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