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Air pollution in Haifa Bay – Status and recommendations

During 2006, the Environmental Protection Minister Gideon Ezra has initiated the establishment of a professional team to assess air pollution in Haifa Bay and its possible impacts on public health. The Neaman Institute for Advanced Research in Science and Technology has undertaken to coordinate the activities of the team, headed by Prof. Yoram Avnimelech, who […]

Investments in Higher Education and Economic Performance: Israel in an international perspective

The research investigates the relationship between investments in higher education and the economic performance of OECD countries through the use of a two-stage regression model and multivariate analysis. The findings suggest that an indirect relationship exists between higher education investments and economic growth. Evidence shows that higher education inputs translate into human capital outputs, and […]

Science and Technology in the Israeli Consciousness

We present the main results and conclusions of a public opinion survey concerning the attitudes of the Israeli public towards various aspects of science and technology (S&T) in Israeli society. The survey was done in January and is based on telephone interviews with a random sample of about 490 adults (18+) representing the entire Israeli […]

Venture Capitalists, Public Offerings or Strategic Investors? Financial Liquidation Profiles of Israeli Hi-Tech Firms STE-WP-31

The paper presents the concept of Firms’ Growth Profiles (FGPs) portraying the idea that the institutional environment confers upon firms a limited set of path-dependent growth options. The FGP concept is demonstrated by examining sequences of financial liquidation actions (raising funds from venture capitalists, through public offerings or from strategic investors) of Israeli Hi-Tech firms. […]

Proceedings of the International Conference: “Transition to Mass Higher Education – International Comparisons & Perspectives”

Zehev Tadmor, Nava Ben-Zvi, Sheldon Rothblatt, Martin Trow,David Bloom, David Pierpont Gardner, Pier Paolo Giglioli, Shlomo Grossman, Haim Harari, Grant Harman, Joshua Jortner, Guy Neave, Thorsten Nybom, Henry Rosovsky, Ulrich Teichler, Leslie Wagner   This volume contains the papers presented at an international colloquium entitled “Transition to Mass Higher Education – International Comparisons & Perspectives” which […]

Tuition Fees in Higher Education in Israel

Higher education policy in Israel did not conceder tuition fee as a major factor for developing Strategic policy for higher education. This paper analyses the main factors of tuition fee in Israel and suggests some recommendations for the future.

What Affects Technion Faculty Members’ Decision to Found a Start-Up Firm? Effects of the Business Opportunity and the Entrepreneur’s (faculty)

While research has recognized the importance of the entrepreneurial opportunity evaluation (EOE) stage in affecting overall entrepreneurship activity, only venture capitalists (VCs) perspectives were explored. No research has attempted to understand the crucial and complementary role of entrepreneurs points of view. In an effort to fill this gap, the current study focuses on the entrepreneur […]