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Papers by Shlomo Mizrahi

This article attempts to explain transformations in military-society relations using models devel... more This article attempts to explain transformations in military-society relations using models developed in the context of political participation and social learning. The authors suggest that patterns of alternative politics might evolve from the undermining of the "republican contract," that is, the exchange between citizens' military sacrifice and the rights and rewards granted to them by the state. This situation creates growing dissatisfaction among citizens that may trigger collective action, even among soldiers. Barriers to internal bargaining within the military generate modes of alternative politics in the military-society realm. Drawing from the case of Israel, the authors illustrate these strategies by focusing on conscientious objection, "gray refusal," reservists' rebellions, and a direct form of civilian monitoring of the army.

Applied Economics Letters, 2016

This paper explores the issue of accountability in democratic systems by addressing the issue of ... more This paper explores the issue of accountability in democratic systems by addressing the issue of the deliberate distortion (gaming) of performance measures in the context of the principal-agent theory. Our model identifies the conditions required for principals to invest effort in monitoring agents' gaming activities, and for agents to minimize the effort they invest in such activities. We show that the principal can reduce the agents' gaming efforts by introducing value-added reporting systems that benefit them or impose painful penalties on their gaming. Alternatively, the principal may find ways to reduce the costs of monitoring, for example, through organizational changes. We use the model to explore a variety of principal-agent relations in democratic systems where citizens are weak principals. Politicians, regulators, and senior administrators, who play as both principals and agents, have motivation to invest in gaming the system leading to acute problems of accountability and responsibility in democratic systems.

Israel since 1980, Jan 1, 2008

Policy Sciences, Jan 1, 2005

This article analyzes how sociopolitical dynamics within a state can help explaining foreign poli... more This article analyzes how sociopolitical dynamics within a state can help explaining foreign policy. We show that under certain conditions, the public can be involved in ways that extend beyond expressing opinions that act as constraints on policy makers, and also takes active initiatives that eventually shape foreign policies. The article explains how sociopolitical processes in Israeli society, which transformed the nature of citizen-politician relations from a top-down to a bottom-up orientation, gradually led to shifts in foreign policy regarding the conflict with the Palestinians. The Israeli public has adopted an approach to solving social problems by unilateral initiatives, as part of its attempts to shape foreign policy from the bottom up, due to continuous government failure to provide public services, combined with blocked influence channels. As long as Israeli politicians ignored these changes, they failed to mobilize support for policies imposed from the top down and lost their positions of power.

ISRAEL SINCE 1980 Israel is no longer the country it was at independence in 1948. Over the last q... more ISRAEL SINCE 1980 Israel is no longer the country it was at independence in 1948. Over the last quarter century, a radical demographic, economic, and political transformation has been taking place from within. Israelis are beginning to ask some fundamental questions about ...

International Marketing Review, 2000

Examines the conditions and different structural settings in which a retailer is likely to apply ... more Examines the conditions and different structural settings in which a retailer is likely to apply an international reference price strategy to an imported product. We define the term “international reference price” as an external reference price that reflects the product’s price in different countries. It can be set by providing true but incomplete information rather than by outright manipulation of

Since 1980, 2008

4 Political Economy: Liberalization and Globalization Guy Ben-Porat Debates over the right econom... more 4 Political Economy: Liberalization and Globalization Guy Ben-Porat Debates over the right economic order and the relation between politics and the economy have taken place since the early period of Zionism. The centrality of the “political” and the state-led economy in Israel (or the pre-...

Public sector management and the democratic ethos: ... A longitudinal study of key relationships ... more Public sector management and the democratic ethos: ... A longitudinal study of key relationships in lsrael ... Division of Public Administration & Policy School of Political Sciences The University of Haifa Haifa 31905, Israel Tel: 972-4-8240709 Fax: 972-4-8257785 E-mail: eranv@poli. ...

This paper explores the issue of accountability in democratic systems by addressing the issue of ... more This paper explores the issue of accountability in democratic systems by addressing the issue of the deliberate distortion (gaming) of performance measures in the context of the principal-agent theory. Our model identifies the conditions required for principals to invest effort in monitoring agents' gaming activities, and for agents to minimize the effort they invest in such activities. We show that the principal can reduce the agents' gaming efforts by introducing value-added reporting systems that benefit them or impose painful penalties on their gaming. Alternatively, the principal may find ways to reduce the costs of monitoring, for example, through organizational changes. We use the model to explore a variety of principal-agent relations in democratic systems where citizens are weak principals. Politicians, regulators, and senior administrators, who play as both principals and agents, have motivation to invest in gaming the system leading to acute problems of accountability and responsibility in democratic systems.

This paper examines the conditions that make reference price manipulation beneficial to retailers... more This paper examines the conditions that make reference price manipulation beneficial to retailers. The paper offers a modelling approach that is based on two distinct dimensions: product category, and degree of market competition. The model shows that reference price manipulation in a competitive market is less beneficial to retailers than it is in a monopolistic market. Reference price manipulation of

The International Review of Retail, Distribution and Consumer Research, 2001

This paper examines the conditions that make reference price manipulation beneficial to retailers... more This paper examines the conditions that make reference price manipulation beneficial to retailers. The paper offers a modelling approach that is based on two distinct dimensions: product category, and degree of market competition. The model shows that reference price manipulation in a competitive market is less beneficial to retailers than it is in a monopolistic market. Reference price manipulation of

This article attempts to explain transformations in military—society relations using models devel... more This article attempts to explain transformations in military—society relations using models developed in the context of political participation and social learning. The authors suggest that patterns of alternative politics might evolve from the undermining of the “republican contract,” that is, the exchange between citizens' military sacrifice and the rights and rewards granted to them by the state. This situation creates

This article attempts to explain transformations in military-society relations using models devel... more This article attempts to explain transformations in military-society relations using models developed in the context of political participation and social learning. The authors suggest that patterns of alternative politics might evolve from the undermining of the "republican contract," that is, the exchange between citizens' military sacrifice and the rights and rewards granted to them by the state. This situation creates growing dissatisfaction among citizens that may trigger collective action, even among soldiers. Barriers to internal bargaining within the military generate modes of alternative politics in the military-society realm. Drawing from the case of Israel, the authors illustrate these strategies by focusing on conscientious objection, "gray refusal," reservists' rebellions, and a direct form of civilian monitoring of the army.

Applied Economics Letters, 2016

This paper explores the issue of accountability in democratic systems by addressing the issue of ... more This paper explores the issue of accountability in democratic systems by addressing the issue of the deliberate distortion (gaming) of performance measures in the context of the principal-agent theory. Our model identifies the conditions required for principals to invest effort in monitoring agents' gaming activities, and for agents to minimize the effort they invest in such activities. We show that the principal can reduce the agents' gaming efforts by introducing value-added reporting systems that benefit them or impose painful penalties on their gaming. Alternatively, the principal may find ways to reduce the costs of monitoring, for example, through organizational changes. We use the model to explore a variety of principal-agent relations in democratic systems where citizens are weak principals. Politicians, regulators, and senior administrators, who play as both principals and agents, have motivation to invest in gaming the system leading to acute problems of accountability and responsibility in democratic systems.

Israel since 1980, Jan 1, 2008

Policy Sciences, Jan 1, 2005

This article analyzes how sociopolitical dynamics within a state can help explaining foreign poli... more This article analyzes how sociopolitical dynamics within a state can help explaining foreign policy. We show that under certain conditions, the public can be involved in ways that extend beyond expressing opinions that act as constraints on policy makers, and also takes active initiatives that eventually shape foreign policies. The article explains how sociopolitical processes in Israeli society, which transformed the nature of citizen-politician relations from a top-down to a bottom-up orientation, gradually led to shifts in foreign policy regarding the conflict with the Palestinians. The Israeli public has adopted an approach to solving social problems by unilateral initiatives, as part of its attempts to shape foreign policy from the bottom up, due to continuous government failure to provide public services, combined with blocked influence channels. As long as Israeli politicians ignored these changes, they failed to mobilize support for policies imposed from the top down and lost their positions of power.

ISRAEL SINCE 1980 Israel is no longer the country it was at independence in 1948. Over the last q... more ISRAEL SINCE 1980 Israel is no longer the country it was at independence in 1948. Over the last quarter century, a radical demographic, economic, and political transformation has been taking place from within. Israelis are beginning to ask some fundamental questions about ...

International Marketing Review, 2000

Examines the conditions and different structural settings in which a retailer is likely to apply ... more Examines the conditions and different structural settings in which a retailer is likely to apply an international reference price strategy to an imported product. We define the term “international reference price” as an external reference price that reflects the product’s price in different countries. It can be set by providing true but incomplete information rather than by outright manipulation of

Since 1980, 2008

4 Political Economy: Liberalization and Globalization Guy Ben-Porat Debates over the right econom... more 4 Political Economy: Liberalization and Globalization Guy Ben-Porat Debates over the right economic order and the relation between politics and the economy have taken place since the early period of Zionism. The centrality of the “political” and the state-led economy in Israel (or the pre-...

Public sector management and the democratic ethos: ... A longitudinal study of key relationships ... more Public sector management and the democratic ethos: ... A longitudinal study of key relationships in lsrael ... Division of Public Administration & Policy School of Political Sciences The University of Haifa Haifa 31905, Israel Tel: 972-4-8240709 Fax: 972-4-8257785 E-mail: eranv@poli. ...

This paper explores the issue of accountability in democratic systems by addressing the issue of ... more This paper explores the issue of accountability in democratic systems by addressing the issue of the deliberate distortion (gaming) of performance measures in the context of the principal-agent theory. Our model identifies the conditions required for principals to invest effort in monitoring agents' gaming activities, and for agents to minimize the effort they invest in such activities. We show that the principal can reduce the agents' gaming efforts by introducing value-added reporting systems that benefit them or impose painful penalties on their gaming. Alternatively, the principal may find ways to reduce the costs of monitoring, for example, through organizational changes. We use the model to explore a variety of principal-agent relations in democratic systems where citizens are weak principals. Politicians, regulators, and senior administrators, who play as both principals and agents, have motivation to invest in gaming the system leading to acute problems of accountability and responsibility in democratic systems.

This paper examines the conditions that make reference price manipulation beneficial to retailers... more This paper examines the conditions that make reference price manipulation beneficial to retailers. The paper offers a modelling approach that is based on two distinct dimensions: product category, and degree of market competition. The model shows that reference price manipulation in a competitive market is less beneficial to retailers than it is in a monopolistic market. Reference price manipulation of

The International Review of Retail, Distribution and Consumer Research, 2001

This paper examines the conditions that make reference price manipulation beneficial to retailers... more This paper examines the conditions that make reference price manipulation beneficial to retailers. The paper offers a modelling approach that is based on two distinct dimensions: product category, and degree of market competition. The model shows that reference price manipulation in a competitive market is less beneficial to retailers than it is in a monopolistic market. Reference price manipulation of

This article attempts to explain transformations in military—society relations using models devel... more This article attempts to explain transformations in military—society relations using models developed in the context of political participation and social learning. The authors suggest that patterns of alternative politics might evolve from the undermining of the “republican contract,” that is, the exchange between citizens' military sacrifice and the rights and rewards granted to them by the state. This situation creates