Dr. Yaniv Reingewertz

The Objectives of the research were: 1. Map the major problems of high-school education in Bedouin society in the Negev, and the barriers and challenges facing both students and educators. 2. Assess the relationships between the inputs in education and the students’ background variables and the outputs of Bedouin secondary education in the Negev, to identify factors potentially affecting academic attainment.

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.

The COVID-19 pandemic caused multiple changes in both the labor market and in unemployment benefits policies. These changes may have long-term effects on the job market as well as on jobseekers’ needs. In order to understand these changes, the report reviews the international experience in the unemployment benefit area during the pandemic.

This review examines the eligibility for unemployment benefits in the post-retirement age group in selected OECD countries. The review further examines the eligibility criteria and the nature and scope of the benefits granted in those countries where people who are beyond the retirement age are eligible for unemployment benefits.

The objectives of the review was to learn about the pricing and budgeting of welfare services and gain insights into the process of procuring welfare services in OECD countries. This review focuses in particular on service tenders that include components based on payment by performance and price-based competition.

The goal of the study was to develop indices to characterize the functional level of the various LAs in the areas of education and welfare, as well as an index of economic stability.

The study was designed to characterize the pension system in Israel, discuss its advantages and disadvantages, and propose policy tools that would improve the services offered in response to the needs of the elderly while taking into account the budget limitations within which the pension system operates.

This rapid response research had four primary goals: a. to describe the budgeting model of the Authority for Prevention of Violence, Alcohol and Drug Abuse; b. to analyze the connection between the budgeting model and the objectives of the Ministry for Community Empowerment and Advancement and the extent to which the Ministry can be expected to efficiently achieve those objectives; c. to determine how the division of the budget is expected to affect disparities in society; d. to present two case studies that provide initial insights into the effect of the budget on municipalities and also with respect to performance measurement.