The evidence strongly suggests that the numbers of causalities reported by Hamas ministry of health are fake. 

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Teaching During My Sabbatical in UCSD 2023-23:

The Israeli Economy (ECON 168) 

Brief syllabus: This course explores economic processes that shape the Israeli economy. Topics include historical background about Israel, the Israeli economic growth, the economic costs of the Israel-Arab conflict, natural resources in Israel, the Israeli high-tech sector, and current challenges in the Israeli economy (such as, discrimination).  We will try to take an applied approach and discuss day-to-day economic issues using economic theory. The Israeli economy is interesting as an economic success story, and as a great case study to discuss economic issues like economic growth, inequality, labor market and international trade.  Course Prerequisites: ECON 1 and ECON 3.

Link to detailed Syllabus + mandatory assignments Spring 2023
Links to Presentations:

1) Introduction

2)  Historical background 

3) Growth of the Israeli Economy

4) The Economic costs of the Israeli-Arab Conflict (+ Prof. Abu-Qarn's slides on this topic)

5) Natural resources in Israel

6) The Israeli hi-tech (+ Prof. Berman's slides on this topic)
Recommended book: The start-up nation book, Dan Senor and Saul Singer (ebook access through UCSD library).

7) Current challenges in the Israeli economy

Links to practice exam questions: Questions without solutions, questions with solutions, example of a bubble sheet.

Link to final exam of spring 2023: With solutions: version A, version B.

Link to mid-term exam of spring 2023: With solutions: version A, version B. Without solutions: version A, version B.

Links to the mid-term exam of winter 2023:  With solutions: version A, version B. Without solutions: version A, version B.

Links to final exam from winter 2023: With solutions: version A, version B. Without solutions: version A, version B.

Links to the mid-term exam from fall 2022: With solutions: version A, version B. Without solutions: version A, version B.

Links to final exam from fall 2022: With solutions: version A, version B. Without solutions: version A, version B.

Main textbook (ebook access through UCSD library): 

The Israeli Economy: A Story of Success and Costs, UCSD ebook access, Joseph Zeira (Princeton, 2021). 

Additional reading material is described in the detailed Syllabus.

Guest lecturers: The course will include special talks of a subset of the following distinguished experts on the Israeli economy (each speaker kindly presents in 1-3 of the quarters in which the course is taught):