Behind Israel’s Middle Class Protest – Not Just a Gut Feeling
22.12.2012Spontaneous protests over economic conditions usually break out among disadvantaged populations, as occurred in Israel with the “Black Panther” riots...
- Taub Center Staff
The Privatization of Social Services in Israel: Considerations and Concerns
22.12.2012This chapter examines whether the statistical data supports this concern. The picture of the scope of social services that have...
- Reuben Gronau
The Cost of Social Welfare: Israel in Comparative Perspective
20.12.2012Compared to the five Western European countries included in this research, Israel’s public social expenditure is low, and in most...
- Michael Shalev Sagit Azary-Viesel John Gal
Reforming Foreign Worker Employment in Israel
14.12.2012This new arrangement authorized the hiring of foreign workers on a fixed-quota basis, subject to various fees and employment levies,...
- Yoram Ida
Israel’s Healthcare System
14.12.2012Rather than aiding the public part of the system to cope with the challenge, the State has exacerbated the situation...
- Dov Chernichovsky Eitan Regev
Arab Israeli Unemployment Much Higher than Previously Thought
13.12.2012In January 2012, Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) began conducting its Labor Force Survey under new guidelines. The changes...
- Taub Center Staff
Labor Market Trends: Employment Rate and Wage Disparities
13.12.2012Over the past few decades, the decline in male employment was concentrated amongst the less educated, while the rise in...
- Ayal Kimhi
The Impact of the Expected Tax Rate Changes on the Middle Class
13.12.2012In light of the current budget situation, the Israeli government decided to raise the VAT by 1 percent as of...
- Ayal Kimhi Kyrill Shraberman