The Israeli Economy, 1995-2017: Light and Shadow in a Market Economy

ISBN-13: 9781108830461 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 600 str.

Avi Ben-Bassat; Reuben Gronau; Asaf Zussman

Opis

Provides a comprehensive, authoritative and up-to-date perspective on the development of Israel's economy over the last twenty years.

Recenzje

'This book provides a fascinating perspective on Israel's transformation from a centrally planned society struggling to integrate waves of migrating tribes into a unified nation, to what it is today; a market-oriented society that applauds individualism and rewards success. This impressive collection of studies of the contemporary Israeli economy covers a wide range of aspects in society's well-being, from educational achievements and health to income, inequality, and growth. You do not need to be a long-time observer of Israel to learn from this book about the economics of the Israeli journey.' Yona Rubinstein, London School of Economics and Political Science

Spis treści

1. Lights and Shadows in the Market Economy Avi Ben-Bassat, Reuben Gronau and Asaf Zussman; Part I. Government Policy and Macroeconomic Developments: 2. Fiscal Policy: The Journey Towards a Low Debt to GDB Ratio and Smaller Government Adi Brender; 3. Israel's Taxation Policy Michel Strawczynski; 4. Inflation and Monetary Policy Sigal Ribon; 5. From Deficits to Surpluses: Israel's Current Account Reversal Leonardo Leiderman and Victor Bahar; 6. Defense and the Economy, 1990-2016 Esteban F. Klor and Asaf Zussman; Part II. Reforms and their Effects: 7. Developments in the Israeli Capital Market 1995–2017: Toward an Efficient Financial Intermediation Doron Avramov, Efrat Dressler and Lior Metzker; 8. The Reforms in the Israeli Pension System 1995 – 2015 Reuben Gronau and Avia Spivak; 9. Aggregate Concentration in Israel, 1995–2015 Konstantin Kosenko; 10. Taxation of Natural Resources Eytan Sheshinski; Part III. Investment in Human Capital, Productivity, and Inequality: 11. Why is Labor Productivity in Israel so Low? Moshe Hazan and Shay Tsur; 12. Income Inequality in Israel: A Distinctive Evolution Momi Dahan; 13. The Israeli Labor Market, 1995–2015; 14. Economics of Education in Israel: Inputs, Outputs and Performance Dan Ben-David and Ayal Kimhi; 15. Economic Aspects of the Healthcare System in Israel Gabi Bin Nun and Gur Ofer; 16. The Arab Economy in Israel Nitsa (Kaliner) Kasir and Eran Yashiv; Part IV. Key Issues in Various Sectors: 17. The High-Tech Sector Neil Gandal, Stefania Roccas Gandal and Nadav Kunievsky; 18. The Israeli Housing Market: Structure, Boom and Policy Response David Genesove; 19. Policy Tools to Promote Environmental Quality in Israel: a Comparison of Economic Tools with Direct Regulation Doron Lavee; Index.