In this paper we study income polarization by first comparing the efficiency of two statistical models to identify the number of poles in the income distribution empirically. The statistical models used are a multi-resolution analysis (MRA) and a log-normal approach (LNA). We then apply the...

In this paper we study income polarization by first comparing the efficiency of two statistical models to identify the number of poles in the income distribution empirically. The statistical models used are a multi-resolution analysis (MRA) and a log-normal approach (LNA). We then apply the...

Die treibende Wirtschaftskraft in diesen Gebieten waren die Arbeitsplätze der Palästinenser in Israel. In den Gebieten selbst wurden keine größeren Investitionen vorgenommen, die einen stabilen und selbsttragenden Wachstumsprozeß hätten anstoßen können. Auch ein funktionierendes...

This study examines the effect of child allowances in Israel on fertility in the years 1994–2007, with special reference to the cuts in allowances in 2003. Based on the administrative database of the National Insurance Institute and the significant changes in the allowances, it was found that...