Program areas at Jerusalem Institute for Market Studies
Center for Public Policy: CPP at JIMS disseminates position papers to Israel's lawmakers, journalists, and the general public on economic issues currently being discussed in the Knesset. Our position papers are often cited on television, written press and in Knesset committees. All the positions papers are available for free download at Jims' website. In 2016, more than 10 papers were written or updated and disseminated to the public.
The institute organized students seminars and public lectures open to the public without charge.
Center for Data Analysis and the Israel Panel Study of Opinion Dynamics (IPSOD).
Post secondary Education, General/Other: JIMS organizes a discussion group and lectures for university students that meets on a regular basis to discuss academic article in the field of economics and free market (60 students in 2016)
Social Sciences Research, General/Other: Economic Freedom Index of the World, International Property Right Index. Press Release Translations (more than 40 press coverage)
Education, General/Other: JIMS calculates tax freedom day in Israel. Tax Freedom Day (TFD) is brought to the public, through editorials, meeting and parties, all free of charge to the participants. TFD gets press coverage every year.
Education, General/Other: Public information through our website, research papers, policy papers, editorials were put on JIMS website for the public to read or download free of charge. Some of our researach was also translated from Hebrew to English. More than 120,000 people visited our website in 2016. We also send regular newsletters free of charge and use social networks such as Facebook and Youtube.