Towards a reform of the tax system
Israel is facing very large fiscal needs as a result of the COVID-19 crisis and the need to upgrade vital public services after a long period of neglect, and therefore tax increases will be inevitable in the near future. At the same time the many flaws of the Israeli tax system call for urgent reform, […]
Protective layers in the war on Corona: A realistic model for handling pandemics
The way the Covid pandemic has been addressed in Israel has raised significant issues regarding the decision-making process at the national, community and personal level. This project aims at addressing such challenges at the conceptual level. We propose a three tier approach addressing the national, community and personal level.
Profiling Online User Behavior via Triangulated Datasets: Evidence from Survey Data and Digital Trace Data
The research is a part of the Israel-Slovenia bilateral project. The research was funded by the Ministry of Science and Technology and the Slovenian Research Agency and took place from October 1, 2018 to September 30, 2020, with the participation of the Centre for Social Informatics (CSI) at the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia and the Samuel Neaman Institute […]
Towards a New Fiscal Policy for Israel: Balancing Budgetary Responsibility and Societal Needs
This paper was originally written before the COVID-19 crisis, and therefore it does not address the current challenges facing the Israeli economy due to this severe crisis. However, long-term processes that occurred before the crisis require a reassessment of the economic policies that had prevailed until then. We will refer to the current period in […]
Preparedness of Ultra-Orthodox Population in Israel toward Earthquakes and Emergency Situations
Sample groups (N=692) within various Haredim (Ultra-Orthodox) communities in Israel were surveyed in order to examine their perceptions, awareness and preparedness towards emergency situations, with special focus on earthquakes. In addition, several in-depth interviews were conducted with senior decision-makers in the area of emergency and with several opinion-leaders within the U-O community. The results of […]
Violence, Crime and Policing in Arab Society: Personal and Community Security Index- 2019
Link to the full Report The 2019 Personal Security Index is the third report issued on the subject of violence, personal security, and policing in Arab communities in Israel. The index was launched in recognition of the alarming reality in Arab society, which has reached new peaks in recent years. Every year we see a […]
Round table: Cultural resilience – a summary
A roundtable on cultural resilience was held at the Neaman Institute for National Policy Research on February 24th, 2020. Experts from diverse disciplines were invited to discuss and analyze the subject from various aspects. The roundtable served as a framework for brainstorming on the concept of cultural resilience, its definition and the meanings embedded in […]
Israel Economy and the Corona Crisis – Summary of a round table discussion and major conclusion
A round table brainstorming session with 50 participants was dedicated to initial observations on the effect of the Corona crisis on the Israel economy and society. Initial conclusions were derived towards the era of post Corona future. Following this round table discussion, dedicated teams were organized in the Center of Industrial Excellence with the purpose […]
The Global Economic Impact of COVID-19:A Summary of Research
This essay surveys and summarizes recent research and reports on the global economic impact of the COVID-19 ‘new coronavirus’. It argues that the major impact of the epidemic, or alleged pandemic, is on the supply side of the global economy – while remedies now considered and applied are largely on the demand side. The global […]
National Youth Service as a Psycho-Social Process
This paper focuses on the psycho-social processes, or developmental processes, involved in participating in National Youth Service (NYS) voluntary frameworks. The findings advocate the notion that voluntary youth service may serve as a ‘socialization agency’, perhaps the very last one between youth and early adulthood. Due to its pro-social and pro-community characteristics, NYS frameworks tend […]
