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LATEST EVENTS
7-9 August 2008
Conference: "The Austrian School of Economics in the 21st Century"
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9 November 2008, 19:00
Public Lecture:
"Talmud and Economics"
Nobel Laureate in Economics Professor Robert Aumann, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
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| Latest News |
 JIMS' IPSOD survey reveals that 56.7% of Israelis
agree the IDF should outsource non core activities
A new survey reveals that the majority of the Jewish population in Israel supports
the idea of a "smaller and smarter" IDF, but is not yet willing to let go of the
"people's army." The Israel Panel Study of Opinion Dynamics (IPSOD), a new national survey
commissioned by the Jerusalem Institute for Market Studies (JIMS),
contained a special section on the recent changes taking place within the
IDF, such as the reduction in days of reserve duty, the increase in draft dodging,
and the outsourcing of non core military activities to the private sector.
The results of the survey clearly show that the majority of Israelis support
the idea of a smaller and smarter army but within a people's army framework.
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 Tax Freedom Day 2008
Israel Tax Freedom Day falls on July 15 this year, 17 days earlier than in 2007
Israelis have good reason to celebrate this month; Tax Freedom Day (TFD) falls on
July 15th, almost 3 weeks earlier than in 2007.
A TFD this early, Israelis havent seen since 1990.
TFD marks the day when the average Israeli stops working for the government, and
starts earning money for private consumption (or savings). It answers the question,
"What price is the nation really paying for government services?"
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Regulation begets corruption
Greater economic freedom is the best solution to Israel's corruption problem.
In annual reports that rank global corruption by Transparency International,
Israels ranking has continually declined, signifying greater and greater perceptions
of corruption. This bodes poorly for Israels future, as corruption hinders economic
growth and development and weakens social solidarity.
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FACTS ON ISRAEL
The ease of "Doing Business Index"
published by the World Bank Group ranks Israel 152 out of 178 countries for the ease of registering property and 109 out of 178 for dealing with licenses.
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