TAUB CENTER for Social Policy Studies in Israel Proposal by the heads of the Taub Center A A N N e e w w P P u u b b l l i i c c A A g g e e n n d d a a f f o o r r I I s s r r a a e e l l Prof. Eran Yashiv, Economist (Editor) Chair, Taub Center Economic Policy Program Prof. Dan Ben-David, Economist Executive Director, Taub Center Prof. Dov Chernichovsky, Economist Chair, Taub Center Health Policy Program Prof. Ayal Kimhi, Economist Deputy Director, Taub Center and Chair, Taub Center Labor Policy Program Prof. Michael Shalev, Sociologist Chair, Taub Center Social Welfare Policy Program Prof. Yossi Shavit, Sociologist Chair, Taub Center Education Policy Program Jerusalem, August 2011