Miki Malul
Biographic Data
| ID | 338268 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Miki Malul |
| GIVEN NAMES | Miki |
| FAMILY NAME | Malul |
| SIGNATURE | MALUL M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Ben-Gurion University of the Negev |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9985-8303 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 19 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 17 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 19 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Dynamics of Change in Poverty Measures amongst Social Service Users in Israel
Although social service departments (SSDs) in Israel are the main institutions through which social workers provide social care to people in poverty, the dynamics between the multiple dimensions of poverty amongst service users (SUs) and the consequences of social care to these dynamics have not been systematically explored. The current study is the first study that aims to fill this gap by comparing multidimensional poverty amongst 159 SUs. The …
(Mis)perceptions about the Gender Gap in the Labor Market
People’s perceptions about the gender gap might influence their attitudes about the need for policy interventions to reduce it. How accurate are these perceptions? Which gender has a better understanding about the actual gender gap? Using a survey-based experiment with a representative sample of 538 Israelis, we found a significant gap between perceptions and reality with regard to wages, attributes of employment, seniority within the company and…
The mobility preferences of ICT knowledge workers
Studies investigating the spatial distribution of knowledge workers focus mainly on the factors that draw them to large primary cities. Second-ranked cities have trouble attracting and retaining these workers. We investigated whether there is a difference between the mobility preferences of knowledge workers residing in second-ranked cities and those of their peers in large primary cities. We used a field survey among workers in information and c…
Service users' perspectives of social treatment in social service departments in Israel
This article uses mixed methods to examine service user satisfaction with social work treatment in social services departments (SSDs) in Israel-its level, the factors that influence it and its experiential dimensions. A total of 235 service users (SUs) from 11 SSDs were interviewed for this study. They were divided into three groups: (a) SUs receiving standard treatment; (b) SUs participating in poverty-aware programs and (c) SUs receiving a pove…
Poverty and Social Policy
Relieving poverty is one of the more important and complicated tasks in every society. Is the public aware of poverty‐related data? Do people know who is considered poor? Public awareness about the issue of poverty is crucial for pushing policymakers to act. Using a survey‐based experiment with a representative sample of 751 Israelis, we found significant gaps between perceptions and reality regarding several measures of poverty. In fact, in most…
From Welfare to Work and From Work to Welfare
In this study, we explore the behavioral factors that play a role in the decision—among people with and without disabilities—to move from welfare to work and from work to welfare. A survey of people with and without disabilities in Israel was conducted; a nonprobability quota sample of 193 individuals was drawn (95 people with disabilities and 98 nondisabled people). The data were collected by means of a closed-ended questionnaire. The results sh…
The Value of Job Security
The role of coordination failure in the movement of future knowledge workers away from the periphery
Does greater accessibility to higher education reduce wage inequality? The case of the Arab minority in Israel
Many studies assessing national policy reforms in education focus on the likelihood of acquiring an advanced education and the associated returns in the labor market. In this paper, the authors investigate the impact of the Israeli Academic Colleges Law that was designed to promote the acquisition of higher education among all segments of the Israeli population. They found that this law, in fact, contributed to making higher education accessible …
Do You Prefer Having Much More or Slightly More than Others
Do You Enjoy Giving More or More than Others? The Positionality of Voluntary Contributions
This study examines voluntary contributions from a microeconomic perspective, testing a distinction that has been prominent recently in economics but is novel in the study of voluntary contributions—between absolute and relative, or positional goods (goods whose value depends relatively strongly on position in relation to others). An experiment measuring social preferences under different conditions of positionality and visibility on a representa…
So when are you loss averse? Testing the S-shaped function in pricing and allocation tasks
The role of cultural attributes in savings rates
Purpose – The motivation for conducting this research came from the current global economic crisis. One outcome of the crisis is the awareness of the need for a better understanding of what causes people to save. Low savings rates in Western countries in general and in the USA in particular are the roots of the crisis. Furthermore, saving is probably one of the most important economic variables that impact the local and global environment. The cu…
Misleading perceptions and economic efficiency in a regional system
This paper’s innovation is the introduction of a misperception effect to the core-periphery model. Using a theoretical model, we show that the free market will lead to distorted spatial distribution of firms between the core and the periphery when a misperception effect is introduced into the model. Based on a questionnaire, we found that a misperception regarding the quality of the production factor exists in favour of the core compared to the p…
Zavajajoče dojemanje in gospodarska učinkovitost regionalnega sistema
Novost, ki jo prinaša ta članek, je uporaba učinka napačnega dojemanja na modelu središče-obrobje. Na podlagi teoretičnega modela bomo pokazali, da na prostem trgu ob uvedbi učinka napačnega dojemanja v model pride do napačne porazdelitve podjetij med središčem in obrobjem. Anketa z vprašalnikom je potrdila, da obstaja napačno dojemanje kakovosti proizvodnih dejavnikov, in sicer v korist središča. To napačno dojemanje lahko najdemo tako v pogledi…
Patterns of Cooperation in High-Tech—Constraints, Feasibility, and Benefits
The objective of this study is to evaluate the feasibility of cooperation between Israelis and Palestinians in the development of economic activities based on advanced technologies. We conducted an exploratory study in order to evaluate the attitudes of Israelis and Palestinians toward barriers and inhibiting factors. We also looked at possible models of cooperation and their economic and sociopolitical benefits, as well as the policy measures th…
Costs of Mistrust between Ethnic Majority and Minorities
Trust and ethnic diversity are important variables that may impact and explain different economic decisions. This paper presents theoretical models accompanied by a survey that deals with the relation between mistrust and risky economic activity (e.g., the postponement of receiving and paying for a risky asset). Using the theoretical models and surveys as a basis, we suggest that subjective discount rates and bids for a lottery can be used to mea…
Minorities as a resource not as a burden
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify patterns of development that fit the unique attributes of minorities living in peripheral regions and determine the role of public policy in stimulating such patterns. Design/methodology/approach First, a theoretical model is developed for development measures to be considered for minorities living in a peripheral area, the case of the Bedouins in Israel is analyzed, using secondary data, questionn…
The Gap between Free Market and Social Optimum in the Location Decision of Economic Activity
This article presents a simplified model for comparison of the spatial distribution (core—periphery) of economic activity resulting from free market conditions, with the distribution that would lead to a social optimum. It further examines the public policy measures required to lead the economy towards the optimal distribution. Simulations are conducted to illustrate the mechanism of intervention of public policy and to test the feasibility of va…
Service users' perspectives of social treatment in social service departments in Israel
This article uses mixed methods to examine service user satisfaction with social work treatment in social services departments (SSDs) in Israel-its level, the factors that influence it and its experiential dimensions. A total of 235 service users (SUs) from 11 SSDs were interviewed for this study. They were divided into three groups: (a) SUs receiving standard treatment; (b) SUs participating in poverty-aware programs and (c) SUs receiving a pove…
The mobility preferences of ICT knowledge workers
Studies investigating the spatial distribution of knowledge workers focus mainly on the factors that draw them to large primary cities. Second-ranked cities have trouble attracting and retaining these workers. We investigated whether there is a difference between the mobility preferences of knowledge workers residing in second-ranked cities and those of their peers in large primary cities. We used a field survey among workers in information and c…
Costs of Mistrust between Ethnic Majority and Minorities
Trust and ethnic diversity are important variables that may impact and explain different economic decisions. This paper presents theoretical models accompanied by a survey that deals with the relation between mistrust and risky economic activity (e.g., the postponement of receiving and paying for a risky asset). Using the theoretical models and surveys as a basis, we suggest that subjective discount rates and bids for a lottery can be used to mea…
Does greater accessibility to higher education reduce wage inequality? The case of the Arab minority in Israel
Many studies assessing national policy reforms in education focus on the likelihood of acquiring an advanced education and the associated returns in the labor market. In this paper, the authors investigate the impact of the Israeli Academic Colleges Law that was designed to promote the acquisition of higher education among all segments of the Israeli population. They found that this law, in fact, contributed to making higher education accessible …
Do You Prefer Having Much More or Slightly More than Others
Dynamics of Change in Poverty Measures amongst Social Service Users in Israel
Although social service departments (SSDs) in Israel are the main institutions through which social workers provide social care to people in poverty, the dynamics between the multiple dimensions of poverty amongst service users (SUs) and the consequences of social care to these dynamics have not been systematically explored. The current study is the first study that aims to fill this gap by comparing multidimensional poverty amongst 159 SUs. The …
(Mis)perceptions about the Gender Gap in the Labor Market
People’s perceptions about the gender gap might influence their attitudes about the need for policy interventions to reduce it. How accurate are these perceptions? Which gender has a better understanding about the actual gender gap? Using a survey-based experiment with a representative sample of 538 Israelis, we found a significant gap between perceptions and reality with regard to wages, attributes of employment, seniority within the company and…
The Gap between Free Market and Social Optimum in the Location Decision of Economic Activity
This article presents a simplified model for comparison of the spatial distribution (core—periphery) of economic activity resulting from free market conditions, with the distribution that would lead to a social optimum. It further examines the public policy measures required to lead the economy towards the optimal distribution. Simulations are conducted to illustrate the mechanism of intervention of public policy and to test the feasibility of va…
The Gap between Free Market and Social Optimum in the Location Decision of Economic Activity
This article presents a simplified model for comparison of the spatial distribution (core—periphery) of economic activity resulting from free market conditions, with the distribution that would lead to a social optimum. It further examines the public policy measures required to lead the economy towards the optimal distribution. Simulations are conducted to illustrate the mechanism of intervention of public policy and to test the feasibility of va…
Patterns of Cooperation in High-Tech—Constraints, Feasibility, and Benefits
The objective of this study is to evaluate the feasibility of cooperation between Israelis and Palestinians in the development of economic activities based on advanced technologies. We conducted an exploratory study in order to evaluate the attitudes of Israelis and Palestinians toward barriers and inhibiting factors. We also looked at possible models of cooperation and their economic and sociopolitical benefits, as well as the policy measures th…
Costs of Mistrust between Ethnic Majority and Minorities
Trust and ethnic diversity are important variables that may impact and explain different economic decisions. This paper presents theoretical models accompanied by a survey that deals with the relation between mistrust and risky economic activity (e.g., the postponement of receiving and paying for a risky asset). Using the theoretical models and surveys as a basis, we suggest that subjective discount rates and bids for a lottery can be used to mea…
Minorities as a resource not as a burden
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify patterns of development that fit the unique attributes of minorities living in peripheral regions and determine the role of public policy in stimulating such patterns. Design/methodology/approach First, a theoretical model is developed for development measures to be considered for minorities living in a peripheral area, the case of the Bedouins in Israel is analyzed, using secondary data, questionn…
The role of cultural attributes in savings rates
Purpose – The motivation for conducting this research came from the current global economic crisis. One outcome of the crisis is the awareness of the need for a better understanding of what causes people to save. Low savings rates in Western countries in general and in the USA in particular are the roots of the crisis. Furthermore, saving is probably one of the most important economic variables that impact the local and global environment. The cu…
Misleading perceptions and economic efficiency in a regional system
This paper’s innovation is the introduction of a misperception effect to the core-periphery model. Using a theoretical model, we show that the free market will lead to distorted spatial distribution of firms between the core and the periphery when a misperception effect is introduced into the model. Based on a questionnaire, we found that a misperception regarding the quality of the production factor exists in favour of the core compared to the p…
Zavajajoče dojemanje in gospodarska učinkovitost regionalnega sistema
Novost, ki jo prinaša ta članek, je uporaba učinka napačnega dojemanja na modelu središče-obrobje. Na podlagi teoretičnega modela bomo pokazali, da na prostem trgu ob uvedbi učinka napačnega dojemanja v model pride do napačne porazdelitve podjetij med središčem in obrobjem. Anketa z vprašalnikom je potrdila, da obstaja napačno dojemanje kakovosti proizvodnih dejavnikov, in sicer v korist središča. To napačno dojemanje lahko najdemo tako v pogledi…
So when are you loss averse? Testing the S-shaped function in pricing and allocation tasks
Do You Enjoy Giving More or More than Others? The Positionality of Voluntary Contributions
This study examines voluntary contributions from a microeconomic perspective, testing a distinction that has been prominent recently in economics but is novel in the study of voluntary contributions—between absolute and relative, or positional goods (goods whose value depends relatively strongly on position in relation to others). An experiment measuring social preferences under different conditions of positionality and visibility on a representa…
The Value of Job Security
The role of coordination failure in the movement of future knowledge workers away from the periphery
Does greater accessibility to higher education reduce wage inequality? The case of the Arab minority in Israel
Many studies assessing national policy reforms in education focus on the likelihood of acquiring an advanced education and the associated returns in the labor market. In this paper, the authors investigate the impact of the Israeli Academic Colleges Law that was designed to promote the acquisition of higher education among all segments of the Israeli population. They found that this law, in fact, contributed to making higher education accessible …
Do You Prefer Having Much More or Slightly More than Others
From Welfare to Work and From Work to Welfare
In this study, we explore the behavioral factors that play a role in the decision—among people with and without disabilities—to move from welfare to work and from work to welfare. A survey of people with and without disabilities in Israel was conducted; a nonprobability quota sample of 193 individuals was drawn (95 people with disabilities and 98 nondisabled people). The data were collected by means of a closed-ended questionnaire. The results sh…
Poverty and Social Policy
Relieving poverty is one of the more important and complicated tasks in every society. Is the public aware of poverty‐related data? Do people know who is considered poor? Public awareness about the issue of poverty is crucial for pushing policymakers to act. Using a survey‐based experiment with a representative sample of 751 Israelis, we found significant gaps between perceptions and reality regarding several measures of poverty. In fact, in most…
Service users' perspectives of social treatment in social service departments in Israel
This article uses mixed methods to examine service user satisfaction with social work treatment in social services departments (SSDs) in Israel-its level, the factors that influence it and its experiential dimensions. A total of 235 service users (SUs) from 11 SSDs were interviewed for this study. They were divided into three groups: (a) SUs receiving standard treatment; (b) SUs participating in poverty-aware programs and (c) SUs receiving a pove…
(Mis)perceptions about the Gender Gap in the Labor Market
People’s perceptions about the gender gap might influence their attitudes about the need for policy interventions to reduce it. How accurate are these perceptions? Which gender has a better understanding about the actual gender gap? Using a survey-based experiment with a representative sample of 538 Israelis, we found a significant gap between perceptions and reality with regard to wages, attributes of employment, seniority within the company and…
The mobility preferences of ICT knowledge workers
Studies investigating the spatial distribution of knowledge workers focus mainly on the factors that draw them to large primary cities. Second-ranked cities have trouble attracting and retaining these workers. We investigated whether there is a difference between the mobility preferences of knowledge workers residing in second-ranked cities and those of their peers in large primary cities. We used a field survey among workers in information and c…
Dynamics of Change in Poverty Measures amongst Social Service Users in Israel
Although social service departments (SSDs) in Israel are the main institutions through which social workers provide social care to people in poverty, the dynamics between the multiple dimensions of poverty amongst service users (SUs) and the consequences of social care to these dynamics have not been systematically explored. The current study is the first study that aims to fill this gap by comparing multidimensional poverty amongst 159 SUs. The …
Economics (18 works) · Political science (11 works) · Psychology (10 works) · Business (8 works) · Demographic economics (8 works) · Economic growth (8 works) · Microeconomics (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Geography (4 works) · Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis (4 works)