This is the first study of bread regulation in a post-World War II democratic country. Under Israel’s Labor Socialist regime, bread was mostly privately supplied. In setting prices, policymakers faced tradeoffs between producer profits/viability of small-scale producers and consumer welfare,...

In early August, 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Israel disbursed one-time, universal grants to its citizens, of $220 per adult and $150 per child. Using survey data, we estimate that 25-45 percent either had already mostly spent or were planning to spend the money by year's end and 36-52...

The legal problems encountered by same-sex spouses in Israeli law are more complicated than those encountered in other democratic, developed countries. This stems from the fact that under Israeli law many areas of family law, first and foremost marriage and divorce, are governed by religious...

In early August, 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Israel disbursed one-time, universal grants to its citizens, of $220 per adult and $150 per child. Using survey data, we estimate that 25-45 percent either had already mostly spent or were planning to spend the money by year’s end and 36-52...

In early August, 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Israel disbursed one-time, universal grants to its citizens, of $220 per adult and $150 per child. Using survey data, we estimate that 25–45 percent either had already mostly spent or were planning to spend the money by year’s end and...

The Israeli Male and Female Workers Equal Pay Law of 1996 declares that men and women are entitled to equal pay for the same work. Nevertheless, most sectoral collective agreements in Israel afford only men with the right to a "family supplement". The current article seeks to understand the...

Survey studies on corporate risk management show that firms follow very diverse riskmanagement strategies. The observed behavior is difficult to reconcile with establishedhedging theories and with the standard procedure for testing them. The present paper wants tolink the discussion on risk...

"Auf der Grundlage einer Sekundäranalyse der Industriestatistik wird versucht, die Ausbildungsintensität von Industriebetrieben und ihre Veränderung zwischen den Jahren 1962 und 1972 anhand einer Analyse der industriezweigspezifischen Auszubildendenquoten zu bestimmen. Die Studie erbrachte...