This paper documents the activities and influence of the Economic Advisory Staff (EAS), a group of US economists that advised the Government of Israel (GOI) between May 1953 and July 1955. The EAS’ senior members were Oscar Gass (Director), Bernard Bell (Deputy Director), Bertram Gross, Abba...

During 1953-1955, the American agricultural economist Marion Clawson advised the Government of Israel (GOI) as a member of the Economic Advisory Staff (EAS), a group of American economists invited by Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion. Clawson, a protégé of John D. Black and Mordecai Ezekiel, was...

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,...