Shomron Center for Economic Policy Research

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August 9, 2023
by Moshe
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Even Big Business finally discovered: they are not welcomed by CCP

So, It is time to leave Communist China… Blomberg Agency has informed on record-breaking fall in Foreign Direct Investments in Communist China It reminds our 14 years old paper noting that Deng Xiaoping’s protection for foreign investors built on the … Continue reading

June 25, 2023
by Moshe
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The military capacity of Ukraine in the Long Run. Scenarios and Factors

The article ‘Probability of Development of Nuclear Weapons by Ukraine. Scenarios and Factors‘ have been published by ‘Obrana a Strategie’ (Defence and Strategy) – Czech Military Journal (Volume 23 Number 1 – June 2023). The threat of the use of … Continue reading

June 18, 2023
by Moshe
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Lessons from Iosif Rapoport’s life

Article by Yehoshua Socol and Moshe Yanovskiy ‘Geneticist Iosif Rapoport: the Scientist vs. the State‘ just has been published in the Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons (JPandS) Volume 28 No 2, (Summer) 2023. The purpose of the review was … Continue reading

February 6, 2023
by Moshe
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Jewish Analysis of the COVID-19 Crisis

The article by Yehoshua Socol, Moshe Yanovskiy, and Yair Shaki “Judeo-Christian Analysis of the COVID-19 Crisis and Its Management” has been published in the University of Valladolid Journal of the Sociology and Theory of Religion last month. (to cite: Socol, … Continue reading

January 29, 2023
by Moshe
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The Ethical and Religious Implications of Covid-19

Dr. Marilyn M. Singleton (US Doctor and Lawyer) interview with my colleague and co-author Dr. Yehoshua Socol: “… As my guest put it, the mindset behind the Covid-19 response will lead to “government expansion, ultimately ending in the establishment of … Continue reading

January 22, 2023
by Moshe
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The welfare state – for whom?

Who is the principal beneficiary of the welfare state? This issue was discussed during the dispute hosted by “Students for Liberty” an international non-profit organization on January 11 at Ben Gurion University (in Hebrew). Here is the introductory speech by … Continue reading

November 15, 2022
by Moshe
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“Socializm Haziri” – Pig Socializm

“Socializm Haziri” – Pig Socialism – the book written by Ilia Zatcovetsky and Moshe yanovskiy just starts to make its way to the reader. Kineret Zmora-Bitan Dvir Publishers have published the book. This book represents our endeavor to challenge the … Continue reading

July 31, 2022
by Moshe
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Costly failure of Lockdown policies

Our article claiming that lockdown policies have never been scientifically justified has been published in the Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (Yanovskiy M, Socol Y. Are Lockdowns Effective in Managing Pandemics? International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; … Continue reading

May 22, 2022
by Moshe
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Costs of Lockdowns in Israel – new article in “Inquiry”

The paper just published in INQUIRY: Cost-Effectiveness Threshold for Healthcare: Justification and Quantification. The material is basically a little bit boring. Do not miss the Appendix (counting lost Life Years as a result of lockdowns imposed on us by the Government … Continue reading

April 17, 2022
by Moshe
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Coercive Policies and Some Reactions to the Coercion in the Time of COVID-19 Pandemic: update

Since votes at Hungary’s Parliament Elections and 1st Round of Presidential elections in France have been counted, the paper “Coercive Policies and Some Reactions to the Coercion in the Time of COVID-19 Pandemic” (supplementary to our “COVID-19 Library. Filling the Gaps“) … Continue reading