The more the state "plans" the more difficult
planning becomes for the individual.
Friedrich von Hayek
The crisis and the economy

Recently, the global financial crisis has been the subject of many comments since it is expected to affect to a greater degree the development of international markets. The expected slowdown of the growth of the major economies, such as the USA and the European Union, is spreading over the rest of the world through trade and capital movements. The increasing integration of the Bulgarian economy with the European economies, however, is making it more susceptible to unfavorable developments and is raising questions about the effects of the current situation...

“FINANCIAL SYSTEMS, EFFICIENCY AND STIMULATION OF SUSTAINABLE GROWH” (FINESS)

The project is funded by the 7th Framework Programme of the European Commission within the Activity 8.1 "Growth, Employment and Competitiveness in a Knowledge Society - The European Case".

Should the State pay for advertising of the tourist business?

During 2008 every second the Government is spending minimum 805 levs or 2.9 million levs per hour and 69.5 million levs per day. You are probably asking yourself where is all that money going? It is spent on various “priority” projects and initiatives of “state importance”.

The Secret of IME (15 years since the registration of the Institute)

Outside the narrow professional circles it is unlikely that anybody knows that last week was the fifteenth anniversary since the registration of the Institute for Market Economics (IME). Many probably do not know also that after fourteen years of managing the Institute, the author is only a supervisor of its work. However, Svetla Kostadinova is already known as its director.

Who should be the licenser – the State or the private sector

It became known several weeks ago that several professional organizations from the truck industry have joint into confederation. There is nothing wrong with this type of association – it is voluntary. To some extend one could say that this is an alternative to corporate mergers and takeovers from the point of view of the positions of negotiations with the trade unions and the State by the entrepreneurs...

The Dundee Case – A Story of Hidden Nationalization

After more than two years of hassle and attempts to overcome the state machine and certain interests of the ruling circles, it looks like the Canadian company “Dundee” will start its projects in Bulgaria, but at a high price. The usual logic, that laws and rights of ownership must be respected, did not apply in the case...

IME – Think Tank of the Year

Institute For Market Economics was named Тhink Тank of The Year in the first ever UK awards of this kind. The inaugural Golden Umbrella Think Tanks Awards took place on Wednesday 5th December 2007 at the National Liberal Club bringing together the Stockholm Network’s 130+ member think tanks from 40 countries ranging from Iceland to Azerbaijan, in addition to European politicians, journalists, policy makers and industry representatives.