Purpose The purpose of this paper is to extract the optimal time allocation of weekly hours among work, sleep, sports, and internet use for 16 different demographic groups. Design/methodology/approach The agent wishes to minimize the gap between his or her actual and optimal allocation for each...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to illustrate the centralization of control in the Israeli economy. Design/methodology/approach – The paper uses data published by the Israeli stock market authority to identify owners holding more then 5 percent of a company's value. Findings – The...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to illustrate the centralization of control in the Israeli economy. Design/methodology/approach – The paper uses data published by the Israeli stock market authority to identify owners holding more then 5 percent of a company's value. Findings – The...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to construct a theoretical framework for analyzing the connection between economic growth, demand for medical care, and economic health. Design/methodology/approach – The economy is composed of two sectors, one of medical care goods and the other of...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to measure the social loss occurring due to the inability of the government to use the real public demand function. Design/methodology/approach – The authors developed a model that enables maximization of the public utility of a given public budget by...