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Eitan Regev

Jul 28, 2020, 4:22 PM

It’s a grand new housing plan, except for the fine print

Illustrative: An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man watches a Palestinian worker at a construction site in the Gilo neighbourhood in southern Jerusalem, August 13, 2013 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Subsidizing cheap old apartments in poor towns won't solve the housing shortage for the ultra-Orthodox, but it will destroy those towns' social fabric

Jun 14, 2019, 7:22 PM

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As young Haredi couples migrate south, Israel can reap benefits

An ultra-Orthodox man seen walking in the Kiryat Yovel neighborhood in Jerusalem, on August 19, 2014. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)

Their migration just might spur the region’s development and growth

Oct 23, 2017, 3:35 PM

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Get a degree, find a job? Not so fast

A worker seen working at the Brill Shoe factory in Rishon Lezion on November 3, 2013, (photo credit: Yossi Zeliger/Flash90)

Too many colleges are turning out too many lawyers and accountants when Israel needs technicians

Jul 25, 2017, 2:35 PM

Why Haredi women outshine men in academic studies

The combined challenge of filling in knowledge gaps during their academic studies while working and raising children makes it very difficult for Haredi students to complete their degree. What can be done to reduce the high dropout rates? The...

Jul 13, 2017, 3:00 PM

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Haredi society comes full circle

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish children, April 2010 (photo credit: David Vaaknin/Flash90)

The ultra-Orthodox sector appears to be dialing back its zealous rejection of employment and secular studies

Oct 2, 2014, 8:04 PM

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The land of milk and money

Why poor Israelis forgo dairy products, fruits and vegetables

May 27, 2014, 1:01 PM

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Deceptive statistics on Haredim

New census data show ultra-Orthodox boys less educated, less employed than previous decades

About Me

Dr. Eitan Regev is an economist and researcher at the Israel Democracy Institute. Dr. Regev is regarded as one of the leading experts in research of the ultra-Orthodox economy in Israel, and has published several seminal studies that help to shed light on key socioeconomic issues related to this sector.