The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/taub-center/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 17:11:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Taub Center | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/taub-center/ 32 32 Mammoth defense spending at risk of overburdening Israel, report warns https://www.timesofisrael.com/mammoth-defense-spending-at-risk-of-overburdening-israel-report-warns/ Tue, 30 Dec 2025 15:40:10 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3722470 Think tank cautions that welfare expenditures could suffer unless economy revs back up and state invests in infrastructure and human capital; cost of living still sky-high

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]]> Israel’s health system showing ‘impressive’ resilience during war, report finds https://www.timesofisrael.com/israels-health-system-showing-impressive-resilience-during-war-report-finds/ Tue, 14 Jan 2025 16:40:51 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3459172 But Taub Center researchers say that with workforce shortage, budget cuts, and 15,000 soldiers who now suffer from stress-induced trauma, the system faces serious challenges

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]]> Young kids, parents still face heightened stress a year into the war, think tank says https://www.timesofisrael.com/young-kids-parents-still-face-heightened-stress-a-year-into-the-war-think-tank-says/ Mon, 30 Sep 2024 07:30:53 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3386157 Taub Center for Social Policy Studies urges more support for spouses and kids of reservists, displaced families and Arab parents of young kids, amid rise in distress since Oct. 7

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]]> Study finds narrowing gap in state spending on Jewish and Arab high school students https://www.timesofisrael.com/study-finds-narrowing-gap-in-state-spending-on-jewish-and-arab-high-school-students/ Thu, 04 Apr 2024 06:35:04 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3260431 Researchers also note differences in expenditures among Jewish students, with those in the state religious track receiving more per capita than peers in secular state institutions

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]]> Israel’s richest locales show 20% lower cancer death rate than middle-income areas https://www.timesofisrael.com/israels-richest-areas-have-20-lower-cancer-death-rate-than-middle-income-ones/ Sun, 05 Feb 2023 04:38:35 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2943273 As possible explanations for its findings, Taub Center analysis suggests ‘health inequality’ based on socioeconomic status and unequal health provision outside central Israel

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]]> Consumer prices slow to increase, but the cost of living is still high — report https://www.timesofisrael.com/consumer-prices-slow-to-increase-but-the-cost-of-living-is-still-high-report/ Mon, 31 Dec 2018 08:09:27 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1989464 Employment figures are at a high, wages are up, but living in Israel is relatively expensive compared to other OECD countries, says annual Taub Center assessment

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]]> Israeli wages static for fifteen years – report http://www.globes.co.il/en/article-israeli-wages-static-for-fifteen-years-report-1001124427 Mon, 16 May 2016 11:28:50 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1392999 Globes: A new Taub Center report says excess price levels in Israel have been higher than in other OECD countries over the past 15 years.

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]]> Sure you can make it in Israel — if your parents help, say economists https://www.timesofisrael.com/sure-you-can-make-it-in-israel-if-your-parents-help-say-economists/ Thu, 28 Jan 2016 05:48:18 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1326353 In today’s Israel, say Taub Center researchers, hard work and talent will not provide upward mobility, with a few exceptions. New immigrants ‘need to have a plan’

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]]> New program aims to bring Ethiopian immigrants into tech economy https://www.timesofisrael.com/new-program-aims-to-bring-ethiopian-immigrants-into-tech-economy/ Fri, 22 Jan 2016 09:48:13 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1326197 $14-million effort will focus on upgrading the skills and job opportunities for a community that needs an employment boost

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]]> Will robots knock out Israel’s best jobs? https://www.timesofisrael.com/will-robots-knock-out-israels-best-jobs/ Mon, 11 Jan 2016 07:10:56 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1318348 Computers will replace 41% of Israel's workers within 20 years, Taub Center report says. What is the government doing to prepare?

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