This report is the result of the work of a multi-disciplinary team in the OECD Economics Department. The report was prepared by Zeev Krill and Jakob Brunnengräber, with inputs from Filippo Cavassini. Yvan Guillemette and Thomas Chalaux conducted the macroeconomic scenarios and offered important insights on the design of the model. Isabell Koske, Deputy Director, Country Studies, provided guidance and inputs to the work. Boris Cournède contributed valuable comments and insights on the report. Seamus Tweedy (formerly OECD) provided inputs in the early phases of the work. Sara Gouveia provided organisational support.
The report benefited from close co-operation with the Israeli Ministry of Finance. Special thanks for the extensive inputs and support go to Tamar Levy Boneh, Yoav Hecht and Golan Badichi from the macroeconomics team in the Budget Department of the Ministry of Finance. The support of the Permanent Delegation of Israel to the OECD is kindly acknowledged. Special thanks to Ariel Ablin, former Deputy Permanent Representative, and Yael Nahum, Economic Advisor. The work underlying the report also benefitted from inputs and insights from other Israeli institutions. Special thanks go to Galina Braverman and Malka Levinger, Central Bureau of Statistics, Moti Frenkel and Rami Daniel Shalom, National Insurance Institute, Adi Finkelstein, Tamar Ramot-Nyska, Shay Tsur, and Eyal Argov, Bank of Israel, Tania Slobodnitsky, Assaf Geva and Yotam Peterfreund, Chief Economist's Department of the Ministry of Finance. Useful insights were also shared by the Aaron Institute for Economic Research and the Taub Centre.
An early version of the report was discussed at a seminar with the delegates of the OECD Economic and Development Review Committee (EDRC).