Public vs. Private Technological Incubator Programs: Privatizing the Technological Incubators in Israel STE-WP-26
The Public Technological Incubator Program (PTIP) was initiated in the early nineties by the Office of the Chief Scientist (OCS) in the Ministry of Industry and Trade in Israel in the wake of a large influx of immigrants from the former USSR, many of whom were scientists and engineers. Since the year 2000, private technological […]
Monopolies in Competition:The Balance between Innovativeness and Competition in the Israeli Competition Law STE-WP-27
Law plays an important role in the formation of incentives for the creation as well as the diffusion of intellectual property. Intellectual property laws and competition law are of special importance. Intellectual property laws determine when an inventor is entitled to receive an exclusive right to use his invention. The grant of such a right […]
Firm Growth Profiles (FGPs): Towards an Action-Based View of Firm Development STE-WP-24
The paper presents the concept of the Firm Growth Profile (FGP) which contributes to the creation of a dynamic Resource-Based View theory by explaining how capabilities are developed in path-dependent processes. An FGP represents the pattern of critical actions taken by a firm in different value activities (e.g. R&D, marketing, production and finance) during subsequent […]
Economic assessment of current deposit law and suggested packaging law in Israel
This joint research project, carried out by the Samuel Neaman Institute and ELA- the recycling cooperative, examined the following parameters: Economic costs of the Packaging Law in Israel Implications of expanding the Deposit Law to 1.5 liter bottles Results of the studies indicate that the bottle deposit law in its present form, taking into account […]
Implications of expanding the Deposit Law to 1.5 liter bottles
This joint research project, carried out by the Samuel Neaman Institute and ELA- the recycling cooperative, examined the following parameters: Economic costs of the Packaging Law in Israel Implications of expanding the Deposit Law to 1.5 liter bottles Results of the studies indicate that the bottle deposit law in its present form, taking into account […]
Conservation of the rural landscape: Implementation model of sustainable agriculture in selected agricultural areas in Israel
Agriculture produces rural landscape, environmental services, cultural and social values in addition to the marketable food and fiber products. The aim of this research is to suggest policy mechanisms to advance the sustainability of agriculture in Israel. This stage of the research focused on the implementation of such mechanisms in specific regions, following a more […]
Can Venture Capital Funds Pick Winners? Evidence from Pre-IPO Survival Rates and Post-IPO Performance STE-WP-23
This paper evaluates the ability of venture capital funds to identify and bring to market successful high-tech Israeli companies during the period 1991 to 2000. Using a newly constructed and highly detailed database we find that: (1) The probability of survival until the IPO stage is higher for venture-backed companies. (2) According to several different […]
Immigrants in the Hi-Tech Sector: Comparison to Natives and the Effect of Training STE-WP-22-2004
This paper provides a descriptive analysis of the integration of the immigrants from the CIS in the Israeli labor market and, specifically, in the hi-tech sector. The analysis is based on the national cross sectional Labor Force Survey and on a unique panel data that follows Russian engineers for up to twelve years in Israel. […]
Sustainable Agriculture. How may the external values of agriculture be integrated as part of the farmer’s income, in the different areas of Israel
Agriculture takes a relatively marginal place in Israel’s economy today. The future of agriculture demands public intervention, and care. The need for sustaining agriculture is due to its external contribution, beyond its function in the production of food and fibers: aesthetical contributions in generating open green spaces; social contributions- values of the contact between Man […]
Innovation and the Limits of State’s Power: R&D and Industrial Policy in taiwan in IC Design and Software STE-WP-21-2004
Of the East Asian Newly Industrialized Countries (NIC) Taiwan story is one of the most inspiring. In almost all accounts of Taiwan, the state has been described as the major impetus of economic development and technological upgrading. The Taiwanese government policy goal in the last decade has been to spur more new-products innovation capabilities. This […]
