The global Environmental Market – An Economic Opportunity for Israel Primary model to assess the costs and benefits of governmental investment in the field of environmental technologies
Israel can and should play a viable role in the global market for environmental technologies. The role of the government should include not only direct financing of this sector, but also help in marketing, “door opening” and governmental insurance. The basic assumption of the model is that by using the governmental aid, the odds of […]
Sustainable Agriculture. How may the external values of agriculture be integrated as part of the farmer’s income, in the different areas of Israel
Agriculture takes a relatively marginal place in Israel’s economy today. The future of agriculture demands public intervention, and care. The need for sustaining agriculture is due to its external contribution, beyond its function in the production of food and fibers: aesthetical contributions in generating open green spaces; social contributions- values of the contact between Man […]
Users Involvement in R&D Consortia: Israel as a Showcase
Consortia, and in particular R&D consortia, are one of the clustering forms used to bring together various relevant parties, in order to foster innovation and economic growth. Consortia have been, and still are, widely mobilized in different geographical (international, national, regional) and thematic areas by private or public operators. Often, their design restricts the participation […]
Analysis and Policy Recommendations for Technology Transfer from Universities to Industry. Final Report
This research was supported by the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities and the Ministry of Science, Culture and Sport. Science and technology are linked to each other and contribute to innovation processes which serve as an important source for economic progress and growth. The link between science (academia) and technology (industry) includes, among others, […]
The Global Environmental Market – An Economic Opportunity for Israel. First Position Paper, Analysis and Initial Conclusions
For decades, Israel has led the world in finding new methods of water conservation. More recently, its scientists have also developed pioneering methods of environmental monitoring, protection & remediation, recycling and waste treatment as well as alternative energy. Israeli firms in this field are increasingly active in the emerging markets of developing countries. Israel is […]
Total Factor Productivity as a Performance Benchmark for Firms: Theory and Evidence, SNI R&D Policy Papers Series
We propose using Solow’s macroeconomic approach and the concept of Total Factor Productivity (TFP) as a microeconomic tool for analyzing individual firms. TFP long used in analyzing macroeconomic growth among countries, is a useful strategic performance benchmark for individual firms. TFP calculations permit managers and investors to partition labor productivity growth between two sharplydifferent underlying […]
Interim Report of the Investigatory Team on the State of the Chemical Industry in Israel at the Beginning of the 21st Century
The aim of this work is to survey the state of the chemical industry in Israel today and the alternatives for its future development and to recommend formulation of a national policy in this field. This work complements and updates the chemical industry survey conducted and distributed by the Samuel Neaman Institute in 1995, by […]
Evolutionary Venture Capital Policies: Insights from a Product life Cycle Analysis of Israel’s Venture Capital Industry, Science, Technology and the Economy Program (STE) – Working Papers Series STE-WP-20-2003
The significance of VC as a component of the Silicon Valley model of high tech has led many countries during the 80s and 90s to implement government policies aimed at stimulating this activity. This paper suggests that a major factor in the failure of many of these policies to create an early phase, high tech […]
National Priorities for the Environment in Israel – Position Paper III
The third National Environmental Priorities reflects the input of many professionals. In the previous Position Papers, an overview was presented covering the main areas of environmental concern, followed by professional recommendations regarding appropriate priorities. Both documents were widely distributed and attracted a large number of participants at professional conferences that coincided with their release. This […]
National Priorities for the Environment in Israel – position paper III – English abstract
The third National Environmental Priorities reflects the input of many professionals. In the previous Position Papers, an overview was presented covering the main areas of environmental concern, followed by professional recommendations regarding appropriate priorities. Both documents were widely distributed and attracted a large number of participants at professional conferences that coincided with their release. This […]