Economy of Israel
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...
A Fresh Perspective: The land of overpriced honey
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,...
Open Skies – not only in flight fares
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...