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Attitudes of Israeli Public during Corona Period: Report no. 1

The report includes early findings from an on-line survey conducted on the broad Israeli public. Findings show significant changes in daily routine, fear of being affected by the virus, a sense of uncertainty and fear of economic distress. There is a relatively high level of compliance to the emergency instructions, as well as a high […]

The Health System at a Roadcross

The health system in Israel has long suffered from the growing scarcity of hospital beds, long queues for tests and services, overworked medical personnel, and overcrowded emergency rooms – all of which attest to systemic problems that require an urgent response. The Corona crisis provides further proof that decades long under-investment in the public health system […]

R&D outputs in Israel: Inventive Characteristics of universities and research institutions

This  report presents updated statistics on the inventive activity of Israeli inventors and applicants. This includes: Analysis of patent applications in the PCT track; Analysis of inventive activity by leading assignees; Distribution of inventive activity by sectors and technological fields and an analysis of the globalization aspects of inventive activity. The analysis of the inventive […]

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 […]

To unravel the “Gordian Knot” 2.0: Tackling congestion via road pricing and shared rides

Israel’s chronic traffic congestion has become one of its most pressing problems, with dire economic, environmental and psychological consequences. Following years of failed transportation policies, which overtly favored private over public transportation, it is clear that Israel needs an altogether different approach. We propose here a three-prong policy:   Traffic demand management through an advanced system of road pricing, […]

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 […]