Taub Center for Social Policy Studies

A patient waits for a room in the Sourasky Medical Center Ichilov in Tel Aviv. (Gideon Markowicz/Flash90)

July 18, 2019, 7:42 am

Israel’s health system suffers from ‘systemic failures,’ report says

‘Fundamental flaws’ have led to acute shortage of hospital beds, higher occupancy rates and gaps in accessibility of treatment, according to Taub Center

By Shoshanna Solomon

May 6, 2019, 2:41 pm

Corridor Nation: As hospitals gasp for funds, patients wait out in the hallways

Israel’s health expenditure is way below its OECD peers’. This leaves Startup Nation lacking beds, doctors, nurses, MRIs and CT scanners — and looking to tech as a possible savior

By Shoshanna Solomon

Israeli Bedouin women working at a Bezeq customer service center on July 27, 2015. The call center is located in a mosque, in the Arab town of Hura. The women have been employed through the Rayan employment center in Rahat. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

March 4, 2018, 4:35 pm

Arab Israeli women make inroads in education, job market, study says

Taub Center report shows that share of Arab Israeli women pursuing higher education is growing, but many challenges remain

By Shoshanna Solomon

A new shopping mall in central Tel Aviv, on June 29, 2017. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)

December 27, 2017, 8:54 am

Israeli cost of living among highest in developed world, report finds

While wages are up, Israel is still one of the most expensive countries to live in, annual Taub Center report finds

By TOI staff

ILLUSTRATIVE PHOTO. An Israeli laborer working at a potato chip factory in Israel. (Moshe Shai/FLASH90)

June 20, 2017, 6:01 pm

Israeli workers get more skilled as automation looms, study says

Taub Center study finds a decline in workers at risk from automation, though it’s smaller among Arab Israelis and immigrants

By Shoshanna Solomon

View of the Tel Aviv skyline in a dense sandstorm, September 08, 2015. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

May 28, 2017, 4:28 pm

Derelict economy could sink ‘Titanic’ Israel, experts warn

New research paints worrying picture of decades of neglected national priorities leaving the country without the resources to face existential threats

By Raoul Wootliff

Ultra-Orthodox students attend a graduation ceremony at the Ono Academy's Jerusalem branch (image capture: YouTube)

December 28, 2016, 2:45 pm

Ultra-Orthodox university enrollment rate triples — report

Taub Center finds three times as many women complete degrees as men, but dropout rates are high and overall numbers remain low

By TOI staff

IDF soldiers take part in a training exercise on October 26, 2010. (Michal Shvadron/IDF spokesperson/Flash90)

December 7, 2016, 2:33 pm

Why do Israeli men live so long? Army service, study says

New research indicates mandatory draft indirectly responsible for higher-than-average life expectancy among men

By Tamar Pileggi

A view of the upscale Mamila neighborhood in Jerusalem, on October 27, 2015. Most of the luxury apartments are owned by foreign residents or by Israelis who use them as vacation homes. (Lior Mizrahi/Flash90)

November 22, 2016, 7:29 am

Who is rich? In Israel, it’s he who owns an apartment

Wages have not increased in real terms since 2000, while housing prices more than doubled, a Taub Center study shows. As a result, hard work and talent are less likely to get you ahead than already possessing wealth

By Simona Weinglass

Illustrative: A Filipino caregiver walks with an Israeli man sitting in a wheelchair on April 22, 2009. (Abir Sultan/Flash90)

November 14, 2016, 9:44 am

As Israelis live longer, is a pension crisis stirring?

By the year 2035, the number of elderly in the Jewish state will have doubled. Will retirement savings and public benefits suffice?

By Marissa Newman

PowerBall Workspace, Ness Ziona (Courtesy)

June 5, 2016, 10:53 am

Where are Israel’s good, honest jobs?

Outside high tech, it’s hard for young people to find work that pays a livable wage. Some sell their souls to work in scam industries. How can the country create better employment opportunities?

By Simona Weinglass

Illustrative photo of Israeli students at the Hebrew University on the first day of the academic year, October 18, 2015. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

May 16, 2016, 1:54 pm

Women better educated but earning less than men, report finds

Annual ‘Picture of the Nation’ dispatch finds wages have not increased to match rising food prices, students migrating away from religious schools

By Stuart Winer

A Jewish-Israeli raising the Israeli flag near the Old City of Jerusalem, which has seen an influx of Jewish residents in predominantly Arab areas. (Abir Sultan/Flash 90)

April 13, 2016, 8:50 am

Four ways Jews and Arabs live apart in Israeli society

The two communities have separate societies, attending different schools, living in different cities and espousing different political ideals

By Ben Sales

Illustrative: Ethiopian-Israelis protest police brutality and mistreatment in Israeli society, Tel Aviv, June 3, 2015. (Flash90)

January 22, 2016, 11:48 am

New program aims to bring Ethiopian immigrants into tech economy

$14-million effort will focus on upgrading the skills and job opportunities for a community that needs an employment boost

By David Shamah

An elderly man searches among the garbage near the food market in the central Israeli city of Petah Tikva, June 24, 2015. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)

December 29, 2015, 3:04 am

6 (largely sad) numbers that describe Israel’s economy

With vast income gaps, low Arab and Haredi employment and widespread poverty, the startup nation is leaving many Israelis behind

By Ben Sales