- The Israeli Economy, 1985-1998: From Government Intervention to Market Economics
Israel's economy The Israeli Economy, 1985-1998: From Government Intervention to Market Economics. Edited by Avi Ben-Bassat. Cambridge, MA, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002, 514 pp., $40/cloth. As editor, Avi Ben-Bassat presents a series of 14 essays based on a 1996 research project by various Israeli academic and financial institutions as ......
- Commentary: Jewish Federation of New Orleans' trade seminar is jump start for economic development
Adam Bronstone is an interesting Canadian who wants to help stimulate trade between New Orleans and Israel. Bronstone, a consultant for the Jewish Federation of Greater New Orleans, is promoting an event at the World Trade Center of New Orleans this week. The event is designed to educate business people ......
- NBER Profile: James R. Markusen.
"Jim" Markusen has been an NBER Research Associate since 1990 in the Program on International Trade and Investment. He is also the Stanford Calderwood Professor of Economics at the University of Colorado, Boulder. Markusen earned his B.A. and Ph.D degrees in economics from Boston College. His first faculty position was ......
- From guns to briefcases.
Israel Commercializes Defense Technology With Help From The Technion The Cold War is over and there could be peace in the Middle East. Many would expect an era of peace to have a severe effect on Israel's economy which is laced with defense-related industries; and yet, Israeli exports for 1993 ......
- Uncertainty deters private investment in the West Bank
and Gaza Strip.
The accords signed by Israel and the PLO in 1993 and 1994 heralded greater prosperity for Palestinians. But an adverse external trade environment has discouraged private investment, and economic conditions have deteriorated. In September 1993, Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) signed the Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Governing ......
- SYRIA - The Energy Base.
Syria is shifting to natural gas for domestic energy. Its proven oil reserves are not increasing at the pace necessary to keep up with the twin needs of local demand and generating vital hard currency income through exports. With a population of almost 19 million growing at a rate of ......
- Syria - The Energy Base.
Syria is shifting to natural gas for domestic energy. Its proven oil reserves are not increasing at the pace necessary to keep up with the twin needs of local demand and generating vital hard currency income through exports. With a population of over 18 million growing at a rate of ......