• Pathfinder

    The Pathfinder Team examines new areas of research, identifies problems and challenges in Israeli society, and offers knowledge-based recommendations for improving and strengthening Israeli society and for increasing the effectiveness of public policy. Pathfinder enables the Myers-JDC-Brookdale Institute to develop a dynamic and proactive approach to the study of new social issues and provides its researchers with an additional platform for professional development and advancement.

    2024 Research Themes

    • Aging in the Arab Population
    • Characteristics & Needs of Family Caregivers
    • Employment and Recovery from Dismissal
    • The Brookdale Index of Wellbeing
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    2024 Research Themes

    Aging in the Arab Population
    Characteristics & Needs of Family Caregivers
    Employment and Recovery from Dismissal
    The Brookdale Index of Wellbeing

    Research Staff

    Adi Arad

    Research Analyst

    Dr. Ela Ostrovsky-Berman

    Research Scholar

    Dr. Rotem Nagar Eidelman

    Research Scholar

    Dr. Steven Laufer

    Researcher

    Dr. Viacheslav Konstantinov

    Research scholar

    Dr. Yaniv Reingewertz

    Consultant

    Oren Tirosh

    Research Scholar

    Zohar Or Sharvit

    Research associate

    Recent Publications

    Brookdale Index of Individual Wellbeing: Preliminary Findings
    Adi Arad, Dr. Yaniv Reingewertz, Dr. Steven Laufer, Zohar Or Sharvit, Prof. Michael Hartal
    2023

    The overarching objective of this study was to create, for the first time in Israel, an individual-level, practical wellbeing index comprising a relatively short list of aspects, that can be used to assess the impact of intervention programs on individual wellbeing. The objectives of the research stage presented in this report are: (1) To compile a shortlist of aspects to be included in the wellbeing index; and (2) To determine the relative weight of each aspect.
    Buyer’s Price Program (Mechir Lamishtaken): Evaluation Study
    Dr. Michal Laron, Nadav Penn
    2020

    Background The past fifteen years have been characterized by steep increases in housing prices and a decline in the affordability of housing in Israel. Given this situation, the need for affordable housing is now prominent in the public discourse. Efforts to achieve this goal are reflected in a set of policy instruments designed to provide […]
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