Israel: Selected Issues Paper

International Monetary Fund

No 2012/071, IMF Staff Country Reports from International Monetary Fund

Abstract: This Selected Issues Paper states that Israel’s growth performance is impressive, with real GDP growing at a faster pace than many other OECD countries. The secular Jewish population enjoys a high level of living standards, whereas most Arab and Haredi people are poor, with poverty incidence reaching 60 percent for both groups. Low employment in Arab and Haredi communities is mainly accounted for by the low employment rate of Arab women and Haredi men.

Keywords: ISCR; CR; bank; central bank; inflation targeting; inflation; employment rate; graduation rate; OECD average; defense investment; Haredim men; bank publication; monetary policy; Employment rate; Financial sector stability; Global (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 43
Date: 2012-04-02
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