This year's Caesarea Forum, chaired by Minister of Finance, Dr. Yuval Steinitz, will focus upon Israel's economic priorities in light of the global financial crisis. Prominent academics, together with leaders from the public and private sectors, will present senior policy makers with recommendations on the following four
topics:
• The Proper and Preferred Rate of Public Spending in Israel
- Research headed by Prof. Joseph Zeira
• Science and Technology Policy: How to Preserve Israel's Comparative Advantage during the Economic Crisis
- Research headed by Prof. Arnon Bentor
• Macro-Economic Policy during the Economic Crisis
- Research headed by Prof. Eran Yashiv
• The Most Important Insights Learned from the Economic Crisis in the Fields of Regulation, the Financial System and Macro-Economic Policy.
Panel includes Prof. Lucian Arye Bebchuk, Prof. Elhanan Ben Porat, Prof. Eugene Kendel and Prof. Lawrence Christiano
Forum participants include the Prime Minister, Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu, the Minister of Finance, Dr. Yuval Steinitz, the Governor of the Bank of Israel, Prof. Stanley Fischer, Prof. Lucian Bebchuk, and many other distinguished guests.
The Prime Minister will address participants at the closing of the conference on July 2 (19:00).