Economy of Israel
Israel is an “Island Economy” by Choice, not Necessity
Research by Kohelet Forum Policy illuminates the fact that Israel’s comparatively low rate of importing goods and services is largely a result of government policy, particularly the barriers imposed...
Personal Contracts in the Education System: A Step in the Right Direction, but Hardly Enough.
Avrum Tomer, Kohelet Policy Forum researcher of education policy, comments in a Makor Rishon article on the merits of the Ministry of Education’s declaration to allow some teachers to...
The economic effects of the coalition budgets
A few days ago, the Budget Department of the Ministry of Finance published an opinion regarding the economic effects of coalition allocations, if they will be included in the...
An interview with Moshe Koppel, chairman of the Kohelet Policy Forum
On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of Kohelet’s founding, Prof. Moshe Koppel sat for an interview with Talia Dekel-Fleissig, VP of the Jerusalem Press Club
Removing the Barriers to Housing Development in Israel
Excessive government intervention in the housing market makes housing in Israel much more expensive than it should be.
Recommendations and findings on labor productivity in Israel
In recent decades, Israeli labor productivity is not closing the gap with more developed countries, and in many respects the gaps are even widening.
Israel’s Path to Economic and Social Prosperity
Kohelet’s new publication presents the story of Israel’s economy – successes and remaining obstacles in 25 charts followed by short explanations. The full report on PDF
Zionism and capitalism: The quest for freedom
In the case of Jewish nationalism, capitalism is not only coherent with a strongly Zionist worldview, but rather is the most logical economic ideology to embrace. A few years...