DISCUSSION PAPER SERIES 1997 - (* 
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Reuben Gronau and Haim Regev, Demand for Labor and Job Turnover in Israeli Industry, 1970-1994  (Hebrew). No English Abstract available.

97.01

Shlomo Yitzhaki, The Falk Institute's Tax Model (Hebrew).  Abstract.

97.02

Reuben Gronau, Intervention and Competition in the Motor Transport Market - I. The Motor Transport Branch: A Tale of Market Failure (Hebrew)

97.03i

Reuben Gronau, Intervention and Competition in the Motor Transport Market – II.

 

97.03ii

Reuben Gronau, Intervention and Competition in the Motor Transport Market - III. The Subsidization of Public Transportation and Intervention in the Taxi cab Market (Hebrew)

97.03iii

Nachum T. Gross, Herbert Samuel's Advisory Committee of 1919.  Abstract.

A97.04

Eli Berman and Ruth Klinov, Human Capital Investment 

 

and Nonparticipation:

Evidence from a Sample with Infinite Horizons (Or: Jewish Father Stops Going to Work).  Abstract.

 

97.05

Haim Regev, Innovation, Skilled Labor, Technology and Performance in          Israeli Industrial Firms: 1982-1993.  Abstract.

 

97.06

Lea Achdut, Yasser Awad, Yakov Shaul and Jacques Silber, Marginal Tax Rates and the Measurement of the Tax Progressivity of Israel's National Insurance Tax System (Jointly with the National Insurance Institute).  Abstract.

 

97.07

 
Motty Perry and Daniel R. Vincent, The Optimal Timing 
of Procurement   

Decisions and Patent Allocations.  Abstract.

 

97.08

 
Barry R. Chiswick, Hebrew Language Usage: Determinants 
and Effects on
Earnings Among Immigrants in Israel. [Published 
in The Journal of Population

Economics, 1998, Vol. 11, pp. 253-271.]  Abstract.

 

97.09

 
Victor Lavy, Water-Consumption, Prices, Technology, 
and Government Policy:

A Comparative Study of Jordanian, Palestinian and Israeli Farmers in the Jordan Valley.  Abstract.

 

97.10

Michael Beenstock, Internal Migration by Immigrants: Israel, 1992-1994 Abstract.

97.11

 
. Klor, Family Size in Israel and Income Esteban E
Inequality (Hebrew)         
 

 

97.12

Rachel M. Friedberg, The Impact of Mass Migration on the Israeli Labor Market. Abstract  Paper

98.01

 
Michael Beenstock and Ruth Klinov, The Deter 
of Separations from minants

Employment: Israel, 1969-1992. Abstract.   Paper

98.02

Yoram Gabay (ed.), Report of the Committee Inquiring into the Property Tax Law. (Hebrew).

A98.03

 
Ofer Aviran, The Effect of Monetary Policy on Inflation 
and on Real Economic

Activity: Israel, 1988-1996. (Hebrew).

 

98.04

Avner Ahituv and Ayal Kimhi, Off-Farm Work and Capital Accumulation Over the Farmer's Life-Cycle.  Abstract.   Paper.

98.05

Shlomo Yitzhaki, On the Cost of a Tax Shekel. (Hebrew)  Paper.

98.06

 
Haim Levy and Azriel Levy, The Management of Foreign 
Exchange Reserves with 
Eli Berman, Sect, Subsidy and Sacrifice: An Economist's 
View of Ultra-
Orthodox Jews (Jointly with The Jerusalem Institute 
for Israel Studies).

Abstract.   Paper

 

98.07

 
Samer HajYehia, Arbitrage Tests of  
Israel's Currency Options Markets.

Abstract  Paper

99.01

Moshe Hazan and Binyamin Berdugo, Child Labor, Fertility, and Economic Growth.  Abstract.  Paper

99.02

Dmitri Romanov, An Econometric Analysis of Audit Policy and Income Tax Evasion in Israel. Abstract.   Paper

 

99.03

 
Eli Berman, Kevin Lang and Erez Siniver, Language-Skill 
Complementarity:

Returns to Immigrant Language Acquisition

A99.04

Motty Perry and Philip J. Reny, An Ex-Post Efficient Auction

99.05

 
Shmuel Amir, Overseas Foreign Workers in Israel: 
Policy Aims and Labor

Market Outcomes. Abstract, PDF file

 

A00.01

 
Joram Mayshar and Charles Mansky, Child Allowances 
and Fertility in Israel:

Preliminary Findings. Abstract, PDF file

 

A00.02

 
Eric D. Gould, Omer Moav and Bruce A. Weinberg, 
Precautionary Demand

for Education, Inequality, and Technological Progress. Abstract.

00.03

 
Eli Berman and Zaur Rzakhanov, Fertility, Migration 
and Altruism. Abstract,

PDF file

 

00.04

 
Gross Nachum T., "Economics" at the Hebrew 
University before Patinkin,

Plans and Beginnigs. Abstract, PDF file

 

A00.05

Noam Zussman and Dmitri Romanov, Income Mobility and Job Turnover in Israel 1993-1996. Abstract, PDF file.

 

00.06

Oscar Volij, Public Education, Communities and Vouchers. Abstract, PDF file.

00.07

 
Avner Ahituv, Employment and Earnings Structure: 
Evidence from Israel.

Abstract, PDF file

 

00.08

 
Yishay Maoz and Omer Moav, Capital-Skill Complementarity, 
Inequality and

Development. Abstract.

00.09

 
Barry R. Chiswick and Gaston Repetto, Immigrant 
Adjustment in Israel:

Literacy and Fluency in Hebrew and Earnings Abstract, PDF file, Tabels file.

A00.10

 
Oded Galor and Omer Moav, From Physical to Human 
Capital Accumulation:

Inequality in the Process of Development Abstract.

 

00.11

 
Saul Lach, Do R&D Subsidies Stimulate or Displace 
Private R&D? Evidence

from Israel Abstract, PDF file

 

A00.12

Towards a New Welfare State in Israel: Three Papers (Hebrew) Abstract.

00.13


Shira Klein, Child Poverty in Israel 1982-1995 PDF file

 


Moses Shayo and Michael Vaknin, Persistent Poverty in Israel: Results from the Linked 1983 and 1995 Census Data PDF file

 


Eyal Dvir and Amir Barnea, Israeli Equivalence Scales - Another Look PDF file.

 

 

Saul Lach, Existence and Persistence of Price Dispersion: an Empirical Analysis Abstract, PDF file.

00.14

 
M. Daniele Paserman and Stefano Della Vigna, Job 
Search and Hyperbolic

Discounting  Abstract, PDF file.  

 

 

00.15

 
David Genesove and Christopher Mayer, Loss Aversion 
and Seller Behavior:

Evidence from the Housing Market Abstract, PDF file

 

01.01

Omer Moav, Ceap Children and the Persistence of Poverty Abstract,PDF

 file

 

01.02

 
Dmitri Romanov and Noam Zussman, Income Maintanence 
Program: Problems and Solutions, Abstract, PDF file

 

01.03

Jacob Metzer, The Economy of Mandatory Palestine: Reviewing the development of research in the field Abstract, PDF file

 

A01.04

Ruth Klinov, Economic Aspects in the development of the Hebrew University 1923-1947: Aims and Fulfillment Abstract, PDF file

A01.05


Victor Lavy, Evaluating the Effect of Teacher's Performance Incentives on Pupil Achivments    Abstract, PDF file

 

A01.06

 
Avner Ahituv and Joseph Zeira, Technical Progress 
and Early Retirement

Abstract and Paper - PDF file

02.01

Saul Lach and Robert M. Sauer, R&D, Subsidies and Productivity, Abstract and Paper - PDF file

 

02.02

Michael Beenstock, Mobility and Longitudinal Inequality in Earnings: Israel 1983-1995  Abstract   PDF file

02.03

Moshe Hazan and Yishay D. Maoz, Labor Market Experience and the Gender Gap Abstract   PDF file

 

02.04

Michael Beenstock, Intergenerational Mobility: Earnings and Education in Israel Abstract   PDF file-

02.05

Eric D. Gould, B. Peter Pashigian and Canice Prendergast, Contracts, Externalities, and Incentives in Shopping Malls       Abstract   Paper

 

02.06

Allan Drazen, Political Pressure and Monetary Accommodation in the Political Business Cycle Abstract Paper

02.07

Michael Beenstock, The Effect of Parents Education and Earnings upon the Education and Earnings of their Children abstract paper

 

02.08

Eyal Winter and Suresh Mutuswami, Efficient Mechanisms for Multiple Public Goods  abstract  paper

02.09

Adriana D. Kugler and Robert M. Sauer, Doctors Without Borders: The Returns to an Occupational License for Soviet Immigrant Physicians in Israel abstract  paper

03.01

Alon Klement and Zvika Neeman, Incentive Structures for Class Action Lawyers abstract  paper

 

03.02

Alon Klement and Zvika Neeman, Against Compromise: A Mechanism Design Approach abstract  paper

A03.03

Eric Guld, Marriage and Career: The Dynamic Decisions of Young Men
abstract   paper

03.04

Oded Galor and Andrew Mountford, Trade, Demographic Transition, and the Great Divergence abstract paper

03.05

Abraham Lioui and Ron Malka, How Much Does It Cost to Short Sale A Stock Index?
abstract  paper 

03.06

Oded Galor, Omer Moav and Dietrich Vollrath, The Origin of Overtaking in the Growth Process: Land Abundance as a Hurdle for Education Reforms
abstract   paper

 

03.07

Rachel M. Friedberg and Robert M. Sauer, The Effects of Foreign Guest Workers in Israel on the Labor Market Outcomes of  Palestinians from the West Bank and Gaza Strip

abstract  paper

03.08

Alona Frenkel, Pavel Soifer and Joram Mayshar, Potential Income as a
Measure of Poverty in Israel (Hebrew)

abstract  paper

A03.09

 

Sarit Cohen-Goldner and M. Daniele Paserman, Mass Migration to Israel and Natives’Transitions from Employment
Abstract  paper

 04.01

 

 

 

Omer Moav and Zvika Neeman, Inspection in Markets for Experience Goods.
Abstract paper

04.02

Adi Brender, Do Minorities Respond to Discrimination with Intensified Self Effort or with Alienation? Tax Collection in the Arab Local Authorities as a Case Study.
Abstract paper

04.03


Reuben Gronau, The Regulation of the Israeli Phone Market 1998-2002 – An Interim Report (Hebrew)
Abstract   paper


A04.04

Claude Berrebi and Esteban F. Klor, On Terrorism and Electoral Outcomes: Theory and Evidence from the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Abstract   paper

A04.05

Nachum T. Gross, The Department of Economics at the Hebrew University in the 1950s (Hebrew)
Abstract   paper

04.06

M. Daniele Paserman, Job Search and Hyperbolic Discounting: Structural Estimation and Policy Evaluation
Abstract   paper

04.07

Isabel Tkatch and Eugene Kandel, Demand for Immediacy: Time Is Money 
Abstract   paper

04.08       

Saul Lach, Search and Prices: Evidence from the FSU Immigration to Israel
Abstract   paper

 04.09