The Taub Center Labor Market Policy Program examines the functioning of the Israeli labor market, with a focus on topics such as employment, wages, income inequality, and the labor market of the future. The research analyzes differences between different population groups; by gender, ethnic group, age, level of education, employment sector, occupation, and more, both over time and relative to other countries. The Taub Center’s research in this area has in recent years focused on topics such as the top wage decile in Israel, working from home, returns to education in the labor market, employment and the level of happiness among the elderly, the overeducation of workers, the increased participation of women in the work force, Haredim (ultra-Orthodox Jews) in the labor market, and discrimination in employment.
The Shadow Economy in Israel
22.12.2014It is estimated that halving the size of the shadow economy would increase state revenues by 3-4 percent of GDP,...
- Noam Gruber
Labor Market Reform in Israel and the Flexicurity Option
14.12.2014Flexicurity countries have higher levels and faster growth in labor productivity and the gap between these countries and Israel has...
- Dan Ben-David Liora Bowers
Labor Income Inequality Trends in Israel
14.12.2014This period witnessed a growing return, or yield, on education, a factor which could lead to a rise in labor...
Family Structure and Well-Being Across Israel’s Diverse Population
22.08.2014Some of the Brief’s highlights include: Israel has the highest birth rates in the developed world (3.0 children per woman...
- Liora Bowers
Government Versus Private Pensions
13.08.2014The comparison includes several measures: efficiency and enforcement of collection, the ability to enhance competition in the capital market in...
- Shlomo Yitzhaki Daniel Premisler
Low productivity: A systemic problem across Israel’s economy
22.07.2014At the end of the day, one of the main goals of policy makers is to improve living standards (commonly...
- Taub Center Staff
Outline for Systemic Treatment of Israel’s Primary Socioeconomic Challenges
21.02.2014In this Policy Brief: First Policy Sphere: Creating Incentives and Providing Tools Second Policy Sphere: Creating a Supportive Environment Third...
- Dan Ben-David
Pensions, Poverty, and the Elderly in Israel
22.01.2014Welfare and social security policies eliminate almost 90% of elderly poverty in the vast majority of countries examined, but have...
- Liora Bowers