The Economic Background of the Social Protest of Summer 2011
22.12.2012The 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
20.12.2012Compared to the five Western European countries included in this research, Israel’s public social expenditure is low, and in most...
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- Michael Shalev Sagit Azary-Viesel John Gal
The Start-Up Nation’s Threat from Within
13.12.2012Three 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
13.12.2012In light of the current budget situation, the Israeli government decided to raise the VAT by 1 percent as of...
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- Ayal Kimhi Kyrill Shraberman
Running on Empty
13.12.2012In 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