A Sociodemographic Profile of the South
07.06.2021This 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
22.12.2020This paper is in Hebrew only....
- Arieh Hecht Marina Kunin
Does more competition make social services better? Outsourcing by the Ministry of Labor and Welfare
15.12.2017The privatization of social welfare services in Israel has been an on-going process since the 1980s, and has not been...
- Taub Center Staff
Introduction: Developments in the Social Welfare Field
15.12.2016Social 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
15.12.2016The 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
21.05.2015Center researchers have mapped the challenges facing the country in the fields of macroeconomics, the labor market, education, social services,...
- Taub Center Staff
Income Inequality in Israel
22.10.2011Wage gaps in Israel are higher than in any other developed country and are particularly evident where worker educational levels...
- Ayal Kimhi
The State Budget in the Water Economy in the Last Decade
21.08.2011In the last decade the lion’s share was allocated to supporting investment in sewage systems and recycling facilities. The budgets...
- Yoav Kislev Yulia Cogan
Public Expenditures – A Look at Israel’s National Priorities
13.04.2010But the relatively higher civilian expenditures did not prevent rates of poverty and income inequality from rising higher than is...
- Dan Ben-David
Government Expenditure on Social Services – 2007
13.04.2008It is precisely for this reason that the distress of specific population groups who have not benefited from the trickle...
- Yaakov Kop (z”l)
Summary of Findings – Israel’s Social Services 2007
13.04.2008Findings in the following areas are reviewed: Economic Developments; Employment and Wages; Government Expenditure on Social Services; The Education System;...
- Yaakov Kop (z”l)
Reducing Class Size: Budgetary and Educational Implications
20.03.2008In 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
28.05.2007Under these new conditions, the problems of coping with Israel's socio-economic issues became even more complicated and difficult. The challenge...
- Yaakov Kop
Summary of Findings – Israel’s Social Services 2006
13.05.2007Findings in the following areas are reviewed: Share of Public Expenditure in Gross Domestic Product; Government Expenditure on Social Services;...
- Yaakov Kop (z”l)
Government Expenditure for Social Services – 2005
13.12.2005Thus, the dilemmas of socioeconomic policy remain unresolved: is a pro-growth macroeconomic policy enough to enhance the well being of...
- Yaakov Kop (z”l)
Government Expenditure for Social Services – 2004
13.04.2005In recent years, relatively large changes were made in the size and composition of the budget in the course of...
- Yaakov Kop (z”l)
Government Expenditure for Social Services – 2003
01.12.2004It should be borne in mind, however, that the budget in its final version is the result of political and...
- Yaakov Kop
- Zvi Sussman
- Yaakov Kop (z”l)
Making the Bedouin Towns Work
21.06.2002This paper considers this urbanization process, the limited success of the policies that were pursued and proposals for a strategic...
- Harvey Lithwick
High Productivity as a Prerequisite for Sustainable Economic Growth
21.12.1999This paper is in Hebrew only....
- Zvi Sussman
Social Expenditure and Its Composition – 1997
20.11.1997This publication is available in Hebrew only....
- Yaakov Kop
Government Expenditure for Social Services – 1996
20.09.1997this report analyzes government expenditure for social services in 1996 and the planned budget for 1997. The analysis also looks...
- Jimmy Weinblatt
Government Social Expenditure 1992-1993
21.07.1993The various sections in this review examine developments in the Israeli economy in the early 1990s with emphasis on 1992...
- Jimmy Weinblatt Joel Blankett
1988-1989 Government Expenditure on Social Services
20.11.1989These fields are surveyed as they stand at present and are compared with corresponding magnitudes in the past, with special...
- Yaakov Kop Joel Blankett Dalit Nachshon-Sharon
Fiscal Welfare Issues in Anticipation of Direct-Tax Reform
20.12.1988This paper gives thoughtful recommendations to taxation reform in Israel. This paper is in Hebrew only and is available upon...
- Eitan Berglas Yoram Gabbay Yehuda Geva Yaakov Kop Menahem Spiegel Eytan Sheshinski
The Cost and Allocation of Social Services, and Priorities in Social Policy
20.04.1987Recurrent breakdowns in the running of the health and education systems, coupled with persistent claims - voiced by many politicians...
- Haim Barkai
National Expenditure for Social Services
20.04.1987Even relatively small sums have become the subject of difficult negotiations. It is therefore worthwhile to review national expenditures on...
- Gur Ofer