Viral Economics – The Social and Economic Aspects of the Pandemic 18.03.2021

Research and data How has Israel's response to the coronavirus crisis developed over time? Timeline: The Coronavirus in Israel In the Wake of the Coronavirus – Important Questions for Israel in 2021 and Beyond Future Labor Market: Coronavirus could accelerate automation in Israel’s labor market – are we prepared? Alex Weinreb about…

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Timeline: The Coronavirus in Israel 07.02.2021

It's hard to keep track of all of the different stages in Israel's coronavirus response, and how the response has tracked with the spread of the virus itself. That's why we've created this interactive timeline, which we will be updating regularly. It is best to view the timeline in fullscreen (which…

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The Taub Center mourns the passing of Prof. Dov Chernichovsky z”l 07.01.2021

Dov was a member of the Taub Center team from the day the Center was founded in 1982. For years he worked vigorously to promote health and social issues in Israel in government, the media, and many other arenas. Dov was Professor Emeritus of health economics and policy in the…

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Left at home, but not left behind 18.10.2020

It has become increasingly clear that the massive rise in infection preceding Israel's second lockdown had much less to do with young children's return to school than previously assumed. Even before they set foot in school, there was a rising infection curve, coupled with other signs of late summer in…

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Infection, GDP and Employment during the Second Quarter in Israel and Worldwide 11.10.2020

Authors:  Zvi Eckstein, Benjamin Bental and Sergei Sumkin Click here for the full research study. The global data on infection and negative growth during the second quarter of 2020 indicate a negative relationship between these two variables. Thus, in developed countries with higher infection rates in terms of confirmed cases…

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