Download or read book The Bank of Israel written by Haim Barkai and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2007-01-18 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book, written by Israeli economists from academia, marks the fiftieth anniversary of the Bank of Israel. It consists of two volumes. Volume I presents an analytic monetary history of Israel. Volume II deals in depth with specific topics such as the independenceof the Bank of Israel.
Download or read book Israel written by International Monetary Fund. European Dept. and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2017-03-28 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Israel is enjoying strong economic growth, estimated at 4 percent in 2016, supported by strong domestic demand—partly due to high vehicle sales ahead of a tax increase—and an export rebound. Unemployment declined to 4.4 percent in Q4 2016 and wage increases have picked up. Nonetheless, inflation remained below the 1–3 percent target range of the Bank of Israel (BOI), reflecting external factors and government measures to reduce the cost of living. The BOI has held the policy rate at 0.1 percent since February 2015 and stated that monetary policy in Israel will remain accommodative for a considerable time. Strong revenues contained the fiscal deficit to 2.1 percent of GDP in 2016 and the public debt ratio declined to 62 percent of GDP.
Download or read book Israel written by International Monetary Fund. European Dept. and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2015-09-16 with total page 69 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Selected Issues paper examines labor productivity in Israel. Israel’s GDP per capita is low relative to the United States despite high labor input, as labor productivity is low. Catch-up of labor productivity to the United States stopped in the 1980s and relative labor productivity has since declined. Low labor productivity is the result of a low capital-to-labor ratio—kept low by high employment growth—and low total factor productivity growth. The latter may reflect lack of competition and product market restrictions, which are among the highest in advanced economies. Boosting competition, lowering product-market restrictions, and improving the quality of education and infrastructure would help boost productivity.
Download or read book Israel Monetary and Fiscal Policy written by Charlotte Moeser and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Israel's monetary policy framework is broadly sound. Inflation targeting was introduced in the early 1990s, and low single-digit inflation was established by the end of the decade. However, fast transmission from the exchange rate to inflation means the operational challenges differ somewhat from those in many OECD countries. Also, the Bank of Israel has been intervening heavily in the foreign-exchange market, marking a departure from standard practice in inflation targeting. Past progress in fiscal consolidation has been affected by several economic shocks, including the recent downturn. The government's strategy of lowering tax rates on corporate profits and on personal income is assessed. Also, various avenues for raising revenues on other fronts are suggested. Primary civilian spending is now relatively low in international comparison, the room for savings has narrowed, and many of the necessary future structural reforms probably require initial fiscal outlays. In budgeting, which is strongly controlled by the Ministry of Finance, there is room for various process improvements. This Working Paper relates to the 2009 OECD Economic Survey of Israel (www.oecd.org/eco/surveys/israel).
Download or read book Recession as a Policy Instrument Israel 1965 1969 written by Carol Schwartz Greenwald and published by Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press. This book was released on 1973 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the experience of one developing country, Israel, in applying the traditional techniques of monetary and fiscal policies to the problems of inflation and expanding exports.
Download or read book The Bank of Israel written by Haim Barkai and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2007-01-18 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These two volumes were written on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the Bank of Israel. They recount the monetary history of Israel from 1948, when the country was established (and before) to the present day. Volume I retells Israel's monetary history, analyzes the background of the developments mentioned above, and describes the difficulties in regaining monetary control in recent years. This volume also provides an analytical framework to help understand the monetary developments in the inflationary era and in the disinflation process.
Download or read book Israel written by and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Israel Selected Issues written by International Monetary Fund and published by INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND. This book was released on 2011-01-24 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The study shows that the Israeli economy has emerged unscathed from the global financial crisis. The first part of the study outlines the relationship between risk and Israel's macroeconomic performance, estimated through a regression analysis. The second part of the study focuses on macrofinancial policies to cope with macrofinancial risk, with special emphasis on monetary and fiscal intervention. The study shows that stress testing and CCA analysis play a role in supervisory work; they complement and can inform each other in critical areas.
Download or read book The Transmission of Monetary Policy in Israel written by Fiorella De Fiore and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 1998-08-01 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper investigates the transmission of Israeli monetary policy since 1990. Two issues are addressed: the extent to which monetary policy exerts real effects, and the relative importance of different transmission channels. The impact of monetary restraints on aggregate industrial production is found to be small, although industrial sectors open to trade appear to suffer to a larger extent than closed sectors. Three transmission channels are analyzed by comparing the empirical evidence to that predicted by theory. While the credit and exchange rate channels may be important mechanisms of transmission, the interest rate channel finds weak support in the data.
Download or read book Israel written by International Monetary Fund and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2011-01-24 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Israel was mildly affected by the global recession: following a slowdown in 2009, output is projected to grow by some 4 percent in 2010, led by consumption and exports. Robust fundamentals—including sustained pre-crisis fiscal consolidation—and a swift monetary and fiscal policy response to the external downturn allowed Israel to pass through the global recession relatively unscathed. The resilience of the economy has been strengthened by the adoption of new fiscal rules capping spending and deficits.
Download or read book Israel 2022 Article IV Consultation Press Release and Staff Report written by International Monetary and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2022-03-21 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Israeli economy has weathered the COVID-19 crisis exceptionally well, but risks are high. With substantial fiscal and monetary support, real GDP growth reached 8.1 percent in 2021, driven by consumption and high-tech exports. The rapid vaccination campaign boosted confidence. The outlook is positive but still subject to high uncertainty.
Download or read book Israel written by International Monetary Fund. European Dept. and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2017-03-28 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Israel is enjoying strong economic growth, estimated at 4 percent in 2016, supported by strong domestic demand—partly due to high vehicle sales ahead of a tax increase—and an export rebound. Unemployment declined to 4.4 percent in Q4 2016 and wage increases have picked up. Nonetheless, inflation remained below the 1–3 percent target range of the Bank of Israel (BOI), reflecting external factors and government measures to reduce the cost of living. The BOI has held the policy rate at 0.1 percent since February 2015 and stated that monetary policy in Israel will remain accommodative for a considerable time. Strong revenues contained the fiscal deficit to 2.1 percent of GDP in 2016 and the public debt ratio declined to 62 percent of GDP.
Download or read book Monetary and Fiscal Policies in Israel written by Joan Steelman Weinberg and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Israel written by International Monetary Fund and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2005-04-18 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This 2004 Article IV Consultation highlights that Israel’s economic recovery is under way after a prolonged recession. Growth is being supported by more favorable global economic conditions, an improvement in the security situation, and appropriate policies, which have included tightening the fiscal stance and easing monetary policy. Real GDP grew by an estimated 4.3 percent in 2004, with exports and private consumption leading the way. The economy is expected to continue to strengthen, albeit at a slightly lower growth rate in 2005.
Download or read book The Role of Monetary Policy in Israel s 1985 Stabilization Effort written by International Monetary Fund and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 1990-04-01 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Comparing the performances of the Austral, Cruzado and Sheqel programs shows that the latent suggestion that a “heterodox” stabilization program can be implemented without tight fiscal discipline to support a restrictive monetary policy, though welcome in the politicial arena, is unwarranted. Freezes, pegs and controls alone are bound to lead to dismal failure. A highly restrictive monetary policy sustained by a tight fiscal policy persisting for a lengthy interval (in terms of the political horizon), supported by a stable exchange rate as a highly visible nominal anchor and by a temporary but significant erosion of real wages, have succeeded to contain a runaway inflation in Israel.
Download or read book The Israeli Central Bank written by Daniel Maman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2011-03-01 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the local and global political and institutional processes that have led to the strengthening of the Israeli central bank within the context of the now predominant neoliberal regime. Using Israel as a case study to identify broader patterns around the world, the authors examine the strengthening of central banks as a key dimension of the institutionalisation of the global regime. Drawing on an in-depth analysis of the political economy of the Israeli central bank since the mid-1980s, the authors show how the Bank of Israel mobilized global logics in order to strengthen its position vis-à-vis competing actors, especially the Ministry of Finance, and to promote the institutionalisation of the neoliberal regime. Employing a conflict-centered theoretical perspective, the authors elucidate the character of this institutional transformation and the mechanisms that were involved. Chapters examine the different phases of the process of central bank strengthening, focusing on the actors involved, the interactions between them, and the political strategies they employed, and analyse the consequences of the process for the shift in macro-economic management and in the mode of state involvement in the economy. Addressing the political and institutional processes that have led to the fundamental transformation of Israeli political economy, this book is a valuable addition to the existing literature on the Israeli banking system, political economy and globalisation.
Download or read book Inflation Proof Tax System Some Lessons From Israel written by International Monetary Fund and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 1990-05-01 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper strengthens the claim made by Vito Tanzi that when the effect of a high inflation on the tax system is taken into account, then the overall revenues from inflationary finance may well be negative. The paper analyzes some genuine and neat measures taken in Israel in an attempt to construct an inflation-proof tax system. Despite these very elegant measures, the paper concludes that the Israeli experience suggests that it is more appropriate to talk about the “inflation subsidy” rather than the “inflation tax.”
