Show Me the Money: The Ministry of Education Budget 2000-2014

11.06.2015

The State budget, and in particular the Ministry of Education budget, expresses the priorities of the government in allocating available...

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  • Taub Center Staff

The Economic Condition of the Elderly Population in Israel

15.04.2015

The population of the West is constantly aging. This trend is linked to poverty and inequality, since most elderly no...

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  • Taub Center Staff

Vote Smart Israel – Cost of Living

13.03.2015

Each brief is a quick read and provides a snapshot of each issue at large in just a few lines....

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  • Taub Center Staff

A monthly struggle to make ends meet

13.03.2015

Low wages coupled with the high cost of consumer goods and housing – basically, the challenge of making ends meet...

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  • Taub Center Staff

Vote Smart Israel – Housing

13.02.2015

Each brief is a quick read and provides a snapshot of each issue at large in just a few lines....

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  • Taub Center Staff

A roof over one’s head: the housing market in Israel

13.02.2015

The high cost of housing and various proposals to address this challenge have captured significant attention among the Israeli public...

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  • Taub Center Staff

The Shadow Economy in Israel

22.12.2014

It is estimated that halving the size of the shadow economy would increase state revenues by 3-4 percent of GDP,...

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  • Noam Gruber

Social Expenditure Tables

20.12.2014

This section of the State of the Nation Report contains data tables aggregated by the Taub Center on final budget...

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  • Sagit Azary-Viesel Yulia Cogan

The Israeli Housing Market

13.12.2014

The rising prices are due both to increased demand – driven mainly by low interest rates and preferential tax treatment...

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  • Noam Gruber

Making Ends Meet – Household Income, Expenditures and Savings in Israel

13.12.2014

A large part of this chapter is devoted to the way the purchase of apartments is financed among the Haredi...

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  • Eitan Regev

Back to Basics: Material Hardship in Israel

21.09.2014

While this figure helps illuminate the extent of the poverty problem within Israel, what does it actually mean to live...

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  • Taub Center Staff

Low productivity: A systemic problem across Israel’s economy

22.07.2014

At the end of the day, one of the main goals of policy makers is to improve living standards (commonly...

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  • Taub Center Staff

The Middle Class in Israel

13.07.2014

The controversy over the question whether “Riki Cohen from Hadera” – to whom Finance Minister Yair Lapid referred on his...

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  • Zoya Nisanov

Outline for Systemic Treatment of Israel’s Primary Socioeconomic Challenges

21.02.2014

In this Policy Brief: First Policy Sphere: Creating Incentives and Providing Tools Second Policy Sphere: Creating a Supportive Environment Third...

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  • Dan Ben-David

Labor Productivity in Israel

13.11.2013

The country is one of the developed world’s leaders in innovation, a central component in the productivity growth that drives...

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  • Dan Ben-David

Poverty and Inequality Over Time: In Israel and in the OECD

13.11.2013

Contrary to conventional wisdom, Israeli rates of poverty and inequality in disposable incomes are very high – compared with developed...

Israel’s Treatment of Insolvent Debtors

13.09.2013

A study on Israel’s treatment of insolvent debtors by Dr. Asher Meir, a Research Fellow at the Taub Center for...

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  • Taub Center Staff

Jailing Debtors

13.05.2013

In contrast, the harm to consumers is great and there is evidence that imprisoning debtors and the various negative sanctions...

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  • Asher Meir

Privatization of Social Services in Israel

21.03.2013

Prof. Reuben Gronau, a Policy Fellow in the Taub Center’s Economic Policy Program and an economist at the Hebrew University,...

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  • Taub Center Staff

Gridlock on the Roads and in Israel’s Priorities

13.03.2013

Whether the focus is productivity, income inequality, housing, or a host of other serious challenges facing Israel, one common underlying...

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  • Taub Center Staff

The Economic Background of the Social Protest of Summer 2011

22.12.2012

 The centrality of this group in the protests may be explained by trends in their socioeconomic position. Analysis of the...

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  • Michael Shalev

The Cost of Social Welfare: Israel in Comparative Perspective

20.12.2012

Compared to the five Western European countries included in this research, Israel’s public social expenditure is low, and in most...

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The Start-Up Nation’s Threat from Within

13.12.2012

Three main vantage points are brought together in this chapter: (1) Israel’s relatively good economic performance in recent years –...

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  • Dan Ben-David

The Impact of the Expected Tax Rate Changes on the Middle Class

13.12.2012

In light of the current budget situation, the Israeli government decided to raise the VAT by 1 percent as of...

Running on Empty

13.12.2012

In the beginning of September, Israel’s government-regulated gasoline prices spiked up to 8.25 shekels a liter (roughly $8.00 per gallon...

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  • Taub Center Staff

Employment Patterns Differ Between Generations, and Depend on Gender and Education

13.12.2011

A major source of concern regarding the Israeli economy is that the rate of employment among Israeli males has declined...

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  • Taub Center Staff

Israel’s Shadow Economy

13.12.2011

The severe economic problems experienced by a number of European countries emanating from the recent global recession have illuminated problems...

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  • Taub Center Staff

The Land of (Expensive) Milk and Honey

13.12.2011

One of the final straws leading to the major summer protests in Israel was the high price of cottage cheese. ...

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  • Taub Center Staff

Public Spending in Israel over the Long Run

13.10.2011

While Israel has undergone some fairly seismic events government after government has managed to maintain considerable stability in civilian spending. ...

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  • Dan Ben-David

Too many cooks spoil the tax broth

13.09.2011

The tax system has a pivotal role in the functioning of any economy. The first job of a well-designed tax...

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  • Taub Center Staff

Fiscal Discipline Alongside Distorted Allocations Culminating in a Summer of Growing Unrest

13.09.2011

In the early 1980’s, Israel’s government was one of the most profligate in the developed world, with public expenditure exceeding...

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  • Taub Center Staff

Living on Borrowed Time?

13.09.2011

Israel’s macro economic performance in recent years has been enviable: above-average growth, below-average unemployment, a trade surplus, moderate inflation, and...

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  • Taub Center Staff

Fewer Workers Who Work More – With a Lower Standard of Living

13.05.2011

As Taub Center Executive Director Professor Dan Ben-David shows in the Taub Center’s State of the Nation Report 2009, Israel’s living...

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  • Taub Center Staff

Natural Gas Has Led to a Natural Debate

13.03.2011

Until only a few months ago, it had been a virtual axiom that Israel was a mineral-poor country whose only...

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  • Taub Center Staff

Higher Education, Less Employment Inequality

21.01.2011

The strong relationship between education and employment has been found across developed countries. More educated workers are more likely to...

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  • Taub Center Staff

Economic Downturn, Growth, and the State Budget – 1998-99

13.12.2010

The effects of the decrease in immigration from the former Soviet Union, the restraint, and high real interest rates were...

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  • Zvi Sussman

Public Expenditures: A look at Israel’s National Priorities

13.07.2010

Why are Israel’s rates of poverty and disparity so high and what caused them to rise over the past several...

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  • Taub Center Staff

A Macro Perspective of Israel’s Society and Economy

13.04.2010

However, Israel entered the recession in a relatively good economic state and appears to also be coming out of the...

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  • Dan Ben-David

A Macro Perspective of the Economy and Society in Israel

13.04.2010

This chapter surveys macroeconomic developments in Israel during 2011 and discusses the difference between cyclical/temporary problems and structural problems. It...

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  • Eran Yashiv

Public Expenditures – A Look at Israel’s National Priorities

13.04.2010

But the relatively higher civilian expenditures did not prevent rates of poverty and income inequality from rising higher than is...

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  • Dan Ben-David

Male Income, Female Income, and Household Income Inequality in Israel: A Decomposition Analysis

13.12.2009

Decomposing inequality by income determinants, we find that uniform increases in education reduce income inequality, with increases in female education...

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  • Ayal Kimhi

Summary of Findings – Israel’s Social Services 2008

20.02.2009

The following policy areas are reviewed: Economic Developments; Employment, Unemployment and Wages; Government Expenditure on Social Services; The Education System;...

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  • Taub Center Staff

A Strategy for Narrowing Social and Economic Gaps

20.10.2008

The Task Force was a joint effort of the Taub Center and the Ministry of Social Affairs and Social Services...

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  • Yaakov Kop

Government Expenditure on Social Services – 2007

13.04.2008

It is precisely for this reason that the distress of specific population groups who have not benefited from the trickle...

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  • Yaakov Kop (z”l)

Summary of Findings – Israel’s Social Services 2007

13.04.2008

Findings in the following areas are reviewed: Economic Developments; Employment and Wages; Government Expenditure on Social Services; The Education System;...

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  • Yaakov Kop (z”l)

Reducing Class Size: Budgetary and Educational Implications

20.03.2008

In this agreement, the government committed itself to working to reduce class size to a maximum of 32 students. The...

The Share of Public Expenditure in GDP in View of the Need to Increase Defense Spending

13.05.2007

However, the planned changes in the 2007 budget, following these principles had no effect on the focal point of the...

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  • Zvi Sussman

Summary of Findings – Israel’s Social Services 2006

13.05.2007

Findings in the following areas are reviewed: Share of Public Expenditure in Gross Domestic Product; Government Expenditure on Social Services;...

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  • Yaakov Kop (z”l)

Minimum Wage and Negative Income Tax

22.09.2006

The influence of these policies is examined with regard to two population groups - younger and older members of the...

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  • Miki Malul Israel Luski

Main Findings – Israel’s Social Services 2005

13.12.2005

A summary of findings in the following areas appear here: Government Expenditure for Social Services; Education; Health Care; Personal Social...

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  • Yaakov Kop (z”l)

Government Expenditure for Social Services – 2005

13.12.2005

Thus, the dilemmas of socioeconomic policy remain unresolved: is a pro-growth macroeconomic policy enough to enhance the well being of...

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  • Yaakov Kop (z”l)

A Framework for Discussions on Privatization in the Social Services

13.12.2005

With Netanyahu's appointment as Minister of Finance, this move became a major economic policy with long-term effects. This work examines...

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  • Zvi Sussman

Government Expenditure for Social Services – 2004

13.04.2005

In recent years, relatively large changes were made in the size and composition of the budget in the course of...

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  • Yaakov Kop (z”l)

Government Expenditure for Social Services – 2003

01.12.2004

It should be borne in mind, however, that the budget in its final version is the result of political and...

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  • Yaakov Kop

Housing Policy in Israel: Government Support for Different Housing Options

13.12.2003

This paper is in Hebrew only. A lengthier, more detailed version of this paper was published in March 2003....

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  • Gilat Benchetrit

Determining the Optimal Size of the Public Sector

13.12.2003

This paper is in Hebrew only....

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  • Zvi Sussman

Housing Policy in Israel

13.03.2003

There are a variety of ways of supporting housing: some that support private ownership, others that favor the rental market,...

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  • Gilat Benchetrit

Government Expenditure for Social Services – 2002

13.12.2002

This paper is in Hebrew only....

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  • Yaakov Kop (z”l)

A Socio-Economic Strategy

13.12.2002

This paper is in Hebrew only....

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  • Rafi Melnick Gad Shifron

Summary of Findings – 2000

13.09.2000

This summary is in Hebrew only....

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  • Yaakov Kop (z”l)

Government Expenditure for Social Services – 1999-2000

13.04.2000

Our definition of government social services includes government ministries’ activities in social spheres as well as in-cash benefits paid by...

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  • Yaakov Kop (z”l)

High Productivity as a Prerequisite for Sustainable Economic Growth

21.12.1999

This paper is in Hebrew only....

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  • Zvi Sussman

Proposal for an Alternative Economic Policy

13.12.1999

The monetary policy has actually strengthened the shekel against the dollar artificially, thereby slowing export growth and increasing the volume...

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  • Arnon Gafny

Resource Allocation: Summary of Findings – 1999-2000

13.12.1999

There are summaries in the following research areas: State Budget; Social Expenditure; Long-Term Developments; Income Maintenance; In-Kind Services. This summary...

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  • Yaakov Kop (z”l)

Social Expenditure and Its Composition – 1998-99

13.08.1999

Much of this spending is devoted to the social services – education, health, personal social services, housing, and immigrant integration....

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  • Jimmy Weinblatt Yosef Katan Joel Blankett Nachum Blass Dalit Nachshon-Sharon Yaakov Kop (z”l)

Summary of Findings and Policy Alternatives – 1998-99

13.08.1999

The most conspicuous phenomenon in the field are a suspension of economic growth, rising unemployment, and decreased investments and exports....

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  • Arnon Gafny

Inequality in Income Distribution

20.02.1997

It considers the impact of fiscal tools - income tax, National Insurance remittances, indirect taxes, benefits, supports, transfer payment, and...

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  • Joseph Gabbay

National Expenditure on Education and Health

20.02.1997

The study shows the the performance of expenditure on civilian public consumption declined markedly in 1994-1995, meaning the the public...

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  • Yaakov Kop

Bequething of Economic Assets – Home Ownership

20.02.1997

It is part of a more extensive study based on a comprehensive survey, in which 1,600 people were chosen randomly...

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  • Seymour Spilerman

Government Expenditure on Social Services 1994-1995

08.08.1996

This report analyzes actual government outlays for social services in 1994 and the budget for 1995. The findings are analyzed...

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  • Joel Blankett Jimmy Weinblatt Yaakov Kop (z”l) Dalit Nachshon-Sharon Yosef Katan

The Israel Economy – A Handbook

20.05.1996

This publication is available in Hebrew only and upon request....

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  • Ruth Lowental Emanuel Sharon Jimmy Weinblatt Yaakov Kop

Israel Towards the Twenty First Century – Social Report

20.11.1995

The overarching examples of change looked at here in education, health, and income maintenance point to the emergence of new...

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  • Chaim Adler Sergio DellaPergola Shmuel N. Eisenstadt Ruth Gavison Yosef Katan Yaakov Kop Moshe Lissak Jacques Michel Emanuel Sharon Arie Shirom Jimmy Weinblatt

Population, Resources and Welfare

20.12.1990

This publication is available by request and is in Hebrew only....

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  • Yaakov Kop

Demographic Changes and Social Services in Israel’s Major Cities

22.11.1989

It is important to focus attention on the main concentrations of population, if only because most services are delivered on...

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  • Yaakov Kop Joel Blankett Dalit Nachshon-Sharon

Fiscal Welfare Issues in Anticipation of Direct-Tax Reform

20.12.1988

This paper gives thoughtful recommendations to taxation reform in Israel. This paper is in Hebrew only and is available upon...

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  • Eitan Berglas Yoram Gabbay Yehuda Geva Yaakov Kop Menahem Spiegel Eytan Sheshinski

New Models for Aliya and Absorption

21.09.1988

A short version of this paper appears as a chapter in the Center's annual publication, Israel's Social Services 1987-1988.  The...

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  • Israel Katz

Government Social Spending in the 1980s

20.09.1988

This paper appears as a chapter in the Center's annual publication, Israel's Social Services 1987-1988. This year it did not...

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  • Yaakov Kop Joel Blankett Dalit Nachshon-Sharon

Government Expenditure – Structure, Target Population, and Forecast of Needs

21.06.1987

There is no doubt, however, that deliberations on the annual budget ought to be guided by multi-year considerations and anticipated...

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  • Yaakov Kop Joel Blankett Dalit Nachshon-Sharon

Wage Differentials in the Israeli Manufacturing Sector

20.06.1987

This paper examines the industrial wage structure from several angles. The first is the distribution of wages in industry and...

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  • Israel Luski Jimmy Weinblatt

Social Service Expenditure in 1986/87: Where Do We Go From Here?

20.06.1987

One of the most troubling findings in the study of Israel's social situation today may be the perceptible slack in...

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  • Israel Katz

The Cost and Allocation of Social Services, and Priorities in Social Policy

20.04.1987

Recurrent breakdowns in the running of the health and education systems, coupled with persistent claims - voiced by many politicians...

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  • Haim Barkai

National Expenditure for Social Services

20.04.1987

Even relatively small sums have become the subject of difficult negotiations. It is therefore worthwhile to review national expenditures on...

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  • Gur Ofer

Tax Expenditure

21.12.1986

Such a "budget: would provide the public with detailed and systematic information as to the amount of tax relief granted...

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  • Avi Elkind Menahem Spiegel Eytan Sheshinski

Income and Income Maintenance Policy

21.04.1986

This discussion comes under three headings: comments on the significance of the measures used for the purpose of quantifying the...

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  • Haim Barkai

Housing Policy

21.04.1986

The discussion is initiated with a brief overview of the housing sector, including evaluation of geographic variation and cyclical fluctuations...

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  • Stuart A. Gabriel

Distribution of Family Income and Taxes

20.04.1986

This study summarizes the first stage of research and surveys the current situation and examines income and tax distribution from...

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  • Orit Even-Shoshan Yoram Gabby

National Expenditure on Education and Health – 1985

04.04.1986

First, we expand the discussion to include expenditures on social services by all active participants in the social field in...

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  • Gur Ofer

Allocation for Services and Equity

21.12.1985

The "family" of services in kind embraces education, health, personal services and other budget expenditures. Appraisal of consumption of services...

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  • Gideon Fishelson

Integration of Assistance Programs for the Young

21.03.1985

Israeli society accepts its obligation to extend the necessary support - the current programs designed to meet this need receive...

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  • Assaf Razin

Social Implications of Subsidies on Necessities

20.03.1985

As a consequence, subsidies on necessities are an efficient instrument reducing the economic burden on poor families in Israel. This...

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  • Efraim Sadka

Social Services in the Eighties – A Turning Point?

20.02.1985

The deepening economic crisis has cast major doubts on the government's ability to persist in expanding its budget faster than...

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  • Yaakov Kop

How does Israel’s economy look following two years of life under COVID-19?

Over the past two years, the entire Israeli economy has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic was a...

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  • Taub Center Staff