The Gaza war: What are the economic costs?
Money is fungible (transferable). Qatari money enables Hamas to use equivalent funds on rockets, instead of on food and electricity for its citizens.
It is not too late to reconsider
Professor Oded Goldreich has been denied the Israel Prize. Professor Irad Yavneh reminds us of the remarkable contribution of Goldreich’s life work to the State of Israel and calls upon the minister of education to reconsider.
Israel’s pandemic economic report card: B+
How well has Israel – the cabinet, Finance Ministry, Bank of Israel, and the people of Israel- managed the pandemic economic crisis?
Statistical analysis of Corona data: A Roundtable
The Corona pandemic continues to pose significant challenges to the health, economic and social systems worldwide. Some of these challenges relate to the availability of reliable data and to the various approaches used in order to collect, analyze and present these data. The perspective required to address these issues combines health and epidemiological expertise, access […]
Recommendations, Policies and Goals for the state of Israel – Leaders’ Summit on Climate Change Earth Day April 22nd -23rd 2021
The newly inaugurated President of the USA, Mr. Joe Biden, has recently called for a virtual meeting of 40 world leaders to discuss the global climate crisis. The Prime Minister of Israel, Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu, has also been invited to this summit, which will be held on the 22/4-23/4, Earth Day. Alongside the economic future […]
Energy Forum 49: Integrating hydrogen into the Israeli energy sector
Hydrogen is the most common element in nature but rarely exists in its pure form in nature. It is possible to produce hydrogen from water through the electrolysis process by using electricity. In addition, it is possible to produce hydrogen from organic materials, such as natural gas and coal, using several methods of reforming and […]
Something goes wrong, it is the time for a change
Based on interviews of 32 prominent Israelis, from diverse walks of life, we find a wide common ground in considering the ‘Declaration of Independence’ to be Israel’s vision for the coming decades. Updating the ‘rules of the game’ and broad sense of security are needed enablers. Paradigms in education, Jewish-Democratic state, moral market economy, ‘Mamlachtiut’, Israel in the Middle East, and foreign affairs – are discussed.
Something goes wrong, it is the time for a change
Based on interviews of 32 prominent Israelis, from diverse walks of life, we find a wide common ground in considering the ‘Declaration of Independence’ to be Israel’s vision for the coming decades. Updating the ‘rules of the game’ and broad sense of security are needed enablers. Paradigms in education, Jewish-Democratic state, moral market economy, ‘Mamlachtiut’, Israel in the Middle East, and foreign affairs – are discussed.
The Corona Crisis as a Growth Engine for the North of Israel
This report includes insights and recommendations on the Corona crisis as a growth engine for the north of Israel. It focuses in three areas: Economics & Industry 4.0, Education improvement, and the Social System in the north. This is a result of three roundtables in the above three areas. The work was done in a […]
Israel enjoys a baby boom, but the West is aging.
ALMOST UNIQUE among the nations of the world, Israel continues to enjoy a mini-baby boom, while the developed Western world suffers a baby bust, a trend further exacerbated by the global 2020 pandemic.
