... with higher organizational status among men and women. The centrality of family is higher among women than among men in the three organizational levels. However, in the new millennium, for the first time in Israel, no traditional gender differences were found in work centrality among employees in the three...

...Moshe Sharabi; Itzhak Harpaz Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the changes of life domains centrality (work, family, leisure, community and religion) and of work goals preferences (interest, good pay, interpersonal relations, job security, etc.) in Israel, according to gender...

...Moshe Sharabi Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine and compare the meaning of work (MOW) according to religiosity among Jews and Muslims in Israel. The paper attempts to explain the similarities and the differences between the two ethno‐religious groups. Design/methodology/approach...

... in Israel. Nissim Ben David can be contacted at: NissimB@yvc.ac.il © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Wealth Distribution of wealth Inheritence tax Israel A very high level of inequality in capital wealth ownership has been a persistent characteristic of industrial capitalism...

... 2009 Cigarettes Ethnic groups Israel Smoking behavior is closely related to individual socioeconomic factors such as family size, level of education, and marital status. People with lower socioeconomic status are more likely to initiate smoking and less likely to quit smoking...

... almost all other capitalist countries – either developed or developing. Expresses irony that the former communist bloc countries should also be engulfed in such crises. Proffers explanations and recommendations to offset the problems in Germany. Part II looks at Israel and how it has begun to emerge from...

... the effect on supply separately from the effect on demand. In creating a quantitative measure of the effect of a minimum wage in Israel, we adopt the assumption that it affects a significant segment of the wage hierarchy. We used census data (of 1983) to build the wage distribution in each two‐digit...

...Avia Spivak Examines the options for a pension system in Israel in comparison with other pension systems in developed countries. A basic actuarial model is calculated for the evaluation of the feasible funded pensions. For reasonably conservative rates of return and contribution rates a funded...

...J. Weinblatt Considers the importance of private contributions to not‐for‐profit organizations (NPOs) in capitalistic welfare states but notes that the share of national income donated to NPOs is significantly lower in Israel than in the USA. Focuses on donations to NPOs in Israel and provides...

... organisations instead of, or in addition to, for‐profit firms and government institutions is outlined, and explanations for the existence of NPOs in various fields of public service are offered. © MCB UP Limited 1990 Economy Economic theory History Israel Non‐profit organizations International...

... by the model. Unfortunately, it was found that increasing the inter‐generational equality by reducing the tax rate lessens its effectiveness to bring equality within the generation. More research is needed before policy recommendations can be made. © MCB UP Limited 1990 Gender Income Israel...

... practical application are discussed in relation to Hebrew teachings. © MCB UP Limited 1990 Economics Israel Religion International Journal of Social Jewish Economics in the Light Economics of Maimonides 17,3 Walter Block 60 Fraser Institute, Vancouver, BC, Canada Introduction Hebrew National...