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....

Population and Resource Distribution in Israel’s Major Cities

22.12.2020

This paper is in Hebrew only....

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  • Arieh Hecht Marina Kunin

Does more competition make social services better? Outsourcing by the Ministry of Labor and Welfare

15.12.2017

The privatization of social welfare services in Israel has been an on-going process since the 1980s, and has not been...

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  • Taub Center Staff

Introduction: Developments in the Social Welfare Field

15.12.2016

Social welfare and social security issues have not been at the center of the Israeli government’s agenda in the last...

The Outsourcing of Welfare Services: Trends and Changes

15.12.2016

The privatization of social welfare services is a process that has been on-going since the 1980s. This chapter sheds light...

Objectives and Recommendations for the 34th Government of Israel

21.05.2015

Center researchers have mapped the challenges facing the country in the fields of macroeconomics, the labor market, education, social services,...

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  • Taub Center Staff

Income Inequality in Israel

22.10.2011

Wage gaps in Israel are higher than in any other developed country and are particularly evident where worker educational levels...

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  • Ayal Kimhi

The State Budget in the Water Economy in the Last Decade

21.08.2011

In the last decade the lion’s share was allocated to supporting investment in sewage systems and recycling facilities. The budgets...

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  • Yoav Kislev Yulia Cogan

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

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...

Government Expenditure on Social Services – 2006

28.05.2007

Under these new conditions, the problems of coping with Israel's socio-economic issues became even more complicated and difficult. The challenge...

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  • Yaakov Kop

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)

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)

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

Determining the Optimal Size of the Public Sector

13.12.2003

This paper is in Hebrew only....

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  • Zvi Sussman

Government Expenditure for Social Services – 2002

13.12.2002

This paper is in Hebrew only....

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  • Yaakov Kop (z”l)

Making the Bedouin Towns Work

21.06.2002

This paper considers this urbanization process, the limited success of the policies that were pursued and proposals for a strategic...

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  • Harvey Lithwick

High Productivity as a Prerequisite for Sustainable Economic Growth

21.12.1999

This paper is in Hebrew only....

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  • Zvi Sussman

Social Expenditure and Its Composition – 1997

20.11.1997

This publication is available in Hebrew only....

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  • Yaakov Kop

Government Expenditure for Social Services – 1996

20.09.1997

this report analyzes government expenditure for social services in 1996 and the planned budget for 1997. The analysis also looks...

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  • Jimmy Weinblatt

Government Social Expenditure 1992-1993

21.07.1993

The various sections in this review examine developments in the Israeli economy in the early 1990s with emphasis on 1992...

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  • Jimmy Weinblatt Joel Blankett

1988-1989 Government Expenditure on Social Services

20.11.1989

These fields are surveyed as they stand at present and are compared with corresponding magnitudes in the past, with special...

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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

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