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Research that makes a difference Taub Center Our Team Our Impact Publications and Events The Taub Center for Social Policy Studies in Israel is an Center for Social Policy Studies in Israel is The Taub independent, non-partisan,socioeconomic research conductsinstitute based in . The Center on socioeconomic impartial research high-quality, equitableconditions in Israel, and develops innovative, public policies that and practical options for macro Center strives toadvance the well-being of Israelis. The communications direct influence public policy through the public debatewith policy makers and by enriching process. that accompanies the decision making Mission Minister of Finance , Party Chair and Founder Yesh Lapid, Minister of Finance Yair "The dialogue with the Taub Center forces me each time Center forces "The dialogue with the Taub to listen to original positions, anew to think differently, challenges facing the State of the real and to confront Israel in their entirety." Dr. Karnit Governor Flug, of the Bank of Israel Dr. "The Center's researchers make an important make researchers "The Center's discourse and professional to the public contribution in a raise key questions and issues in Israel … they and unbiased. The work of way - in-depth professional our understanding and knowledgethe Center enriches in the country, economic processes of the social and tohelps the public and policy makers and in this way analyses." the basis of professional design policy on Taub Center Our Team Our Impact Publications and Events The Taub Center provides the country's top policy makers Center provides The Taub evidence-based, and the general public with a professional, the economic perspective and policy options in "big picture" Policy The Center's five interdisciplinary and social spheres. health, and social welfare, in education, labor, Programs researchers academic economics bring together prominent they Together the policy realm. and leading experts from scope, source, carry of the nature, out cutting-edge analyses that challenges of some of the most severe and resolution Israel is facing. About Us About Taub Center Our Team Our Impact Publications and Events The Start-UpThe Nation’s Within from Threat of has been situated on a number four decades, Israel For roughly unsustainable in the trajectories that are socioeconomic domestic long run. Center experts that Israel is a study in have long pointed out advances of technological the country While sits at the forefront irony. start-ups, it has unparalleled rates of academic numerous and breeds the worst in education system that is ranked among emigration and an world.the Western rapidly, while other parts aging are of the developed world However, population is young and its potential enormous – as long Israel’s the kind of education that the country's receive children as today’s of providing. immense knowledge base is capable empirical evidence Center is strategically situated to offer The Taub policy makers alike. to the public and and policy recommendations Likewise, Center experts organizations, influential non-profit brief Jewish federations, andcivil society leaders, students, foundations, a solid in is grounded that field work and philanthropy others to ensure challenges and opportunities. current understanding of Israel’s 2012 2005 7 Israel 2000 G 1995 1990 1985 in 2005 PPP-adjusted dollars in 2005 PPP-adjusted 1980 GDP per Work-Hour, 1970-2012 per Work-Hour, GDP 1975 1970 Source: Dan Ben-, State of the Nation Report 2009 (updated), Taub Center Dan Ben-David, State of the Nation Report (updated), Taub Source: 2009 of Statistics, Bank of Israel, OECD Data: Central Bureau 15 45 35 25 40 30 20 and Israel has been rising for decades has been and Israel Gap in labor productivity between G7 between labor productivity Gap in Studies from the Taub Center show: Center the Taub from Studies Israel’s labor productivity is not only low, it has been falling steadily behind the world’s the world’s steadily behind it has been falling only low, is not labor productivity Israel’s gap has been terms. G7 countries, in relative A productivity leading economies, the Israel – with potentially the past four decades between the G7 and over growing to keep its brightest minds at home. ability future for Israel’s negative implications Taub Center Our Team Our Impact Publications and Events at the universities." "The research that you do"The research that you President (during his tenure) at the Taub Center is no less Center at the Taub important than what is taughtimportant than what is to President Shimon Peres (during his tenure) Shimon Peres the Nation Report to President Prof. Dan Ben-David presenting the main points of the State of Dan Ben-David presenting Prof. Taub Center Our Team Our Impact Publications and Events Our Team Our Prof. Dan Ben-David Executive Director of the Taub as the Executive Director Dan Ben-David serves Prof. faculty member Studies in Israel and is a senior Center for Social Policy He has a University. Aviv of the Department of Public Policy at Tel in and specializes the from Ph.D. in Economics Ben- and international trade. Prof. growth economic macroeconomics, by the in "Person of the Year" David was named influential people in Israel by - 2010, included among the 100 most the 50 most influentialTheMarker newspaper in 2010 and 2012, and among Prof. people in education by Ha’ir newspaper in 2007. Academically, most cited academic economistsBen-David was ranked among the 1,000 cited economists in Israel during thein the world and among the ten most for Economic the Centre Fellow at years 1990-2000. He is a Research Fellow (CEPR) in London, a former Faculty Research Policy Research in Cambridge, (NBER) for Economic Research at the National Bureau Bank and the adviser to the World Massachusetts and has served as an University Aviv the Tel received Ben-David Organization. Prof. Trade World was included in Social Sciences in 2004 and Award" "Best Teacher Provost’s best teachers in 2012. list of the University’s in the Provost’s newspaper Mickey Peled, Calcalist "In the past year, it seems that Ben-David, "In the past year, for Social Center Taub the head of the in Israel, has succeededPolicy Studies his message. His wordsin conveying every major seniorresound in almost that were once theforum, and insights now the rulingpurview of economists are axioms." Taub Center Our Team Our Impact Publications and Events Should we change to say Should we "The economic dialogue in Israel is changing in"The economic dialogue Decisive evidence of thisfront of our very eyes … of the State of thechange appears in the findings week byNation Report, which was published this In a series of in-depth, original Center. the Taub report newstudies, the Center's economists poverty in Israeli society." findings on inequality and Yediot Ahronot newspaper Ahronot Columnist, Yediot Senior Editor and Sever Plotsker, בפני מתנדבי חינוך לפסגות אזארי ויזל, חוקרת במרכז טאוב, בהרצאה : שגית אזארי ויזל, חוקרת במרכז טאוב, בהרצאה בפני מתנדבי חינוך לפסגות Taub Center Researcher Sagit Azary-Viesel at a symposium for the Yesh Atid party's members at a symposium for the Yesh Sagit Azary-Viesel Center Researcher Taub The Taub Center’s team is dynamic and diverse, with an active group of researchers of researchers active group diverse, with an is dynamic and team Center’s The Taub young up-and-coming universities and leading Israel’s from professors including on the focusing professionals of outstanding all supportedeconomists, by a group Accompanying findings. of its research the dissemination management and Center’s of – a select group Directors of Board the Center’s is these dedicated professionals to make a meaningful the potential of the Center who recognize committed individuals The International Advisory Council consists of Israeli society. impact on all segments including several Nobel Laureates. researchers, top academic of some of the world’s The Taub Center Team Center Taub The Taub Center Our Team Our Impact Publications and Events Prof. Dan Ben-David speaking to the tent protesters in the summer of 2011 in the summer Dan Ben-David speaking to the tent protesters Prof.

, Founder newspaper and Editor-in-Chief of TheMarker newspaper and Editor-in-Chief , Deputy Publisher of Haaretz "This past year, the Taub Center has made Center Taub the "This past year, to turnaround and has begun an impressive painful more significant and examine much is really areas where if a change areas: those a there will need to be going to be made, in the with the strong factions confrontation status quo." economy that enjoy the current Taub Center Our Team Our Impact Publications and Events Prof. Dan Ben-David with diplomat and Prof. policy scholar foreign "[The Taub Center] is a stand-alone institute, in that it doesn’t it doesn’t in that institute, is a stand-alone Center] Taub "[The of the government, outside competition, on the have direct really the health, and all education, the analysis of poverty, data and of the government the activity social in the come from issues that Israel." of the State of spheres economic Party Chair , Labor Leader Knesset Opposition "Just this week we saw research by the "Just this week we saw research which Center for Social Policy, Taub truly does God's work, and the research …shows how many people in Israel 200need an additional NIS 190 or NIS to eat." Arieh Deri ( Party Chair) MK Knesset Opposition Leader and Labor Party Chair, MK Isaac (Buji) Herzog, and Taub MK Isaac (Buji) Herzog, and Taub Knesset Opposition Leader and Labor Party Chair, Dor Gal Ben Center Marketing and Communications Director Prof. Dan Ben-David and GovernorProf. Stanley of the Bank of Israel, Prof. Fischer (during his tenure) "We are working toward increased investment increased working toward are "We of a supportivein education and the creation for workers, all of this is in the spirit environment Center Report, see page 57. I ask of the Taub very interesting." you to turn to page 57. It is very, Deputy Minister of Finance (Yesh Atid (Yesh Deputy Minister of Finance Mickey Levy on Taub party) during a Knesset debate centering Center findings MK Shuli Mualem (Ha’Bayit Ha’Yehudi party) Ha’Yehudi Mualem (Ha’Bayit MK Shuli "Thanks to the Taub Center, for its intensive for its Center, Taub to the "Thanks the Israeli reflect to truthfully that tries work ministers, … for the cabinet reality socioeconomic for the policy makers members, for the Knesset government offices." relevant and for the Researcher Haim Bleikh Researcher MK Basel Ghattas and Taub Center MK Basel Ghattas and Taub presenting alongside OECD officials presenting Policy Program - and Liora Bowers, Taub Center Director of Policy, of Policy, Center Director - and Liora Bowers, Taub Policy Program Prof. Dov Chernichovsky - Chair of the Taub Center Healthcare Center Healthcare Dov ChernichovskyProf. - Chair of the Taub members Yesh Atid party's Atid Knesset Yesh at a symposium for theat a symposium Director, Prof. Ayal Kimhi, Ayal Prof. Director, Taub Center Deputy Taub Taub Center Our Team Our Impact Publications and Events

before you presents you presents Report before "The "The Report The and reality. facts would like I suggestions. gives what you would do, to hear what the governmentis doing to fix the distorted situation." GanaimMK Masud party) (Ra`am-Ta`al-Mada "The Center provides the public and the policy-makers with very important"The Center provides on all of the important issues that in-depth and eye-opening research with Dan Ben-David] is a brilliant researcher we deal with […Prof. merging theory and practice in the best social awareness, tremendous society." the betterment of all of Israel’s possible manner toward Party Chair Minister of Justice , Bank of Israel GovernorBank of Israel Karnit Flug at Center conference a Taub Prof. Dan Ben-David presents Taub Center findings to the Shas Taub Dan Ben-David presents Prof. party's Knesset members MK Dov Lipman (Yesh Atid party) holds the Taub Atid party) holds the Taub MK Dov Lipman (Yesh Center's annual State of the Nation Report, while the Knesset podium speaking from Deputy Finance Minister, MK Mickey Levy, at a meeting at the Taub Center at a meeting at the Taub Mickey Levy, MK Deputy Finance Minister,

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"[Prof. Dan Ben-David’s] work over the years has been eye-opening on the one hand and requires action on the other hand, and it holds up a very problematic mirror in front of us. I hope that we

will be able to go with this to the government and Our Team to the tax-payer and make them understand."

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Six of the Taub Center researchers (row closest to camera) presenting findings on the subject of the elderly in Israel to the Knesset Economics Committee (the far row, from right to left): MK ( party), MK Itzik Shmuli (Labor party), MK Nachman Shai (Labor party), MK David Tzur (Hatnua party), Committee Director Leah Varon, and Committee Chair Prof. Avishay Braverman (Labor party) Publications Taub Center and Events

"The Taub Center's new Report is The Taub Center keeps the public inside and outside of Israel informed Our Team disturbing, one that really shakes you through its published materials, briefings and conferences. Regular publications include the Taub Center’s annual Singer Series State of the up. In a normal country, no news story Nation Report: Society, Economy and Policy and its companion piece, would be more important than this A Picture of the Nation: Israel’s Society and Economy in Figures. These publications provide an easy-to-understand overview of Israel's core and there would be a demand for a socioeconomic challenges. The Center also publishes the Rosshandler response from the Prime Minister while Bulletin series and Policy Briefs that feature short, professional analyses on current issues. In addition, Taub Center researchers, Policy Fellows,

cabinet ministers would be required to Our Impact and other experts prepare policy papers on timely issues which are show results or resign." published and disseminated to a wide audience within Israel and abroad.

Asher Schechter, Haaretz-TheMarker newspaper The Center regularly hosts events and conferences, the most prominent of which is the annual Singer Series International Conference. In addition, the Center holds smaller, more targeted symposiums on specific research topics, and Center experts frequently speak in a variety of forums Publications and Events including to parties from across the political spectrum, top government officials and Knesset members, journalists, diplomats, young professional associations, NGOs, and foundations. The Taub Center’s press and media outreach efforts are robust, and special events and online MK Rina Frenkel and MK Yifat Kariv (Yesh Atid party) at the Taub Center for a campaigns are targeted to reach broad segments of the public. symposium with the party's Knesset members and parliamentary assistants The Taub Center was established in 1982 under the leadership and vision of Herbert M. Singer, Henry Taub, and the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee. The Center is funded by a permanent endowment created by the Henry and Marilyn Taub Foundation, the Herbert M. and Nell Singer Foundation, Jane and John Colman, the Kolker-Saxon-Hallock Family Foundation, the Milton A. and Roslyn Z. Wolf Family Foundation, and the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee. Journalist at the event "What's Happening," a Taub Center evening for young Israelis Taub Center for Social Policy Studies in Israel Research that makes a difference

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