Viral Economics – The Social and Economic Aspects of the Pandemic

12.08.2020

Research, data and commentary by Taub Center experts on the coronavirus outbreak

Research and data

Future Labor Market: Coronavirus could accelerate automation in Israel’s labor market – are we prepared?

Alex Weinreb about the second wave of the Coronavirus

More by Alex Weinreb: Israel’s second wave in international perspective

New Research: The Coronavirus Crisis and Its Impact on Women in the Labor Market:  Permanent Damage or a Short-Term Setback with Long-Term Potential?

Read all about Israel’s economy before and after the coronavirus crisis

We’ve asked Prof. Benjamin Bental a few questions about the country’s economic exit strategy: The challenges facing Israel’s economy

Bulletin Article:  The coronavirus trajectory in Israel: planning, luck, and unintended consequences

Research: The War on Coronavirus and Its Financing by the Israeli National Health Insurance

How to actually read and understand the data presented in the media? Reading coronavirus: pandemic ABCs

Research: Anticipating the Total Mortality Impact of Coronavirus in Israel

Why is Israel’s coronavirus mortality rate so low? In part, age structure

In our blog: Will Israel’s vital workers during coronavirus be vital workers in another 20 years?

Bulletin Article: Why do Israeli parents struggle to find work-life balance?

Commentary on Israel’s COVID19 Stimulus Package :Prof. Avi Weiss on i24 News

Op-eds

Suzanne Patt Benvenisti writes in Times of Israel about the possible implications of remote learning on children from lowest income families

Prof. Yossi Shavit: To Tackle Inequality in Israel, We Need to Look to Early Childhood

Liora Bowers calls: Employers, let your staff stay home

Dov Chernichovsky, Alex Weinreb  and Avi Weiss: If My Grandmother Had Had Wheels (to Scoot Away from the Grandkids), We Wouldn’t Have Needed a Lockdown …

Carmel Blank: The coronavirus is also affecting gaps in early childhood

Taub Center Director General Suzanne Patt Benvenisti writes in The Times of Israel: Distance learning must be accessible for all

Nachum Blas wondered: Will we miss the opportunity to lower the number of students per class to 25?