Jerusalem Institute for Market Studies

Jerusalem Institute for Market Studies (JIMS) is neoliberal think tank the mission of which in 2005 was 'to discover practical ways to promote market solutions and limited government in Israel and the region.' In 2012 its mission had been revised as follows: 'to promote social progress in Israel through economic freedom and individual liberty.'

Activities

The Institute's main programs include:

• Student Workshop in Austrian Economics
• High School Workshop in Economics
• Tax Freedom Day Calculation for Israel
• Israel Spend-O-Meter of Government Spending

The Institute's areas of research and policy interest:

• Labor Market and Welfare Reform
• Intellectual Property Rights
• The Environment
• Competitive Sourcing
• Tax Reform
• Free Trade
• Privatization

JIMS received an Honorable Mention grant in the Templeton Freedom Award program of 2005 administered by the Atlas Economic Research Foundation. The Templeton Freedom Award Grants specifically honor promising organizations, especially in parts of the world where there are few independent voices advocating economic freedom, individual liberty, and limited government under the rule of law.

People

Academic Advisory Board

2012

Peter Boettke - Professor of Economics, George Mason University, USA | [[Barry Chiswick] - Professor of Economics, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA | Carmel Chiswick - Professor of Economics, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA | Arye Hillman - Professor of Economics, Bar Ilan University, Israel | Sam Peltzman - Professor of Economics, University of Chicago Graduate School of Business, USA | Richard Pipes - Baird Professor Emeritus of History, Harvard University, USA | Mario Rizzo - Professor of Economics, New York University, USA | Russell Roberts - Professor of Economics, George Mason University, USA | Robert Sauer - Professor of Economics, University of Bristol, UK | Donald Siegel - Dean of the School of Business, SUNY Albany, USA | David Waldman - Professor of Management, W. P. Carey School, USA

2007

Peter Boettke - Professor of Economics, George Mason University, USA | David Conway - Professor of Philosophy, Roehampton University, UK | Christie Davies - Professor of Sociology, University of Reading, UK | Pierre Garello - Professor of Economics, Universite d'Aix-Marseille III, France | Arye Hillman - Professor of Economics, Bar Ilan University, Israel | Marc Miles - Senior Research Fellow, Heritage Foundation, USA | Dennis O'Keeffe - Professor of Social Science, University of Buckingham, UK | Mario Rizzo - Professor of Economics, New York University, USA | Robert Sauer - Professor of Economics, University of Southampton, UK and co-founder of JIMS | Donald Siegel - Professor of Entrepreneurship, University of California at Riverside, USA

2005

Peter Boettke - Professor of Economics, George Mason University, USA | Pierre Garello - Professor of Economics, Universite d'Aix-Marseille III, France and Director of Institute for Economic Studies Europe | Arye Hillman - Professor of Economics, Bar Ilan University, Israel | Marc Miles - Director of Centre for International Trade and Economics, Heritage Foundation, USA | Mario Rizzo - Professor of Economics, New York University, USA | Donald Siegel - Chair of Economics Department, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA

Personnel

2007

Robert Sauer | Corinne Sauer | Avi Hein | Ilana Mercer

2005

Robert Sauer, President Corinne Sauer, Director Allan Guldberg, Research Fellow Rotem Sella, Student Fellow

Distinguished Friends

2012

Douglas Carswell - Member of British Parliament | Daniel Hannan - Member of European Parliament | Jonathan Medved - Venture Capital & Private Equity, Israel | Daphne Netanyahu - Editor in Chief of the Marah Magazine, Israel | Iddo Netanyahu - Radiologist, Author and Playwright, Israel

Affiliations

Stockholm Network, member

Contact

Web: http://www.jims-israel.org