The Global Environmental Market – An Economic Opportunity for Israel. First Position Paper, Analysis and Initial Conclusions
For decades, Israel has led the world in finding new methods of water conservation. More recently, its scientists have also developed pioneering methods of environmental monitoring, protection & remediation, recycling and waste treatment as well as alternative energy. Israeli firms in this field are increasingly active in the emerging markets of developing countries. Israel is […]
Total Factor Productivity as a Performance Benchmark for Firms: Theory and Evidence, SNI R&D Policy Papers Series
We propose using Solow’s macroeconomic approach and the concept of Total Factor Productivity (TFP) as a microeconomic tool for analyzing individual firms. TFP long used in analyzing macroeconomic growth among countries, is a useful strategic performance benchmark for individual firms. TFP calculations permit managers and investors to partition labor productivity growth between two sharplydifferent underlying […]
Interim Report of the Investigatory Team on the State of the Chemical Industry in Israel at the Beginning of the 21st Century
The aim of this work is to survey the state of the chemical industry in Israel today and the alternatives for its future development and to recommend formulation of a national policy in this field. This work complements and updates the chemical industry survey conducted and distributed by the Samuel Neaman Institute in 1995, by […]
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 […]
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, […]
