Informing
Policy
for Progress
September 2020

Review of Funding Sources for Universities in the World

Oshrat Katz-Shacham, Ella Barzani

Even before the COVID‑19 pandemic, forecasts predicted that about half of the 2,800 higher education institutions in the U.S. would close or merge within the next decade; tuition is high and students are no longer willing to pay; universities must adapt to the new reality.

September 2020

Oblige companies to keep reserves for a period of crisis

Gilead Fortuna

A crisis is an opportunity to changes, and an opportunity to learn. Risk management must be considered in the management of companies, to be ready to cope with future crisis.

When an unexpected external crisis arrives, such as the current Corona crisis, companies are left with no emergency reserves and no cash flow. It is suggested that companies will be required to set aside fund for resolving crisis.

July 2019

Too early to eulogize the technological – Scientific Revolution

Zehev Tadmor

On September 1, Eytan Avriel published an article in Haaretz, entitled “Growth: Is the era of great inventions has ended?”. He quotes economist Robert Gordon of Northwestern United States. Gordon believed that the technology – scientific innovation has exhausted itself, and therefore should expect a decline in growth in the coming years. Gordon’s Interpretation is erroneous on several levels, and his conclusion is incorrect.

June 2019

the great money mystery

Shlomo Maital

An interview with Arie Rotenberg – why the mountain of money created by Central Banks, In Israel and abroad , has not caused inflation?!

 
May 2019

The business of sleep

Shlomo Maital

An interview with Prof. Peretz Lavie, outgoing president of the Technion about his sleep research and resulting start-ups.

 
April 2019

Polity without policy

Shlomo Maital

What happen in democracies, when we the voters, the polity, cast our ballots without any clue about what those we are voting for plan to do? What if those we vote for have no idea themselves what they plan to do? And why are Israel and Western democracies in this pickle?

April 2019

Rafi Nave: Hi-tech pioneer

Shlomo Maital

Professor Shlomo Meital interviews Rafi Nave, a high-tech pioneer and researcher at the Samuel Neaman Institute at the Technion, regarding his career that has been going on for more than 40 years

April 2019

Polity without policy

Shlomo Maital

What happen in democracies, when we the voters, the polity, cast our ballots without any clue about what those we are voting for plan to do? What if those we vote for have no idea themselves what they plan to do? And why are Israel and Western democracies in this pickle?

January 2019

America’s decline – Israel’s trouble

Shlomo Maital

President Trump says the US economy is stronger than it has ever been. And the numbers back him up. Numbers, shmumbers – America is sink­ing. One consequence is that Israel is in trouble.
Why does it impact Israel? It is pretty simple, actually.
The US is Isra­el’s strongest supporter. We have your back, the Americans constantly tell Israeli leaders. We moved our embassy to Jerusalem. But the bigger America’s internal social and econom­ic woes, the less engaged it is in the Middle East and the world. When Israel does need someone at its back, there may be nobody there.

November 2018

Snow-capped idea volcanoes

Shlomo Maital

Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook founder said “Young people are just smarter!” So, Mark, here goes. I’m going to try to convince you that those over 60 not only have clever ideas but often know far better than young whippersnappers how to implement them.