Explanatory Notes

I. Government, Local Authorities and Services

A. General

J. Environment and Climate

B. Demography, Immigration and Immigrant Absorption

K. Public Order

C. Construction and Housing

L. Labour and Wages

D. Health

M. Standard of Living and Welfare

E. Society, Culture and Leisure

N. Transport and Communications

F. Education

O. Tourism and Hotels

G. Agriculture and the Water Industry

P. Industry and Energy

H. Economics and National Accounts

Q. Periodicals including statistical data published recently

Selected Israeli Internet Sites Including Statistical Data

A. AIMS

This quarterly presents up-to-date information on the planning and execution of new statistical projects and publications in Israel - including inter alia, censuses, sample surveys and empirical research in the social sciences. In accordance with the Statistics Ordinance 1972 as amended in 1978, the Central Bureau of Statistics collects and publishes information on the above noted statistical projects which are conducted (or commissioned or financed) by Government ministries, public institutions, academic institutions, research institutes etc. The purpose is to bring to the attention of institutions and researchers, as well as to the general public in Israel and abroad, information on new statistical projects and on the appearance of publications, so as to avoid duplication in the conducting of statistical surveys, and to permit the efficient and maximal use of available statistical data.

B. COVERAGE

The quarterly covers new projects as follows:

1. Censuses, sample surveys and research based on empirical inquiries, which are of public interest.

2. Publications containing statistical data and reviews of such research.

3. Computerized files and data bases which can yield statistics of public interest, or which can serve as a statistical frame for sample surveys and empirical research.

4. Projects and publications in the fields of methodology, mapping, geography and classifications which could be of assistance in the preparation of statistics in Israel, or in their use.

C. PUBLICATION SCHEDULE

The quarterly appears 4 times a year, the reporting period being the 3 months prior to the publication. Certain items belong to an earlier period, but information about them reached the Bureau only in the reporting period.

The editorial closing date of the present issue (No. 119) is 3 September 2000.

D. CONTENTS AND PRESENTATION

Details in the English section include the title of the research, the stage of the research and also the name and address of the researcher and the organization with which he or she is connected, to whom one may apply for additional information

Details in the English section include the title of the research, the stage of the research and also the name and address of the researcher and the organization with which he or she is connected, to whom one may apply for additional information.

The English section contains only citations of the publications reported; but these can be linked to the Hebrew abstract, as items have identical numbers in both the Hebrew and English sections.

The material is classified according to the 17 chapter headings shown in the Table of Contents. At the end of each item in the Hebrew section, descriptors (key words) are given in parentheses.

Cumulative indexes by main subject (Hebrew and English) and by institution (Hebrew only)
are included in each issue of the quarterly. These indexes refer to the last four issues.

Numbering of items is consecutive for four quarterly issues.

E. SERVICES

More detailed keys to the quarterly are maintained at the editorial offices of the journal.
Information services can be obtained by application in writing or by phone to:

Michael Bar-Yaacov

The Information Unit

Central Bureau of Statistics

P.O.B 34525, Jerusalem 91342, Israel

Telephone: (02) 659-2055; Fax: (02) 659-2013.

The above address may also be used when sending publications containing statistical data, as well as reports on new research projects undertaken by ministries, public institutions, universities, medical centres etc.

F. THE QUARTERLY ON THE INTERNET

The contents of the Quarterly is updated every three months on the Internet site of the Central Bureau of Statistics. Address: WWW.CBS.GOV.IL

G. COOPERATION WITH THE HENRIETTA SZOLD INSTITUTE

Reports on research projects and publications in the fields of demography, labour, education, sociology, welfare, psychology and other behavioural sciences, are updated at the data bases of the Information Retrieval Centre in Social Sciences of the Henrietta Szold Institute. Also, some of the items which appear in this quarterly were drawn from those data bases.

H. ABBREVIATIONS USED

E - English; Es - English Summary; H - Hebrew; Hs - Hebrew Summary; CBS - Central Bureau of Statistics

405

THE 1995 CENSUS OF POPULATION AND HOUSING QUESTIONNAIRE: TOPICS OF RESEARCH, CBS, Publication No. 14 in the 1995 Census of Population and Housing Publication Series, Jerusalem 2000, 260 pages (H).

406

SEASONAL AND PRIOR ADJUSTMENT FACTORS FOR 2000, TRENDS FOR 1997-2000, CBS, Current Statistics No. 15, Jerusalem 2000, 154 pages (H, E).

407

MUNICIPALITY OF HOLON - STATISTICAL YEARBOOK, 1998-1999, Information and Research Center, Municipality of Holon, Holon 2000, 357 pages (H).

408

JERUSALEM : THE CITY AND ITS POPULATION, Division for Strategic Planning and Research, Municipality of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 2000, 73 pages (H).

409

For information: Guy Kenan, Demography Department, Central Bureau of Statistics, 66 Kanfei Nesharim Street, , P.O.B. 34525, Jerusalem 91342, Tel: (02) 659-2436; Fax: (02) 659-2470.

410

For information: Dr. Miriam Bilig, Research and Development Center - Samaria and Jordan Rift, Ariel 44837, Tel: (03) 906-6140; Fax: (03) 936-6834.

411

SOCIO-ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF POPULATION AND HOUSEHOLDS IN LOCALITIES WITH 2,000 INHABITANTS AND MORE AND IN STATISTICAL AREAS - SELECTED FINDINGS FROM THE SAMPLE ENUMERATION, VOLUME I: POPULATION - DATA ON EDUCATION; HOUSEHOLDS - DATA ON HOUSING CONDITIONS, CBS, Publication No. 8 in the 1995 Census of Population and Housing Publication Series, Jerusalem 2000, 550 pages (H, E).

412

SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTIOF WOMEN APPLYING FOR PREGNANCY TERMINATIONS IN ISRAEL, 1996, CBS, Current Statistics No. 9, Jerusalem 2000, 49 pages (H, E).

413

IMMIGRATION TO ISRAEL, 1998, CBS, Publication No. 1132 in the Bureau’s Publication Series, Jerusalem 2000, 117 pages (H, E), in cooperation with the Ministry of Immigrant Absorption and the Aliya and Absorption Department of the Jewish Agency.

414

NEW IMMIGRANTS IN HAIFA — DEVELOPMENT, DISTRIBUTION AND DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS — 31/12/99, Division for Strategic Planning and Research, Municipality of Haifa, Haifa 2000, 19 pages (H).

415

A SURVEY OF IMMIGRANTS FROM THE FORMER SOVIET UNION WHO TOOK LOANS FROM THE INDEPENDENT IMMIGRANT FUND FOR THE PURPOSE OF ESTABLISHING A SMALL BUSINESS, Michlol Financial Consulting and Services Ltd., Shfayim 2000, 82 pages (H). Commissioned by the Ministry of Immigrant Absorption.

416

DIFFERENCES BETWEEN PARTICIPATION OF VETERANS AND NEW IMMIGRANTS IN COMMUNITY SOCIAL WORK, “Social Security", No. 57 (May 2000), pp. 158-166 (H, Es).

417

DEMOGRAPHIC AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THE ELDERLY CITIZENS OF TEL-AVIV-YAFO, Center for Economic and Social Research, Tel-Aviv-Yafo Municipality, Tel-Aviv 1999, 23 pages (H).

418

THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY IN ISRAEL: GROWTH AND EVOLUTION (1970-1997), Maurice Falk Institute for Economic Research in Israel, Hebrew University, Jerusalem 2000, 32 pages (H, Es).

419

HIGH BUILDINGS IN ISRAEL — A BLESSING OR A CURSE? “Hatach AA" (published by the Association of Engineers and Architects in Israel), No. 1/2000, pp. 20-27 (H).

420

THE STATE OF FOUR METROPOLITAN AREAS, “Panim", No. 13 (Spring 2000), pp. 3-11 (H).

421

A GARDEN, TWO CARS AND CLOSE TO THE CITY, “Panim", No. 13 (Spring 2000), pp. 12-19 (H).

422

THE PRIVATIZATION OF PUBLIC HOUSING: A SOLUTION FOR WHAT PROBLEM?, “Social Security", No. 57 (May 2000), pp. 82-102 (H, Es).

423

SURVEY OF IMMIGRANTS WHO HAVE NOT REACHED A PERMANENT HOUSING SOLUTION, Aman — Organization and Management Sciences Consultants Ltd., Tel-Aviv 1999, 48 pages (H). Commissioned by the Ministry of Construction and Housing.

For information: Prof. Batia Seruv, Epidemiology and Health Services Evaluation Department, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, P.O.B. 653, Be’er-Sheva 84105, Tel: (07) 647-7446; Fax: (07) 647-7638.

For information: Dr. Ayelet Berg-Warman, JDC - Brookdale Institute of Gerontology and Human Development, P.O.B. 13087, Jerusalem 91130, Tel: (02) 655-7380; Fax: (02) 655-7259.

MEMBERSHIP IN SICK FUNDS, 1998-1999, Research and Planning Administration, National Insurance Institute, Survey No. 168, Jerusalem 2000, 91 pages (H, Es).

THE PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN IN ISRAEL: DEMOGRAPHIC AND OCCUPATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS - COMPARISON BETWEEN THE SICK FUNDS, Department of Epidemiology and Evaluation of Health Services, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Be’er-Sheva 2000, 49 pages (H, Es), in cooperation and with the financial support of the Ministry of Health.

428

WHAT PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS THINK OF ISRAEL’S HEALTH POLICY REFORM, “Harefuah", 139: 1-2 (July 2000), pp. 1-8 (H, Es).

429

PHYSICIANS’ ATTITUDES TOWARD THE PATIENTS’ RIGHTS LAW, “Harefuah", 138: 12 (June 2000), pp. 1050-1054 (H).

430

DETERMINANTS OF HOSPITAL UTILIZATION: THE CONTENT OF MEDICAL INPATIENT CARE IN ISRAEL, "IMAJ" (the Israel Medical Association Journal), 2:1 (May 2000), pp. 339-342 (E).

431

SPECIALITY CLINICS — GAIN OR LOSS? , “Harefuah", 139: 1-2 (July 2000), pp. 8-11 (H, Es).

432

THE INFLUENCE OF THE NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE LAW ON CHANGES IN THE DEPLOYMENT OF SICK FUND SERVICES FOR THE BEDOUIN POPULATION IN THE NEGEV: FIVE YEARS OF COMPARATIVE RESEARCH: DECEMBER ‘94 — DECEMBER ‘95 — DECEMBER ‘99, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Be’er-Sheva 2000, 40 pages (H).

433

ETHNICITY AND EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISITS IN THE NEGEV, “Harefuah", 138: 8 (April 2000), pp. 631-634 (H, Es).

434

HODGKIN’S LYMPHOMA IN THE BEDOUIN POPULATION OF SOUTHERN ISRAEL: EPIDEMIOLOGICAL AND CLINICAL FEATURES, “IMAJ" (Israel Medical Association Journal), 2: 7 (July 2000), pp. 501-503 (E).

435

THE AFFINITY TO DRINK ALCOHOL AND GENETICALLY DETERMINED ACATALASEMIA IN IRANIAN-KURDISH ETHNIC GROUP IN THE CENTER OF ISRAEL, “Alcohol in Israel" (published by the Israel Society for Prevention of Alcoholism), 1: 1 (July 2000), pp. 65-77 (H, Es).

436

DRUG ABUSE AMONG PATIENTS REQUIRING PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALIZATION, “Harefuah", 138: 12 (June 2000), pp. 1015-1018 (H, Es).

437

A STRUCTURAL EQUATION ANALYSIS COMPARISON OF THE DISEASE AND THE SELF-MEDICATION MODEL OF ADDICTION IN METHADONE MAINTENANCE TREATMENT, Anti-Drug Authority of Israel, Jerusalem 2000, 53 pages (H, Es).

438

EVALUATION OF ASTHMATIC CHILDREN REFERRED TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM AT BARZILAI MEDICAL CENTER, “Harefuah", 137: 9 (November 1999), pp. 383-387 (H, Es).

439

ACUTE POISONING IN CHILDREN, “IMAJ" (Israel Medical Association Journal), 2: 7 (July 2000), pp. 504-506 (E).

440

“REFUAH SHLEMAH" — AN INTERVENTION PROGRAM FOR ETHIOPIAN IMMIGRANTS IN PRIMARY CARE CLINICS: RESULTS OF AN EVALUATION STUDY, JDC — Brookdale Institute of Gerontology and Human Development, Jerusalem 2000, 68 pages (H, Es).

441

THE TREATMENT OF HOMEBOUND ELDERLY BY NURSES OF KLALIT MEDICAL SERVICES IN SHARON — SHOMRON COUNTY, Fleischman Unit for the Study of Disability, Loewenstein Hospital, Ra’anana 1998, 19 pages (H), in cooperation with Klalit Medical Services. Presented to the National Institute for the Study of Health Services and Health Policy.

442

SURVEY OF HEALTH ASPECTS AND ATTITUDES AMONG THE ELDERLY CITIZENS OF TEL-AVIV-YAFO, Center for Economic and Social Research and Department of Public Health, Tel-Aviv-Yafo Municipality, Tel-Aviv 1999, 33 pages (H).

443

THE DEPLOYMENT OF BEDS FOR CHRONIC DISEASES IN ISRAEL: 1988-1999, Health Information and Computer Services, Ministry of Health, Jerusalem 2000, 20 pages (H).

444

REFORM OF HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED, “Gerontology" (published by the Israel Gerontological Society), 27: 1 (2000), pp. 69-80 (H, Es).

445

This special issue of the periodical “Gerontology", published by the Israel Gerontological Society, is dedicated to the research activities conducted in Israel in the field of biology of aging. The special issue includes 13 scientific works, representing a wide range of subjects which were studies (some are still being studied) in the main institutions and research centers in Israel. Some of the works are reviews summarizing years of work, and others are focon particular experiments. Among these works are the following:

446

REDUCING ANTIOXIDANTS ALONG THE AGING PROCESS: THEIR ROLE AND METHODS FOR THEIR EVALUATION (Dr. Ron Kohen - Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Medicine, Hebrew University), pp. 17-32.

447

CELL AGING AND CELLS IN THE AGED: A VIEW ON LYMPHOCYTES IN THE IMMUNE SYSTEM (Prof. Amiela Globerson - Department of Immunology, Weizmann Institute of Science), pp. 33-52.

448

FRUCTOSE AND AGING: BIOCHEMICAL AND MOLECULAR MODIFICATIONS (Boaz Levi and Dr. Moshe Werman - Department of Food Engineering and Biotechnology, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology), pp. 89-106.

449

REGULATION OF BODY TEMPERATURE IN AGING (Dr. Vadim Fraifeld and Prof. Jacob Kaplanski - Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev), pp. 107-124.

450

MELATONIN RHYTHM ABNORMALITIES AND SLEEP DISORDERS IN THE ELDERLY (Dr. Iris Haimov - Department of Behavioral Sciences, Emek Yezreel Academic College), pp. 125-137.

451

ROLE OF CYTOKINES AND GROWTH FACTORS IN DEGENERATIVE PROCESSES IN JOINT CARTILAGE IN AGING (Dr. Israel Blumenfeld and Prof. Dov Laufer - Maxillofacial Surgery Department, Rambam Medical Center; Dr. Gil Sviri - Neurosurgery Department, Rambam Medical Center; Dr. Erella Livne - Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Technion- Israel Institute of Technology), pp. 163-173.

452

UV-A RADIATION AND AGING OF THE EYE LENS (Dr. Ahuva Dovrat — Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology), pp. 193-206.

453

MORTALITY FOLLOWING FRACTURES OF THE HIP, “Harefuah", 139: 1-2 (July 2000), pp. 18-22 (H, Es).

454

PHYSICIANS’ REMINDERS PROMOTE ANNUAL FECAL OCCULT BLOOD TESTING COMPLIANCE, “Harefuah", 138: 12 (June 2000), pp. 1019-1021 (H, Es).

455

FAMILY PHYSICIANS’ ATTITUDES TO CLINICAL GUIDELINES FOR TREATMENT OF DIABETES, “Harefuah", 138: 5 (March 2000), pp. 351-353 (H, Es).

456

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN OCCUPATION AND CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS DURING PREGNANCY AND RECOMMENDATION TO STOP WORKING, “Harefuah", 139: 1-2 (July 2000), pp. 15-18 (H, Es).

457

THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS OF ABORTION HIGH COMMITTEES, “Harefuah", 138: 12 (June 2000), pp. 1009-1014 (H, Es).

458

LEISURE PATTERNS IN ISRAEL: CHANGES IN CULTURAL ACTIVITIES, 1970-1990, Open University of Israel, Tel-Aviv 2000, 442 pages (H).

459

ORCHESTRAS AND OPERA IN ISRAEL — SUMMARY OF ANNUAL ACTIVITIES, 1998, Culture Research and Information Center, Pilat Institute Ltd., Tel-Aviv 2000, 60 pages (H). Commissioned by the Culture and Arts Administration, Ministry of Science, Culture and Sport.

460

FOLLOW-UP STUDY OF YOUNG LEADERSHIP, YOUNG SHELACH LEADERSHIP, AND STUDENT AND YOUTH COUNCIL PROGRAMS, JDC - Brookdale Institute of Gerontology and Human Development, Jerusalem 2000, 167 pages (H, Es), in cooperation with the Youth and Society Administration, Ministry of Education.

461

THE LAUNCHING STAGE - ISRAELI FAMILIES COPING WITH THE INDUCTION OF THEIR CHILDREN TO THE IDF, Henrietta Szold Institute, Publication No. 11 in the series "Available Information to the Professional", Jerusalem 2000, 79 pages (H).

462

PRE-INDUCTION SPORT ACTIVITY IN PREVENTION OF STRESS FRACTURES, “Harefuah", 138: 9 (May 2000), pp. 719-722 (H, Es).

463

EATING DISORDERS AMONG YOUNG ADOLESCENTS IN JERUSALEM, "Harefuah", 138: 7 (April 2000), pp. 523-531 (H, Es).

464

ADOLESCENTS’ DRINKING BEHAVIOR AND SELF CONTROL — A FOLLOW-UP STUDY, “Alcohol in Israel" (journal of the Israel Society for Prevention of Alcoholism), 1: 1 (July 2000), pp. 16-29 (H, Es).

465

DRINKING AND DRIVING OF PUB PATRONS, “Alcohol in Israel", 1: 1 (July 2000), pp. 2-15 (H, Es).

466

CONTRACEPTIVE PRACTICES AMONG MARRIED JEWISH COUPLES IN ISRAEL: TRENDS AND DIFFERENTIALS, “Social Security", No. 57 (May 2000), pp. 130-151 (H, Es).

467

GENDER DIFFERENCES IN ISRAELI TV COMMERCIALS, “Megamot", 40: 3 (August 2000), pp. 466-485 (H, Es).

468

RELIGIOUS-SECULAR RELATIONS: AN EXPERIMENTAL TEST, Pinhas Sapir Center for Development, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv 2000, 20 pages (H).

469

CULTURAL TRAP FOR THE SECOND GENERATION OF IMMIGRANTS FROM NORTH AFRICA LIVING IN DEVELOPMENT TOWNS, “Panim", No. 13 (Spring 2000), pp. 44-51 (H).

470

LEADERS OR OUTSIDERS? VIEWS OF HIGH EDUCATED ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN WOMEN REGARDING THEIR ATTAINMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION, Sociology and Anthropology Department, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv 2000, 34 pages (H). Presented to the Ministry of Science, Culture and Sport.

471

THE PRE-ACADEMIC PREPARATORY PROGRAMS OF THE SOCIETY FOR ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN ISRAEL: HISTORY, RESEARCH AND A LOOK AT THE FUTURE, Henrietta Szold Institute, Jerusalem 2000, 223 pages (H).

472

ANALYSIS OF THE CHANGES IN EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENTS AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF ISRAEL’S POPULATION SINCE THE 1950s: THE INFLUENCES OF RELIGION, ETHNICITY AND FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS, Department of Population Studies, Hebrew University, Jerusalem 2000, 90 pages (H, separate edition in E), in cooperation with the Central Bureau of Statistics. Presented to the Bureau of the Chief Scientist, Ministry of Education.

473

PUPILS WHO TOOK MATRICULATION AND FINAL EXAMS AND ARE ENTITLED TO CERTIFICATES, 1995/1996, CBS, Publication No. 1129 in the Bureau’s Publication Series, Jerusalem 2000, 103 pages (H, E), in cooperation with the Ministry of Education.

474

ENTITLEMENT TO MATRICULATION CERTIFICATES ACCORDING TO SETTLEMENTS, 1997-1999, Adva Center for Research of the Society in Israel, Tel-Aviv 2000, 9 pages (H).

475

A SURVEY OF YOUTH IN THE CARE OF THE YOUTH AT RISK ADVANCEMENT SECTION, YOUTH AND SOCIETY ADMINISTRATION, MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, CULTURE AND SPORT: CHARACTERISTICS, NEEDS AND RESPONSES - RESEARCH REPORT, JDC - Brookdale Institute of Gerontology and Human Development, Jerusalem 1999, 113 pages (H, Es), in cooperation with the Youth and Society Administration, Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport.

476

SERVICING PROFESSIONAL LEADERSHIP: OUTSTANDING EDUCATION DEPARTMENTS IN THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, NCJW Institute for Innovation in Education, School of Education, Hebrew University, Jerusalem 2000, 112 pages (H, Es).

477

SCHOOL READINESS: PERCEPTIONS OF THE CONCEPT AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS, NCJW Institute for Innovation in Education, School of Education, Hebrew University, Jerusalem 2000, 39 pages (H, Es).

478

PERSONAL AND COMMUNAL ASPECTS INFLUENCING THE DURATION OF STUDIES OF BEDOUIN GIRLS IN THE NEGEV, Kaye College of Education, Be’er-Sheva 1998, 117 pages (H). Presented to the Ministry of Education and to the Authority for Bedouin Education in the Negev.

479

INTEGRATION? NOT IN OUR SCHOOL, “Panim", No. 13 (Spring 2000), pp. 32-41 (H).

480

WOMEN IN THE SENIOR STAFF OF THE UNIVERSITIES, “Academia", No. 7-8 (2000), pp. 32-44 (H).

481

JOB INSECURITY OF ISRAELI SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS: A MULTIDIMENSIONAL APPROACH, “Megamot", 40: 3 (August 2000),pp. 486-511 (H, Es).

482

THE MULTIDIMENSIONALITY OF EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND TRAINING IN GERONTOLOGY, “Gerontology" (published by the Israel Gerontological Society), 27: 1 (2000), pp. 31-43 (H, Es).

483

SUMMARY OF RESULTS OF PSYCHOMETRIC COMPUTERIZED TEST — EXPERIMENT No. 2, National institute for Testing and Evaluation, Jerusalem 2000, 46 pages (H).

484

AGRICULTURE ACTIVITY ACCOUNTS IN ISRAEL, 1999, “Agricultural Statistics Quarterly", 31:1 (January-March 2000), pp. 43-77 (H, E).

485

PRICE INDEX OF INPUT AND OUTPUT IN AGRICULTURE, 1999, “Agricultural Statistics Quarterly", 31:1 (January-March 2000), pp. 79-106 (H).

486

SUMMARY OF THE DEVELOPMENTS IN AGRICULTURE, 1998, Economic Department, Agricultural Center, Tel-Aviv 2000, 141 pages (H).

487

NATIONAL ACCOUNTS, 1995-1999, CBS, Current Statistics No. 12, Jerusalem 2000, 113 pages (H, E).

488

FOREIGN TRADE STATISTICS: IMPORTS BY COMMODITIES AND COUNTRIES, 1999, No. 31, CBS, Jerusalem 2000 (H, E). Appears on CD-ROM only.

489

FOREIGN TRADE STATISTICS: EXPORTS BY COMMODITIES AND COUNTRIES, 1999, No. 31, CBS, Jerusalem 2000 (H, E). Appears on CD-ROM only.

490

THE INFLATION REPORT: THE FIRST HALF OF 2000, Bank of Israel, Jerusalem 2000, 24 pages (H).

491

HUMAN RESOURCES, PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND ECONOMIC GROWTH, Israel Democracy Institute, Jerusalem 2000, 324 pages (H, Es).

492

DOES EQUALITY HAMPER GROWTH? ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INCOME EQUALITY AND ECONOMIC GROWTH, Van Leer Institute, Publication No. 1 in the new publication series on social justice, Jerusalem 2000, 33 pages (H).

493

THE PEACE PROCESS AND FINANCIAL MARKETS: RISK SHARING AMONG MIDDLE EASTERN COUNTRIES, “Economic Quarterly", 47: 1 (March 2000), pp. 110-128 (H, Es).

494

THE INTERACTION BETWEEN THE MONETARY POLICY AND THE ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES AND THE STOCK MARKET, Israel Securities Authority, Jerusalem 2000, 28 pages (H).

495

THE TEL-AVIV STOCK EXCHANGE IN THE LIGHT OF DEVELOPMENTS IN WORLD CAPITAL MARKETS, “Economic Quarterly", 46: 4 (December 1999), pp. 569-587 (H, Es).

496

PROFITABILITY OF MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS IN ISRAEL, “Economic Quarterly", 46: 4 (December 1999), pp. 588 — 624 (H, Es).

497

ACCOUNTING PERFORMANCE MEASURES AND SHARE-PRICE BEHAVIOR ON THE ISRAELI CAPITAL MARKET: AN EMPIRICAL EXAMINATION, "Economic Quarterly", 46:4 (December 1999), pp. 625-654 (H, Es).

498

TRADING PROFITABILITY OF INSIDERS IN THE TEL-AVIV STOCK EXCHANGE LISTED COMPANIES: 1994—1997, “Economic Quarterly", 46: 4 (December 1999), pp. 655-679 (H, Es).

499

THE REFORM IN THE ISRAELI FINANCIAL SYSTEM AND THE CASH FLOW OF INDUSTRIAL FIRMS TRADING AT THE TEL-AVIV STOCK EXCHANGE, Research Department, Bank of Israel, Jerusalem 2000, 47 pages (H).

500

EVALUATION OF CREDIT RISK IN THE ISRAELI BANKIG SYSTEM ACCORDING TO A MODEL FOR CREDIT GRADING, Research Unit, Banking Supervision Department, Bank of Israel, Jerusalem 2000, 35 pages (H).

501

CREDIT RISK RATING — THE VISITING CARD OF THE ISRAELI ECONOMY ABROAD, “Economic Outlook" (published by Bank of Israel), No. 6 (May 2000), pp. 13-15 (H).

502

PRECAUTIONARY DEMAND FOR EDUCATION, INEQUALITY AND TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS, Maurice Falk Institute for Economic Research in Israel, Hebrew University, Jerusalem 2000, 49 pages (E).

503

FERTILITY, MIGRATION AND ALTRUISM, Maurice Falk Institute for Economic Research in Israel, Hebrew University, Jerusalem 2000, 41 pages (E).

504

MEASURING THE OUTPUT GAP AND ITS INFLUENCE ON THE IMPORT SURPLUS, Research Department, Bank of Israel, Jerusalem 2000, 26 pages (E).

505

PUBLIC DEBT/OUTPUT GUIDELINES: THE CASE OF ISRAEL, Research Department, Bank of Israel, Jerusalem 2000, 29 pages (E).

506

MONETARY POLICY RULES AND TRANSMISSION MECHANISMS UNDER INFLATION TARGETING IN ISRAEL, Research Department, Bank of Israel, Jerusalem 2000, 40 pages (E).

507

THE SHEKEL’S FUNDAMENTAL REAL VALUE, Monetary Department, Bank of Israel, Jerusalem 2000, 18 pages (E).

508

FUNDAMENTALS, CENTRAL BANK INTERVENTION, AND EXCHANGE RATE BEHAVIOR, Pinhas Sapir Center for Development, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv 2000, 39 pages (E).

509

Information Advantage in Second-Price Auctions, Monaster Center for Economic Research in Israel, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Be’er-Sheva 2000, 14 pages (E).

510

LERNER’S INDEX MEETS THE COASE CONJECTURE, Monaster Center for Economic Research in Israel, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Be’er-Sheva 2000, 14 pages (E).

511

RATIONALIZABLE OUTCOMES OF LARGE INDEPENDENT PRIVATE-VALUE FIRST-PRICE DISCRETE AUCTIONS, Foerder Institute for Economic Research and Sackler Institute for Economic Studies, Eitan Berglas School of Economics, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv 2000, 9 pages (E).

512

CONTINUOUS TRADING OR CALL AUCTIONS: REVEALED PREFERENCES OF INVESTORS AT THE TEL-AVIV STOCK-EXCHANGE, Israel Institute for Business Research, Faculty of Management, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv 2000, 46 pages (E).

513

LOCAL AUTHORITIES IN ISRAEL, 1998: PHYSICAL DATA, CBS, Publication No. 1134 in the Bureau’s Publication Series, Jerusalem 2000, 284 pages (H), in cooperation with Ministry of the interior.

514

BANK OF ISRAEL: ANNUAL REPORT, 1999, Bank of Israel, Jerusalem 2000, 404 pages (H).

515

ANNUAL INFORMATION ON THE BANKING CORPORATIONS, 1995-1999, Supervisor of Banks, Bank of Israel, Jerusalem 2000, 294 pages (H, E).

516

STATE REVENUE ADMINISTRATION: ANNUAL REPORT - 1999, No. 49, State Revenue Administration, Ministry of Finance, Jerusalem 2000, 256 pages (H).

517

THE COMMISSIONER ON THE CAPITAL MARKET, INSURANCE AND SAVINGS: ANNUAL REPORT, 1998, The Commissioner on the Capital Market, Insurance and Savings, Ministry of Finance, Jerusalem 1999, 381 pages (H).

518

THE OPENING OF THE VEHICLE COMPULSORY INSURANCE BRANCH TO COMPETITION, Capital, Insurance and Savings Department, Ministry of Finance, Jerusalem 2000, 19 pages (H).

519

BETWEEN PRIVATIZATION AND CONTINUED NATIONAL OWNERSHIP: A FUTURE LAND POLICY FOR ISRAEL, Floersheimer Institute for Policy Studies, Jerusalem 1999, 72 pages (H).

520

THE FISCALIZATION OF LOCAL PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT, Floersheimer Institute for Policy Studies, Jerusalem 2000, 39 pages (H).

521

JERUSALEM : OUTLINE AND DEPLOYMENT OF MUNICIPAL SERVICES, Division for Strategic Planning and Research, Municipality of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 2000, 82 pages (H).

522

GOVERNMENTAL FINANCING FOR ORGANIZATIONS DEALING WITH VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN, 1990-2000, Adva Center for Research of the Society in Israel, Tel-Aviv 2000, 15 pages (H).

523

STATISTICAL REPORT ON FIRES AND OTHER EVENTS WHICH OCCURED IN 1999, Fire and Rescue Commission, Ministry of the Interior, Rishon Le-Zion 2000, 139 pages (H, tables also in E).

524

NATIONAL INSURANCE INSTITUTE: BUDGET FOR THE YEAR 2000 - EXPLANATORY NOTES, Research and Planning Administration, National Insurance Institute, Jerusalem 2000, 117 pages (H).

525

CANDIDATES, PARTIES AND BLOC: EVIDENCE FROM THE 1999 ELECTIONS, Pinhas Sapir Center for Development, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv 2000, 32 pages (E).

526

For information: Debby Mir, The Israel Economic Forum for the Environment, 6 Halamed Heh St., Givatayim 53403, Tel/Fax: (03) 573-2750.

527

CLIMATIC ATLAS OF ISRAEL FOR PHYSICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND DESIGN, Department of Geography, Tel-Aviv University, Israel Meteorological Service, Ministry of Transport, and Department of Research and Development, Ministry of National Infrastructures, Tel-Aviv 2000, 310 pages (H, tables also in E). Produced by Merav Production Industries Ltd.

528

THE CLIMATE OF ISRAEL: OBSERVATIONS, RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS, Bar-Ilan University Press and Magnes Press, the Hebrew University, Tel-Aviv 1998, 292 pages (H).

529

THE QUALITY OF THE SEASHORE WATERS OF ISRAEL IN THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA — RESULTS OF CONTAMINATION MONITORING, 1999, Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research Ltd., Haifa 2000, 50 pages (H, diagrams and maps in E).

530

ASSESSING THE BENEFITS OF NON-COMPLIANCE: THE ROLE OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS IN ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT, “Ecology and Environment", 6: 1 (April 2000), pp. 3-16 (H, Es).

531

THE ACOUSTIC PROPERTIES OF SINGLE TREES AND FORESTED PLOTS, “Ecology and Environment", 6: 1 (April 2000), pp. 53-57 (H, Es).

532

PUBLIC ATTITUDES TOWARDS THE ISRAELI POLICE, 1999, Smith Consulting and Research Inc., Ramat-Gan 1999, 189 pages (H, Es). Presented to the Bureau of the Chief Scientist, Ministry of Public Security.

533

PUBLIC ATTITUDES TOWARDS THE ISRAELI PRISON SERVICE, 1999, Smith Consulting and Research Inc., Ramat-Gan 1999, 146 pages (H, Es). Presented to the Bureau of the Chief Scientist, Ministry of Public Security.

534

THE GENDER OF JUSTICE: BIAS AGAINST WOMEN IN ISRAELI COURTS, Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies, Jerusalem 1999, 339 pages (H).

535

THE USE OF PSYCHOACTIVE SUBSTANCES BY PUPILS AND BY SCHOOL DROP-OUTS IN THE ARAB SECTOR IN ISRAEL, 1998 - EPIDEMIOLOGICAL RESEARCH: FINAL REPORT, Anti-Drug Authority of Israel, Jerusalem 2000, 45 pages (H).

536

SOCIO-ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF POPULATION AND HOUSEHOLDS IN LOCALITIES WITH 2,000 INHABITANTS AND MORE AND IN STATISTICAL AREAS — SELECTED FINDINGS FROM THE SAMPLE ENUMERATION, VOLUME 2: CIVILIAN LABOUR FORCE CHARACTERISTICS, CBS, publication No. 8 in the 1995 Census of Population and Housing publication series, Jerusalem 2000, 660 pages (H, E).

537

LABOUR FORCE SURVEYS, 1999, CBS, Current Statistics No. 14, Jerusalem 2000, 93 pages (H, E).

538

INCOME SURVEY, 1997-1998, CBS, Current Statistics No. 8, Jerusalem 2000, 75 pages (H).

539

35 pages (H).

540

EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS STRUCTURE: EVIDENCE FROM ISRAEL, Maurice Falk Institute for Economic Research in Israel, Hebrew University, Jerusalem 2000, 40 pages (E).

541

UNEMPLOYMENT AND EDUCATION IN ISRAEL - ABOUT BUSINESS CYCLES, STRUCTURAL CHANGES AND TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGES: 1986-1998, Research Department, Bank of Israel, Jerusalem 2000, 50 pages (H).

542

INTERACTION BETWEEN HIRED LABOR IN AND MEMBERS WORKING OUTSIDE THE KIBBUTZ, “Economic Quarterly", 46: 4 (December 1999), pp. 698-714 (H, Es).

543

MINIMUM WAGE IN ISRAEL - LESS OR MORE?, "Economic Outlook" (published by Bank of Israel), No. 6 (May 2000), pp. 5-7 (H).

544

SURVEY OF THE MINIMUM WAGE IN THE ISRAELI INDUSTRY, Manufacturers Association of Israel, Tel-Aviv 2000, 7 pages (H).

545

LANGUAGE-SKILL COMPLEMENTARITY: RETURNS TO IMMIGRANT LANGUAGE ACQUISITION, Maurice Falk Institute for Economic Research in Israel, Hebrew University, Jerusalem 1999, 35 pages (E).

546

THE EFFECT OF THE RECENT IMMIGRATION WAVE ON THE EMPLOYMENT OF NATIVES IN ISRAEL, Manpower Planning Authority, Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, Jerusalem 2000, 31 pages (H).

547

FOREIGN WORKERS WHO WERE DEPORTED FROM ISRAEL, 1995-1999, Manpower Planning Authority, Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, Jerusalem 2000, 12 pages (H).

548

For information: Ruth Teitelbaum, Head of Social Sciences Information Center, Henrietta Szold Institute, 9 Columbia St., Jerusalem 96583, Tel: (02) 649-4465; Fax: (02) 643-7698.

549

For information: Chantal Sarah Wasserstein, National Insurance Institute, 13 Weizmann Ave., Jerusalem 91909, Tel: (02) 670-9010; Fax: (02) 652-8508.

550

CHARACTERIZATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF GEOGRAPHICAL UNITS BY THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC LEVEL OF THE POPULATION, CBS, Publication No. 13 in the Bureau’s 1995 Census of Population and Housing Publication Series, Jerusalem 2000, 335 pages and 5 maps (H, E), in cooperation with the Ministry of the Interior.

551

THE THIRD ASSEMBLY OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR MINIMIZATION OF SOCIAL GAPS AND FIGHTING POVERTY, National Council for Minimization of Social Gaps and Fighting Poverty, Jerusalem 1999, 79 pages (H).

552

(E, separate edition in H).

553

THE NATIONAL INSURANCE SYSTEM IN ISRAEL - JANUARY 2000, Research and Planning Administration, National Insurance Institute, Jerusalem 2000, 46 pages (E, Separate edition in H).

554

MIDDLE EASTERN SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEMS: AN ORDINAL EVALUATION, “Social Security", No. 57 (May 2000), pp. 29-36 (H, Es).

555

BENEFIT RECIPIENTS BY PLACE OF RESIDENCE, 1998-1999, Research and Planning Administration, National Insurance Institute, Survey No. 167, Jerusalem 2000, 139 pages (H, Es).

556

VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION BY MEANS OF REHABILITATION CENTERS, 1998, Research and Planning Administration and Department of Rehabilitation and Long-Term Care, National Insurance Institute, Special Survey No. 75, Jerusalem 2000, 49 pages (H, Es).

557

DATA ON SERVICE RECEIVERS AT THE DEPARTMENT OF WELFARE SERVICES OF THE TEL-AVIV-YAFO MUNICIPALITY, 1999, Department of Welfare Services, Social Services Administration, Tel-Aviv-Yafo Municipality, Tel-Aviv 2000, 67 pages (H).

558

PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IN THE CHANGING KIBBUTZ: CHARACTERISTICS AND ATTAINMENT OF BENEFITS IN THE NATIONAL INSURANCE INSTITUTE, “Social Security", No. 57 (May 2000), pp. 167-182 (H, Es).

559

REDEEMED YOM KIPPUR WAR PRISONERS: PREDICTORS OF ADJUSTMENT PROBLEMS - THERAPEUTIC AND REHABILITATIVEIMPLICATIONS, "Society and Welfare", 20: 2 (May 2000), pp. 159-174 (H, Es).

560

THE EXTENDED SELF IN LIFE STORIES OF BATTERED WOMEN AND VIOLENT MEN, “Society and Welfare", 20: 2 (May 2000), pp. 129-157 (H, Es).

561

20: 2 (May 2000), pp. 175-192 (H, Es).

562

ROAD ACCIDENTS WITH CASUALTIES, 1999 - PART II: ACCIDENTS ON NON-URBAN ROADS, CBS, Publication No. 1140 in the Bureau’s Publication Series, Jerusalem 2000, 298 pages (H).

563

MOTOR VEHICLES, 31/12/1999, CBS, Publication No. 1138 in the Bureau’s Publication Series, Jerusalem 2000, 73 pages (H, E).

564

KILOMETERS TRAVELED SURVEY, 1999, CBS, Current Statistics No. 13, Jerusalem 2000, 17 pages (H).

565

THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT: WORK PROGRAM FOR THE YEAR 2000, “Traffic and Transportation", No. 59 (April 2000), pp. 37-42 (H).

566

THE TUNNEL AT THE END OF THE TRAFFIC JAM, “Panim", No. 13 (Spring 2000), pp. 86-91 (H).

567

THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SPEED HUMPS ON RESIDENTIAL STREETS IN HAIFA, Transportation Research Institute, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 2000, 231 pages (H, Es), in cooperation with the Department for Planning of Roads, Traffic and Parks, Haifa Municipality.

568

TOURISM TO ISRAEL, 1999: STATISTICAL REPORT, Statistics and Database Department, Ministry of Tourism, Jerusalem 2000, 45 pages (H, E).

569

MANUFACTURING INDICES: ANNUAL SUMMARIES, 1999, CBS, Current Statistics No. 19, Jerusalem 2000, 43 pages (H, E).

570

THE ISRAELI INDUSTRY — ANALYSIS OF BUSINESS RESULTS IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2000, “Mabat Leumi" (published by Bank Leumi LeIsrael Ltd.), August 2000 issue, pp. 14-15 (H).

571

THE HIGH-TECH INDUSTRY IN ISRAEL - AN OVERVIEW, “Economic Review" (published by Bank Hapoalim Ltd.), No. 130 (July 2000), pp. 11-20 (H).

572

IS THE PLACE OF THE CHEMICAL INDUSTRY IN ISRAEL ADEQUATE TO ITS IMPORTANCE?, “Chemistry and Chemical Engineering" (published by the Society of Chemical Engineers and Chemists), No. 38 (January 2000), pp. 10-18 (H, Es).

Q. Periodicals including statistical data published recently

Number

Title of periodical

Ministry/Institute

Issue number and date

573

Israel’s Balance of Payments, January-March 2000

Central Bureau of Statistics

August 2000 (Current Statistics No. 18) - on CD-ROM only

574

Tourism and Hotel Services Statistics Quarterly

Central Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Tourism

Vol. 28:2 - July 2000

575

Agricultural Statistics Quarterly

Central Bureau of Statistics

Vol. 31:2 — April-June 2000

576

Foreign Trade Statistics Quarterly

Central Bureau of Statistics

Vol. 51:2 — April-June 2000

577

Transport Statistics Quarterly

Central Bureau of Statistics

Vol. 27:2 - 2000

578

Monthly Bulletin of Statistics

Central Bureau of Statistics

Vol. 51:6 - June 2000

579

"

"

Vol. 51:7 - July 2000

580

"

"

Vol. 51:8 - August 2000

581

Price Statistics Monthly

Central Bureau of Statistics

Vol. 51:6 - June 2000

582

"

"

Vol. 51:7 - July 2000

583

"

"

Vol. 51:8 - August 2000

584

Selected Economic Indicators

Central Bureau of Statistics

6 - June 2000

585

"

"

7 - July 2000

586

"

"

8 - August 2000

587

Survey of New Dwellings for Sale in the Private Sector, January-March 2000

Central Bureau of Statistics

September 2000 (Current Statistics No. 21)

588

Monthly Data

Department of Information and Economic Analysis, Ministry of Construction and Housing

June 2000

589

"

"

July 2000

590

Heshev - Monthly Bulletin on Prices, Indices and Economic Information

Heshev - Cooperative Society Ltd.

May 2000

591

"

"

June 2000

592

"

"

July 2000

593

Quarterly Statistics

National Insurance Institute

Vol. 30:2 — April-June 2000

594

Economic Information

Economics and State Revenue Department, Ministry of Finance

August 2000

595

Israeli Tax Quarterly

"

No. 109 — August 2000

596

Recent Economic Developments

Bank of Israel

No. 91 - July 2000

597

Results of the Survey of Companies for the Second Quarter of 2000

Bank of Israel

July 2000

598

Trust Funds: Monthly Review

Bank of Israel

May 2000

599

"

"

June 2000

600

"

"

July 2000

601

Monetary Outlook

Bank of Israel

No. 7 - August 2000

602

This Month at the Stock Exchange

The Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange Ltd.

No. 225 - May 2000

603

"

"

No. 226 - June 2000

604

"

"

No. 227 - July 2000

605

Economic Review

Bank Hapoalim

No. 129 - June 2000

606

"

"

No. 130 — July 2000

607

"

"

No. 131 - August 2000

608

Mabat Leumi - Economic Developments in Israel and Abroad

609

"

"

July 2000

610

"

"

August 2000

611

Survey of Expectations in Industry, July-September 2000

Manufacturers Association of Israel

August 2000

612

The Veterinary Services

The Veterinary Services, Ministry of Agriculture

5-6 — May-June 2000

613

"

"

7-8 — July-August 2000

614

Traffic and Transportation

Association of Engineers and Architects in Israel

No. 60 — July 2000