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e-Bulletin Mar 2013
Israel’s population: deceptively young
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Israel is a leader in humane care for its elderly population, but expected demographic changes mean that careful planning will be required to sustain adequate care for the country’s aged.
Privatization of social services in Israel
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As a result of privatization of social services in Israel, private spending is considerably higher and services are provided by workers in non-governmental social service agencies with substantially lower wages – with potentially commensurate reductions in service quality.
- Gridlock on the roads and in Israel’s prioritiesa 13 Mar 2013
- Read the complete Spring 2013 Bulletina 13 Mar 2013
e-Bulletin Dec 2012
Behind Israel’s middle class protest – not just a gut feeling
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A new Taub Center study by Michael Shalev documents the relative economic decline experienced by young, educated native-born Israelis who were at the forefront of the 2011 protests.
Arab Israeli unemployment much higher than previously thought
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A Taub Center study reveals that based on a new methodology for studying the labor force recently introduced by Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics, unemployment among Arab Israelis is much higher than previous thought.
- Running on emptya 2 Dec 2012
- Read the complete Winter 2012 Bulletina 2 Dec 2012
e-Bulletin Aug 2012
The state of public preschool education in Israel
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A comprehensive Taub Center overview of pre-primary education in Israel finds a substantial increase in Arab-Israeli pre-primary enrollment. The study also finds that the government’s recent decision to implement universal public preschool education from age 3 will require a significant financial investment.
Israeli single mothers – smaller in number and poorer in income
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A Taub Center study compares single mothers in Israel with those in other developed countries.
- Bumps on the road towards making the desert blooma 21 Aug 2012
- Read the complete Summer 2012 Bulletina 21 Aug 2012
e-Bulletin Dec 2011
The land of (expensive) milk and honey
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A summer of protests – high prices, low incomes, and a growing realization of what is only the tip of the socioeconomic iceberg.
Employment patterns differ between generations, and depend on gender and education
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The employment behavior of Israeli men and women born in different decades has changed from each generation to the next – with differences in education levels the key divider between groups.
- Israel’s shadow economya 28 Dec 2011
- Read the complete December 2011 Bulletina 28 Dec 2011
e-Bulletin Sep 2011
Living on borrowed time?
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Israel’s economy is currently performing well in comparison with other Western countries, but the long term outlook is less promising.
- Fiscal discipline alongside distorted allocations culminating in a summer of growing unresta 6 Sep 2011
- Read the complete September 2011 Bulletina 6 Sep 2011
e-Bulletin May 2011
Fewer workers who work more – with a lower standard of living
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In Israel, a lesser share of people work than is common in the West. Those who are employed work more hours a week than do workers in most other OECD countries while the country’s average standard of living is lower than in the majority of OECD countries.
The working poor
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Israel has experienced a marked increase in the share of poor families headed by an employed person. The rise in the working poor has been to a large extent concentrated among Arab Israelis. The high rate of working poor among Arab Israelis reflects a challenging combination of disadvantages.
- Henry Taub: The passing of a gentle gianta 31 May 2011
- Read the complete May 2011 Bulletina 31 May 2011
e-Bulletin Mar 2011
Female high school matriculation rates pulling away from the males
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High school matriculation completion rates among women were higher than those for men in the past – and have increased markedly in recent years. Children of less-educated parents have shown the highest increases in high school graduation rates.
Dental care in Israel – still out of bounds
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Dental care is a major medical service expenditure item for Israeli households, falling disproportionately higher on poorer shoulders – with children and the elderly the primary losers.
- Natural gas has led to a natural debatea 29 Mar 2011
- In Memoriam: Dr. Israel Katza 29 Mar 2011
- Read the complete March 2011 Bulletina 29 Mar 2011
e-Bulletin Jan 2011
Higher Education, Less Employment Inequality
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Regardless of gender or sector, employment rates among those with less education are considerably lower than among the well-educated – while gaps in their employment rates are much greater as well.
Fewer Vehicles Per Capita; Much Greater Road Congestion
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Israel has fewer vehicles per capita than the Western average, but levels of congestion on its roads are much higher as a result of decades-long underinvestment in roads and rail.
- Foreign Workers Displacing Less Educated Israelisa 30 Jan 2011
- A 16.7% Jump in the Taub Index of Social Confidence for 2010a 30 Jan 2011
- Read the complete January 2011 Bulletina 30 Jan 2011
e-Bulletin Nov 2010
The “Americanization” of Healthcare Financing in Israel
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Israel is steadily pulling away from the OECD and toward the U.S. as the private portion of its healthcare spending rises steadily. Will this also lead to a similar direction in healthcare outcomes?
Teach Your Children Well
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Rising education gaps underlie rising Israeli wage gaps that are amongst the highest in the West.
- Have a Good – and Expensive – Tripa 30 Nov 2010
- Read the complete November 2010 Bulletina 30 Nov 2010
e-Bulletin Sep 2010
Trends in Welfare Benefits and Services
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Over the last two decades, the total amount of support to people with disabilities rose substantially, while the proportion of transfer payments directed to child allowances and unemployment benefits declined. In welfare services, a relatively new approach that is gaining strength is the “supportive communities for the elderly.”
- Mind the Gap: An Inside Look at Israel’s Education Systema 21 Sep 2010
- Read the complete September 2010 Bulletina 21 Sep 2010
e-Bulletin Jul 2010
Education, Employment and Long-Term Trends
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The process of economic growth greatly increases the demand for educated and skilled workers. This has a substantial and increasingly negative impact on the incomes and the employment chances of the less educated.
Public Expenditures: A look at Israel’s National Priorities
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Contrary to conventional wisdom, the underlying reason for Israel’s high rates of poverty and inequality and low rates of economic growth over the past several decades is not due to insufficient government budgets but to the underlying national priorities that determined how those budgets were allocated and spent.
- How minimum the wage, how negative the tax?a 29 Jul 2010
- Read the complete July 2010 Bulletina 29 Jul 2010
e-Bulletin May 2010
Unemployment versus non-employment in Israel
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While unemployment appears to have reached average Western levels, the more relevant concept for Israel is “non-employment.” Among Israeli men, rates of non-employment have risen far above those of advanced Western countries.
Increase in male non-employment over past three decades
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Male non-employment rates among prime working age Israelis have risen over the past 30 years – tripling among haredi (ultra-Orthodox) and nearly doubling among Israel Arabs and non-haredi Jews.
- Decrease in female non-employment over past three decadesa 27 May 2010
- A demographic look ahead at Israela 27 May 2010
- Read the complete Bulletina 27 May 2010
e-Bulletin Feb 2010
The Dilution of Ingenuity
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When it comes to producing ideas, Israeli inventors are pushing the frontiers of human knowledge at a faster clip than any other country.
Unequal and Unsustainable
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Israel has one of the highest rates of poverty and income inequality in the world.
- The People of the Book and Their Children’s Educationa 7 Feb 2010
- Update from the Executive Directora 7 Feb 2010
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Budget
Fiscal discipline alongside distorted allocations culminating in a summer of growing unrest
a6 Sep 2011
Israel’s unusual success in controlling spending has been accompanied by distorted national priorities favoring politically powerful special interest groups. In this summer of 2011, public resentment has spilled over into increasing unrest in the form of sit-ins, boycotts and strikes.
Public Expenditures: A look at Israel’s National Priorities
a29 Jul 2010
Contrary to conventional wisdom, the underlying reason for Israel’s high rates of poverty and inequality and low rates of economic growth over the past several decades is not due to insufficient government budgets but to the underlying national priorities that determined how those budgets were allocated and spent.
Social Economic UPDATE XII
a14 Feb 2008
- Social Economic UPDATE XI a28 Nov 2007
- Social Economic UPDATE VIII a8 Feb 2007
- Special UPDATE July 2006 a16 Oct 2006
Demography
A demographic look ahead at Israel
a27 May 2010
In 30 years, 78% of Israel’s primary school students will be haredi or Arabs, and only 14% will be in the non-religious State school system – if the trends of the past decade continue.
e-Bulletin, Volume 1, Number 4
a6 Sep 2009
Social Economic UPDATE VIII
a8 Feb 2007
- Social Economic UPDATE III a16 Oct 2005
- Social Economic UPDATE II a26 Jul 2005
Economy
Running on empty
a2 Dec 2012
A study by Taub Center Executive Director, Dan Ben-David, shows that gasoline prices in Israel are higher than in most Western countries, primarily because of high Israeli taxes. The tax on a liter of Israeli gasoline exceeds the entire gas pump price of the same liter in the US.
Bumps on the road towards making the desert bloom
a21 Aug 2012
Israel is an internationally recognized leader in water conservation and utilization, yet there have also been serious problems in national water management and planning resulting in an erosion of the quality of Israel’s aquifers.
Read the complete December 2011 Bulletin
a28 Dec 2011
- Living on borrowed time? a6 Sep 2011
- Read the complete September 2011 Bulletin a6 Sep 2011
- Read the complete May 2011 Bulletin a31 May 2011
- Read the complete March 2011 Bulletin a29 Mar 2011
- Higher Education, Less Employment Inequality a30 Jan 2011
- Foreign Workers Displacing Less Educated Israelis a30 Jan 2011
- Read the complete January 2011 Bulletin a30 Jan 2011
- Read the complete November 2010 Bulletin a30 Nov 2010
- Read the complete September 2010 Bulletin a21 Sep 2010
- Read the complete July 2010 Bulletin a29 Jul 2010
- Read the complete Bulletin a27 May 2010
- e-Bulletin, Volume 1, Number 4 a6 Sep 2009
- e-Bulletin, Volume 1, Number 3 a5 Jun 2009
- e-Bulletin, Volume 1, Number 2 a5 Apr 2009
- e-Bulletin, Volume 1, Number 1 a5 Mar 2009
- Social Economic UPDATE XIV a31 Aug 2008
- Social Economic UPDATE XIII a21 May 2008
- Social Economic UPDATE XI a28 Nov 2007
- Social Economic UPDATE X a8 Aug 2007
- Social Economic UPDATE IX a8 May 2007
- Social Economic UPDATE VIII a8 Feb 2007
- Social Economic UPDATE VII a15 Nov 2006
- Special UPDATE July 2006 a16 Oct 2006
- Social Economic UPDATE VI a16 Jul 2006
- Social Economic UPDATE V a10 Apr 2006
- Social Economic UPDATE IV a29 Jan 2006
- Social Economic UPDATE III a16 Oct 2005
- Social Economic UPDATE II a26 Jul 2005
- Social Economic UPDATE I a18 Apr 2005
Education
The state of public preschool education in Israel
a21 Aug 2012
A comprehensive Taub Center overview of pre-primary education in Israel finds a substantial increase in Arab-Israeli pre-primary enrollment. The study also finds that the government’s recent decision to implement universal public preschool education from age 3 will require a significant financial investment.
Read the complete December 2011 Bulletin
a28 Dec 2011
Female high school matriculation rates pulling away from the males
a29 Mar 2011
High school matriculation completion rates among women were higher than those for men in the past – and have increased markedly in recent years. Children of less-educated parents have shown the highest increases in high school graduation rates.
- Higher Education, Less Employment Inequality a30 Jan 2011
- Mind the Gap: An Inside Look at Israel’s Education System a21 Sep 2010
- Education, Employment and Long-Term Trends a29 Jul 2010
- A demographic look ahead at Israel a27 May 2010
- The People of the Book and Their Children’s Education a7 Feb 2010
- e-Bulletin, Volume 1, Number 4 a6 Sep 2009
- e-Bulletin, Volume 1, Number 3 a5 Jun 2009
- e-Bulletin, Volume 1, Number 2 a5 Apr 2009
- Social Economic UPDATE XII a14 Feb 2008
- Social Economic UPDATE XI a28 Nov 2007
- Social Economic UPDATE IX a8 May 2007
- Social Economic UPDATE VII a15 Nov 2006
- Social Economic UPDATE VI a16 Jul 2006
- Social Economic UPDATE IV a29 Jan 2006
- Social Economic UPDATE III a16 Oct 2005
- Social Economic UPDATE II a26 Jul 2005
- Social Economic UPDATE I a18 Apr 2005
Employment
Arab Israeli unemployment much higher than previously thought
a2 Dec 2012
A Taub Center study reveals that based on a new methodology for studying the labor force recently introduced by Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics, unemployment among Arab Israelis is much higher than previous thought.
Read the complete December 2011 Bulletin
a28 Dec 2011
Fewer workers who work more – with a lower standard of living
a31 May 2011
In Israel, a lesser share of people work than is common in the West. Those who are employed work more hours a week than do workers in most other OECD countries while the country’s average standard of living is lower than in the majority of OECD countries.
- The working poor a31 May 2011
- Read the complete May 2011 Bulletin a31 May 2011
- Foreign Workers Displacing Less Educated Israelis a30 Jan 2011
- Teach Your Children Well a30 Nov 2010
- Education, Employment and Long-Term Trends a29 Jul 2010
- How minimum the wage, how negative the tax? a29 Jul 2010
- Unemployment versus non-employment in Israel a27 May 2010
- Increase in male non-employment over past three decades a27 May 2010
- Decrease in female non-employment over past three decades a27 May 2010
- A demographic look ahead at Israel a27 May 2010
- The Dilution of Ingenuity a7 Feb 2010
- e-Bulletin, Volume 1, Number 2 a5 Apr 2009
- Social Economic UPDATE XIV a31 Aug 2008
- Social Economic UPDATE IX a8 May 2007
- Social Economic UPDATE VIII a8 Feb 2007
- Social Economic UPDATE VII a15 Nov 2006
- Social Economic UPDATE VI a16 Jul 2006
- Social Economic UPDATE V a10 Apr 2006
- Social Economic UPDATE IV a29 Jan 2006
- Social Economic UPDATE III a16 Oct 2005
- Social Economic UPDATE II a26 Jul 2005
- Social Economic UPDATE I a18 Apr 2005
Health
Dental care in Israel – still out of bounds
a29 Mar 2011
Dental care is a major medical service expenditure item for Israeli households, falling disproportionately higher on poorer shoulders – with children and the elderly the primary losers.
The “Americanization” of Healthcare Financing in Israel
a30 Nov 2010
Israel is steadily pulling away from the OECD and toward the U.S. as the private portion of its healthcare spending rises steadily. Will this also lead to a similar direction in healthcare outcomes?
How Healthy?
a21 Sep 2010
A comparative look at Israel, the U.S. and the OECD that might surprise you.
- e-Bulletin, Volume 1, Number 4 a6 Sep 2009
- Social Economic UPDATE XII a14 Feb 2008
- Social Economic UPDATE IX a8 May 2007
- Social Economic UPDATE VI a16 Jul 2006
- Social Economic UPDATE V a10 Apr 2006
- Social Economic UPDATE IV a29 Jan 2006
- Social Economic UPDATE II a26 Jul 2005
- Social Economic UPDATE I a18 Apr 2005
Immigration
Social Economic UPDATE XIII
a21 May 2008
Social Economic UPDATE V
a10 Apr 2006
Social Economic UPDATE III
a16 Oct 2005
- Social Economic UPDATE II a26 Jul 2005
- Social Economic UPDATE I a18 Apr 2005
Inequalities
Fewer workers who work more – with a lower standard of living
a31 May 2011
In Israel, a lesser share of people work than is common in the West. Those who are employed work more hours a week than do workers in most other OECD countries while the country’s average standard of living is lower than in the majority of OECD countries.
Higher Education, Less Employment Inequality
a30 Jan 2011
Regardless of gender or sector, employment rates among those with less education are considerably lower than among the well-educated – while gaps in their employment rates are much greater as well.
How Healthy?
a21 Sep 2010
A comparative look at Israel, the U.S. and the OECD that might surprise you.
- Mind the Gap: An Inside Look at Israel’s Education System a21 Sep 2010
- Unequal and Unsustainable a7 Feb 2010
- e-Bulletin, Volume 1, Number 3 a5 Jun 2009
- Social Economic UPDATE XIII a21 May 2008
Poverty
Israeli single mothers – smaller in number and poorer in income
a21 Aug 2012
A Taub Center study compares single mothers in Israel with those in other developed countries.
Fewer workers who work more – with a lower standard of living
a31 May 2011
In Israel, a lesser share of people work than is common in the West. Those who are employed work more hours a week than do workers in most other OECD countries while the country’s average standard of living is lower than in the majority of OECD countries.
The working poor
a31 May 2011
Israel has experienced a marked increase in the share of poor families headed by an employed person. The rise in the working poor has been to a large extent concentrated among Arab Israelis. The high rate of working poor among Arab Israelis reflects a challenging combination of disadvantages.
- Read the complete May 2011 Bulletin a31 May 2011
- Unequal and Unsustainable a7 Feb 2010
- e-Bulletin, Volume 1, Number 1 a5 Mar 2009
- Social Economic UPDATE XIII a21 May 2008
- Social Economic UPDATE VII a15 Nov 2006
Reform
Too many cooks spoil the tax broth
a6 Sep 2011
Recent reform of tax administration leaves a planning vacuum.
Natural gas has led to a natural debate
a29 Mar 2011
Gas finds raise profound policy issues for Israel’s future.
Read the complete March 2011 Bulletin
a29 Mar 2011
- e-Bulletin, Volume 1, Number 4 a6 Sep 2009
- e-Bulletin, Volume 1, Number 3 a5 Jun 2009
- Social Economic UPDATE VIII a8 Feb 2007
Resource allocation
Fewer Vehicles Per Capita; Much Greater Road Congestion
a30 Jan 2011
Israel has fewer vehicles per capita than the Western average, but levels of congestion on its roads are much higher as a result of decades-long underinvestment in roads and rail.
Have a Good – and Expensive – Trip
a30 Nov 2010
Israel’s Highway 6 is appreciably more expensive than comparable U.S. toll roads.
Public Expenditures: A look at Israel’s National Priorities
a29 Jul 2010
Contrary to conventional wisdom, the underlying reason for Israel’s high rates of poverty and inequality and low rates of economic growth over the past several decades is not due to insufficient government budgets but to the underlying national priorities that determined how those budgets were allocated and spent.
- Social Economic UPDATE VII a15 Nov 2006
- Social Economic UPDATE V a10 Apr 2006
Social indicators
A 16.7% Jump in the Taub Index of Social Confidence for 2010
a30 Jan 2011
The Taub Index, based on a series of questions examined in annual Taub Center Social Surveys, approached a record of 66 this year, the highest recorded since the Index was constructed in 2001. This represents a sharp turnaround as three consecutive years of decline were followed by a nearly 17 percent climb. The sense of improvement is shared by the entire public.
Social policy
Israeli single mothers – smaller in number and poorer in income
a21 Aug 2012
A Taub Center study compares single mothers in Israel with those in other developed countries.
Read the complete December 2011 Bulletin
a28 Dec 2011
Read the complete September 2011 Bulletin
a6 Sep 2011
- Read the complete May 2011 Bulletin a31 May 2011
- Read the complete March 2011 Bulletin a29 Mar 2011
- Read the complete January 2011 Bulletin a30 Jan 2011
- Have a Good – and Expensive – Trip a30 Nov 2010
- Read the complete November 2010 Bulletin a30 Nov 2010
- Read the complete September 2010 Bulletin a21 Sep 2010
- Read the complete July 2010 Bulletin a29 Jul 2010
- Read the complete Bulletin a27 May 2010
- Social Economic UPDATE XIV a31 Aug 2008
- Social Economic UPDATE XII a14 Feb 2008
- Social Economic UPDATE X a8 Aug 2007
- Social Economic UPDATE VIII a8 Feb 2007
- Social Economic UPDATE V a10 Apr 2006
Social welfare
Behind Israel’s middle class protest – not just a gut feeling
a2 Dec 2012
A new Taub Center study by Michael Shalev documents the relative economic decline experienced by young, educated native-born Israelis who were at the forefront of the 2011 protests.
Trends in Welfare Benefits and Services
a21 Sep 2010
Over the last two decades, the total amount of support to people with disabilities rose substantially, while the proportion of transfer payments directed to child allowances and unemployment benefits declined. In welfare services, a relatively new approach that is gaining strength is the “supportive communities for the elderly.”
e-Bulletin, Volume 1, Number 3
a5 Jun 2009
- Social Economic UPDATE XII a14 Feb 2008
- Social Economic UPDATE IX a8 May 2007
- Social Economic UPDATE VII a15 Nov 2006
- Social Economic UPDATE IV a29 Jan 2006
- Social Economic UPDATE III a16 Oct 2005
- Social Economic UPDATE II a26 Jul 2005
- Social Economic UPDATE I a18 Apr 2005
Transfer allowances
Social Economic UPDATE XII
a14 Feb 2008
Social Economic UPDATE XI
a28 Nov 2007