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Evolutionary Venture Capital Policies: Insights from a Product life Cycle Analysis of Israel’s Venture Capital Industry, Science, Technology and the Economy Program (STE) – Working Papers Series STE-WP-20-2003

The significance of VC as a component of the Silicon Valley model of high tech has led many countries during the 80s and 90s to implement government policies aimed at stimulating this activity. This paper suggests that a major factor in the failure of many of these policies to create an early phase, high tech […]

National Priorities for the Environment in Israel – Position Paper III

The third National Environmental Priorities reflects the input of many professionals. In the previous Position Papers, an overview was presented covering the main areas of environmental concern, followed by professional recommendations regarding appropriate priorities. Both documents were widely distributed and attracted a large number of participants at professional conferences that coincided with their release. This […]

National Priorities for the Environment in Israel – position paper III – English abstract

The third National Environmental Priorities reflects the input of many professionals. In the previous Position Papers, an overview was presented covering the main areas of environmental concern, followed by professional recommendations regarding appropriate priorities. Both documents were widely distributed and attracted a large number of participants at professional conferences that coincided with their release. This […]

Environmental Obligations of Public Transportation

In many of Israel’s urban centers, air pollution levels represent a public health hazard. Conservative estimates indicate that over 1000 people die each year in Israel because of exposure to high levels of air pollution. The main contributor to urban air pollution is vehicular traffic. The number of vehicles on Israeli roads is constantly growing, […]

Gender Issues in Computer Science and Software Engineering

This research focuses on women in the software industry. It addresses three sub-topics: Female high-school pupils studying of computer science: Formal and informal data indicate that the percentages of the high-school female pupils who study computer science at the level of 5 points (the higher level) of the matriculation exam remain relatively low (about 25%). […]

A Micro-Economic Approach to Government Support of R&D Investments in the Private Sector, Science, Technology and the Economy Program (STE) – Workin

This paper focuses on the economic decisions of the government to subsidize investments in the private sector, and to discriminate among firms in its support programs. The presumption is that, by taxing corporate profits the government, affects investment decisions made by corporations and causes them to invest less than what would be socially optimal. Accordingly, […]

Development of Sustainable Agriculture Under Drought Conditions

The research aims to study the agriculture of Israel under sever drought conditions, and sharp raise in water prices. Agriculture is the largest consumer of water in Israel. Raising the price of water would mean that around 10% of the agricultural land in Israel would be changed from irrigated to non-irrigated land. Such change would […]

The Impact of R&D Spillover on Growth and Productivity in Israeli Manufacturing Industries 1990-1994, Science, Technology and the Economy Program (STE) – Working Papers Series STE-WP-14

The study presents the positive external effects (spillovers) of investments in research and development in manufacturing industries, in Israel and abroad. This examination quantifies the spillover of domestic and imported technologies, through intermediates and capital goods, to establishments that did not participate directly in the research and development process. The analysis examines the interactions between […]