Regional and Political Economics
Publications
Natural Gas in the Eastern Mediterranean - Casus Belli or Chance for Regional Cooperation?
Legal and strategic aspects of the natural gas discoveries, in light of the middle eastern politics and Israel-EU relations.
Natural Gas in the Eastern Mediterranean - Economic Impacts and Strategic Implications
Paper summarizing the Conference on the topic: Natural Gas in the Eastern Mediterranean: Economic Impacts and Strategic Implications? Organized in...The Social Alliance - Summary of Policy Recommendation 2014
Summary of the main speeches, researches and conclusions presented on both conferences held in 2014.Israel’s implementation of the OECD recommendations
A paper written within the framework of the Zichron Ya'akov initiative concerning the OECD's recommendations for Israel, their...Renewing the Middle East
Climate Changes in Security and Energy and the New Challenges for EU-Israel RelationsThe Middle East Under Fire?
EU-Israel Relations in a Region Between War and Conflict ResolutionThe Effects of Syrian Refugees on the Labor Markets of Host Middle Eastern and European Countries
Challenges to the International Legal Order - Israeli and European Perspectives
The annual meeting of the Israeli-European Policy Network (IEPN) in Berlin, Germany focused on the role that International Law...Events
The Social Alliance #3: "What is your plan?"
An open discussion with various parties' representatives about their economic and social plans.International Seminar: Rebuilding the Welfare State in Multicultural Societies
In the age of globalization and multicultural societies, creating innovating yet doable models of the welfare state is of major...How to combine high competiveness and productivity with decent work
A seminar between Israeli and Swedish stakeholdersProjects
IEPN - The Israeli-European Policy Network
by: Prof. Stephan StetterThe Israeli-European Policy Network (IEPN) works under the direction of the Israel Office of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES), and...
Media
Why are they in such a hurry to introduce cutbacks when there are budget surpluses?
Where have all the surplus billions disappeared that should have been in the Finance Ministry's coffers at the beginning...They won't raise taxes? They will take more money from you
In the deliberations on the 2015 budget, Finance Minister Yair Lapid takes every opportunity to declare repeatedly that he will...Not only high-tech: Israel must also invest in traditional industries
According to a study conducted by Dr. Roby Nathanson, Itamar Gazala and Nir Lavi of the Macro Center, Israel must...The problem of low labor productivity
Watch Macro Center General Director Dr. Roby Nathanson talking about Israel's low labor productivity in the Osim Seder program...Lowering of Israel's credit rating outlook
Watch Macro Center General Director Dr. Roby Nathanson talk about the lowering of Israel's credit rating outlook on the...The need for tax reforms
Opinion piece by Macro Center General Director Dr. Roby Nathanson about the need for a reform of the tax policy...Government investment in the settlements
From an article published in the weekend edition of the New York Times: "A new study by the Macro...A discussion in the Walla News! studio: "Peace can have a high price tag"
A study by an American Institute determined that Israel would earn $123 billion within a decade were a peace...Levers of growth? Not in the next budget
Not healthcare, not housing, and not education - the budget is not allocating resources. Oh well, at least there are...
