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