Do Israelis Work More or Less? The Elasticity of Employment in the Labor Market
07.08.2024Do Israelis work more or less relative to workers in other countries? Which population groups in Israel work more and...
Israel’s Tight Labor Market: January to September 2023
14.01.2024This chapter highlights the changes and developments in Israel’s labor market following the COVID-19 crisis. Taub Center researchers, Michael Debowy,...
The October War and Its Impact on Israel’s Society and Economy
25.12.2023In this chapter, Taub Center researchers review the impact of the October 7th war on each of the Center's policy...
- Taub Center researchers
International Women’s Day 2022: gender wage gaps in Israel and the impact of research
28.02.2022Since the inaugural International Women's Day celebration in 1909, the status of women has undergone many upheavals and changes moving...
- Taub Center Staff
The Israeli Labor Market in the Wake of Covid-19: An Overview
26.12.2021The Israeli Labor Market in the Wake of Covid-19: An Overview The coronavirus pandemic, and the social distancing measures adopted...
Returns to Education and Labor Market Experience in Israel
26.12.2021The connection between human capital and employment and wages has led to a great deal of discussion in economic research...
Bringing Israel’s South to the center of the policy discussion
23.08.2021The general perception of Israel’s geographic periphery, namely the country’s North and South, is that these regions contain larger concentrations...
- Taub Center Staff
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....
Will Israeli workers go back to the office?
01.06.2021As Israel transitions into its post-Covid-19 return to daily life, one of the first questions employers have faced is if...
- Taub Center Staff
Looking forward: How we move ahead a year after the coronavirus crisis struck Israel
25.04.2021In these early months of 2021, Israel has been both evaluating the scope of the losses experienced during this unprecedented...
- Taub Center Staff
Will women’s employment recover from the coronavirus?
22.03.2021The outbreak of the coronavirus in Israel and the subsequent economic lockdowns have resulted in many workers being laid off...
- Taub Center Staff
Employment and Happiness Levels: The Impact of Employment on Levels of Happiness Among Israelis Ages 60-80
10.02.2021Recent decades have seen significant advances in medicine that have substantially increased life expectancies and improved the quality of health...
- Hila Axelrad Israel Luski Arie Sherman
The Ability to Work from Home Among Workers in Israel
11.11.2020This study examines which workers in Israel have characteristics that enable them to work from home and which do not,...
The Non-Observed Economy in Israel
10.09.2020This study estimates the size of Israel’s non-observed economy – also known as the black or shadow economy – using...
The Coronavirus Crisis and Its Impact on Women in the Labor Market: Permanent Damage or a Short-Term Setback with Long-Term Potential?
16.06.2020Executive Summary With the outbreak of the coronavirus and the shutdown of the economy, many workers were laid off or...
- Liora Bowers
REALITY CHECK* – Arab Israelis: From Education Through Employment
22.12.2019الإعلان باللغة العربية متاح هنا --------- The past decades have seen remarkable changes in education within Arab Israeli society, with...
- Taub Center Staff
Returns to Skills in the Israeli Labor Market
13.12.2019This study focuses on workers identified in the OECD Survey of Adult Skills (PIAAC) as highly skilled and examines their...
- Gilad Brand
REALITY CHECK* – Women at Work
10.09.2019الإعلان باللغة العربية متاح هنا ---------- As of 2019, the employment rate of women in Israel is among the highest...
- Taub Center Staff
Economic growth and workforce diversity go hand in hand
27.01.2019As we say goodbye to 2018 and start the new calendar year, Israel’s labor market continues to be strong and...
- Taub Center Staff
Mynd the Gaps
20.11.2018Despite being called the “Start-Up Nation”, only about 8% of working Israelis are employed in high tech. While this is...
- Taub Center Staff
Today’s Workers, Tomorrow’s Retirees Understanding the Pension Gender Gap in Israel
28.09.2018Executive Summary In recent years there has been much public discussion about a variety of issues relating to pensions in...
- Liora Bowers Hadas Fuchs
Closing the gaps? The achievements of Arab Israeli women
18.03.2018Usually, socioeconomic discussions about the Arab Israeli sector focus on the gaps that still exist between this sector and Jewish...
- Taub Center Staff
Arab Israeli Women Entering the Labor Market: Higher Education, Employment, and Wages
04.03.2018*This brief is also available in Arabic. To read the full brief in Arabic, click here The study shows that Arab...
- Hadas Fuchs Tamar Friedman Wilson
Division of Labor: Wage Gaps between Women and Men in Israel
01.03.2017Wage gaps between women and men in Israel have narrowed over the years, but are still large. A new Taub...
- Taub Center Staff
Women and Parents in the Labor Market – Israel and the OECD
16.06.2016Any substantial discussion about the economic situation of women in Israel – particularly with regard to labor market outcomes – must...
- Liora Bowers Hadas Fuchs
The Young Unemployed and Unemployment Benefits in Israel
03.04.2016Unemployment insurance is intended to help those who are temporarily unemployed to maintain their standard of living while encouraging them...
The digital world: computerization trends in Israel’s labor market
28.01.2016The modern market is dynamic, shaped by an array of influences such as technological developments, globalization, and capricious consumer preferences....
Kids these days: the socioeconomic situation of young adults in Israel
22.12.2015Each generation embodies its own attributes, values, standards, and work ethic. Generation Y, known as the millennials generation, is composed...
- Taub Center Staff
Education and Employment Among Ethiopian Israelis
22.10.2015A few months ago, widespread protests among the Ethiopian-Israeli community arose, resulting from feelings of discrimination and oppression within the...
- Taub Center Staff
Government Expenditure on Social Services 1994-1995
08.08.1996This report analyzes actual government outlays for social services in 1994 and the budget for 1995. The findings are analyzed...
- Joel Blankett Jimmy Weinblatt Yaakov Kop (z”l) Dalit Nachshon-Sharon Yosef Katan
How does Israel’s economy look following two years of life under COVID-19?
Over the past two years, the entire Israeli economy has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic was a...
- Taub Center Staff
Education and Employment Among Young Arab Israelis
The Taub Center gratefully acknowledges The Diane P. and Guilford Glazer Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles...
- Hadas Fuchs