PhD, from the Department of Public Policy at Tel Aviv University.
Thesis: "Effective tenders for the provision of public transportation services"
The study dealt with the development of competitive tenders as a method of providing public transportation services in Israel and abroad, in cooperation with the private sector, and the policy implications on economic efficiency and social inequality.
My research focuses on three main areas:
- The field of transportation (focusing on competition in public transportation services on buses) - I have published nine articles, most of them in leading international journals and three book chapters.
- Employment of Migrant Workers - In the field of employment of migrant workers in the in Israel. I have published seven articles, most of them in a leading international journals.
- Local Government - In cooperation with leading researchers in local government studies in Israel, we won a scholarship from The National Lottery and the Center for Local Government to write a paper on the establishment of mandatory basket of services for local authorities in Israel. The paper was completed and submitted to the Center for Local Government in December 2017.
2016- 2017, with Gila Menachem, Assaf Meidani. Amir Hefetz, Elad Cohen-
The National Lottery and the Center for Local Government.
Topic of research: Legal, governmental, socio-economic and spatial aspects When applying a basket of municipal services.
2008 - "Outstanding Dean of Social Sciences" scholarship.
2006 - Richard and Rhoda Goldman Scholarship for writing his dissertation.
2002 - Richard and Rhoda Goldman Scholarship for writing MA thesis
2001 - "Outstanding Dean of Social Sciences" scholarship.
Refereed Articles/Books
Ida, Y., & Talit, G. (2024). Public transportation in
Israel. In: P. R Kumaraswamy (Ed.). The Palgrave International
Handbook of Israel. Palgrave Macmillan. (forthcoming).
Ida, Y., Talit, G. & Meydani, A. (2023). The effects of bilateral agreements on migrant workers in the construction industry in Israel. Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies. DOI:
Ida, Y., & Talit, G. (2023). Israeli Government Policy on Non-Israeli Construction Workers. Migration Letters, 20(1), 101-112.
Ida, Y., & Talit, G. (2022). Integrating regional clusters
and metropolitan authorities in the provision of public transportation services
on buses. Studies on Regulation, 7, 231-253. (Heb).
Ida, Y. (2022). Economic and
governmental justifications for policy. In: L. Litor & Y. Levy (Eds). Public
Policy. Ra'anana: Open University. Chapter 3 (Heb).
Meydani, A., & Ida, Y. (2022). On the process of
designing public transportation policy in Israel – between law, economics and
politics following the High Court of Justice "Separation Lines" ruling
from 2011. Tel Aviv University Journal of Law, Society and Culture, 5,
263-292. (Heb.).
Ida, Y.,
Hefetz, A., Meydani, A., Menahem, G., & Cohen, E. (2021). Innovative
thinking on the relationship between the provision of local services and
inequality in Israel. Israel Studies Review, 35(3), 31-51.
Ida, Y., & Talit, G. (2021). Regulating the supply of public bus services in Israel. In: E. Tevet, V. M. Shiffer & I. Galnoor (Eds.). Regulation in Israel: Values, Effectiveness, Methods. Palgrave Macmillan. Chapter 9, pp. 195-216.
Ida, Y., Talit, G., & Levy, S. (2020). Restrictions on
the employment of migrant workers in the domestic care sector: Do they really
work? Journal of International Migration and Integration. 21(3),
693-709.
Talit,
G., Ida, Y., & Levy, S. (2020). Implications of collection of excessive
brokerage fees for migrant workers in the domestic care sector in Israel. International
Migration, 58(1), 219-230.
Ida,
Y. (2019). Competition on public bus services in Israel. Economic Quarterly,
63(1- 2), 85-94. (Heb.).
Ida, Y., & Talit, G.
(2019). Regulation of public transport services in Israel. In: E. Tevet &
I. Galnoor (Eds.). Regulation in Israel: Values, Effectiveness, Methods.
Jerusalem: Van Leer Institute and Hakibbutz Hameuchad
Publishing House (Heb.). (pp. 351-394).
Ida, Y., &
Talit, G. (2018). What we can learn 17 years after the reform in public bus transportation
in Israel. Case Studies on Transport Policy, 6(4), 510-517.
Ida, Y., Berechman, J., & Levy, S. (2018). Cost, quality, and scope of service: The case of the Israeli public bus sector. Research in Transportation Business and Management, 28, 40-44.
Ida, Y, &
Talit, G. (2017). Reforms in the
regulation of public bus services in Israel.
Case Studies on Transport Policy, 5(1), 80-86.
Ida,
Y., & Talit, G. (2015). Regulation on migrant workers' employment in the
Israeli construction sector. International Migration, 53(6), 111-124.
Ida,
Y., & Talit, G. (2015). Regulation of public bus services: The Israeli
experience. Transport Policy, 42, 156-165.
Ida, Y. &
Talit, G. (2015). The Israeli experience in competitive tendering of public bus
services. Network Industries Quarterly, 17(4), 11-14.
Ida, Y., &
Talit, G. (2015). Reforms in public bus services in Israel. International
Journal of Social Science Studies, 3(6), 57-61.
Ida, Y. (2014). Employment of foreign workers in Israel under the binding
arrangement. International
Journal of Business and Social Science, 5(6), 52-63.
Ida,
Y. (2014). Reforms in foreign workers' employment in the Israeli construction sector.
Economic Quarterly, 59(3), 109-123. (Heb.).
Ida, Y., & Berechman, J. (2009). Efficient competitive tendering for providing public transportation services. Economic Quarterly, 56(3), 365-384. (Heb.)
2024- Globs magazine annual Conference - Road and rail transport infrastructure conference. Sapir Academic College.
2023 - Sapir Conference - The role of the Attorney General in Israel. Sapir Academic College.
2021 - Local Government in Israel – Integrating Regional Clusters and Metropolitan Authorities in the Provision of Public Bus Services, College of Management Academic Studies.
2018- Annual Conference of the Israel Political Science Association, Sapir College- Local Government in Israel
2017- Center for Local Government conference, Tel Aviv University- Mandatory basket of services for local authorities
2017- Sapir conference, Sapir Academic College- The right to dignity.
2016- Sderot Conference, Sapir Academic College- The politics of work.
2016- Department of Public Policy seminar, Tel Aviv University- Reforms in public bus service in Israel.
2015- Department of Public Policy seminar, Ben Gurion University- Reforms in public bus service in Israel.
2014- Department of Public Administration and Policy seminar, Sapir College- Regulation on migrant workers' employment in the Israeli construction sector.
2014- Research team on regulation in Israel, Van Leer institution- - Reforms in the regulation on public bus service in Israel.
2009- Annual Conference of the Israel Economic Association Ma'ale Ahamisha- Competitive Tendering for Public Transportation Services.