Economy of Israel

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
Excessive government intervention in the housing market makes housing in Israel much more expensive than it should be.
In recent decades, Israeli labor productivity is not closing the gap with more developed countries, and in many respects the gaps are even widening.
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
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...
The problems with competition in the honey market start with a rule requiring anyone who wants to own hives to get a permit from the Honey Council. Next week,...
Competition is good for the economy, After the cellular reform last year and the Open Skies agreement , now is the time for the government to expand competition to...
The Mission – Creating a free market in residential and commercial property in Israel. The Problem Israel’s real estate market suffers from a complex and perverse set of tax...