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Issue 46( January 2007)
The
Symbolic View of the EU from an Economic Aspect The
Economy In 2007 – a Forecast
Economic
Freedom Presupposes Governmental Restraint The
Lies About NPP “Belene” Follies
in the Pharmaceutical Sector IME
with a New Executive Director
Issue 45( November 2006)
Balance
of Payment for the First 9 Months of 2006 Let
us welcome tax competition ! 29th
of May – The Tax Freedom Day
Waste
Tax The
Old New Beginning in the Postal Services, to be Continued Should
the Students Freeze? IME
November Events
Issue 44( October 2006)
Bulgaria
Re-elected the President. So, What? 10%
Profit Tax - the Result of Eight Years of Efforts of the Institute for
Market Economics Political
constellations around tax "innovations" in New Europe Bulgaria
- An EU member from 1st January 2007 An
Overview of the Policies in the Tobacco Production Sector The
"Bulgartabac"'s Saga - the Beginning of the End, or Is It? The
Development Pact - Few Good Ideas and Many Wishes Europe:
Don't Vote with Your Feet
Krassen
Stanchev award winner !
We recommend the fowolling essay wich has won a travel grant to the
Mont Pelerin Society's next annual meeting, wich will take place in
Guatemala City later this year: "Rules and peace: an Eastern European
perspective"
Issue 43 ( September
2006)
GDP
in the Second Quarter of 2006 An
Overview of the World Bank's annual report: "Anti-Corruption in Transition
3: Who is succeeding… and Why?" Costs
and Benefits of Tobacco Tax Harmonization in EU. The case of Bulgaria Labor
force migration - negative or rather positive impact on the immigration
country?
Issue 42 ( August 2006)
First Anniversary of Bulgarian Government
Introduction Status
Quo Legislating Public
Administration Pravatization
Budget and Taxation Payroll
Taxes Social
Policy Labour
Market
Education
Regulation
Transport Sector "Europe"
Conclusion
Issue 41 ( July 2006)
9
Years Currency Board Arrangement Will
We Overcome the Lawyers This Time? Reflections
on the Government Sector Can
a Pension Reform Be Conducted by Differentiating of The Tax Rates? Flashes
of Spontaneous Order (Cases of Self-organization Reported in the Bulgarian
Press)
Issue 40 ( June 2006)
European
Subsidies from an Economic Point of View GDP
in First Quarter of 2006 The
Magic Formula for Wages Impact
of the World Cup on the Bulgarian Economy Money
on the Bulgarian Property Market (2000 – 2005)
Issue 39 ( May 2006)
What
Does The EU Report Say About Bulgaria and What Is It Silent About ?
Foreign
Direct Investment In Post-Totalitarian Bulgaria On
Competitiveness of Bulgarian Education
Issue 38 ( April 2006)
GDP
in 2005 The
Tax Reform is Working (Analysis of Budget Statistics) Liberalization
is a Winning Strategy for the Energy Sector in Bulgaria How
Could the Government Save Some Money and Reduce Foreign Debt at Once? One
Step Forward, Two Steps Back: Ataka and the Effects of Nationalization Gypsies’
Contribution to Market Reforms
Issue 37 ( March 2006)
EU
Funds, National Budget and Economy Do
We Need the Compulsory Minimum Wage Compensation for Years in Service? Establishment
of State Export Bank – Does It Have To Be Done? Bulgaria
Real Estate Market – Exciting Past And Steady Future An
Aide Memoire on the Perils of Protectionism Social
Responsibility and Business Success Gypsy
Contribution to Prosperity in Bulgaria’s Late Communist Era IME
Awarded 2006 Templeton Freedom Award
Issue 36 ( February 2006)
How
to Accelerate Economic Growth in the Euroarea? The
Liberalization of the EU Labor market – a Myth or a Rreality? Health
Insurance of Emigrants in Bulgaria or How the State Blackmails Its Citizens
EU
SME Programs: A Quick Overview Where
is Bulgaria Among Others in Terms of Providing Access to Its National
Legislation on Internet Free of Charge? Zero
Tax on Reinvested Profit – the Example of Estonia Landing
on Cracked Track
Issue 35 ( January 2006)
Regulation
and Growth. Case of Bulgaria “Big
Bang” Enlargement of the Euroarea On
State Properties and Transparency Trade,
Deficit and Taxes Inflation
in 2005 Personal
Impressions of the Collapse of the Berlin Wall (Excerpt from a Diary
On the Occasion of the World Freedom Day)
Issue 34 ( October - December 2005)
Is
the Garbage Tax Increase Justified? Social
Assistance – For How Long? Bulgaria
and the IMF Again On
International Investment Climate in Bulgaria and Strategies for Attracting
Foreign Investments Inaction
In Action: The Court of Auditors, European Commissioners, and the Problem
of Financial Mismanagement
Petition
to the national governments of the European Union member states, the
European Council, the European Commission and Members of the European
Parliament THE
BRUSSELS DECLARATION
Issue 33 ( June - October 2005)
Coalition
of the Spending (New Government First Steps) Plan
B – Effects of the Eventual Delay of Bulgaria’s Joining the EU Economic
Migration – European Practices 7
June - The Day When Bulgarians Stopped Working for the Government Bulgaria
Moves Ahead Forthcoming:
IME Alternative Budget
Issue 32 ( May - June 2005)
Will
Bulgaria Fall a Victim of its Democracy? Bulgaria
Economic Development Bulgaria:
Fiscal Environment and Taxes
Issue 31 ( March - April 2005)
Currency
Board And Economic Development The
Security Burden is the Biggest Issue Before Business and Citizens Recent
Libertarian Failures in EU “Relationships Why
Bulgaria State Gazette is Not Available on Internet? Invest
and the State Will Protect You
Issue 30 ( January 2005)
2004:
Ten Important Positive Developments in Bulgaria The
Unnecessary "Nuclear Toy" About
the Government Employment Programs Potential
for Real Estate Development in Bulgaria
Key Obstacles to Private Business in Bulgaria:
IME 2005 Report 1.
Obstacles Related to Property Rights, Freedom of Contract and Equality
Before the Law 2.
Taxes and Conventional Tax Burden: Systemic Issues 3.
Credit-Related Institutional Obstacles 4.
Obstacles related to the competitiveness of the workforce 5.
Obstacles related to public procurement
6. Obstacles and Challenges Related to EU Accession Attachments:
Respondents and Productivity Dynamics
Issue 29 ( November - December 2004)
Alternative
(Low Tax) Budget for 2005 20
Arguments Against Minimum Wage How
Much Does a Square Meter in Bulgaria Worth? Study
of Incentives, Characteristics and Strategies of Firms Operating ‘in
the Shadows’ Minister
of Finance: In Defence of Libertarianism and Zero Tax Rate
We
Present: European Union Savings Directive: Effect on Bulgaria (
) We
Reccomend: Contemporary Economic Libertarianism in Bulgaria
Issue 28 ( October 2004)
Record
High Budget Surplus - Time to Cut Taxes Good
News from the Balance of Payments Higher
Capacity via Administration Reform New
Europe: Low Taxes or German Taxes? Global
and Regional Factors Influencing Bulgarian Real Estate Prices NGO
Letter to the FAO Tax
Calculator
Issue 27 ( April 2004)
Open
Letter Regarding the Necessity of a Decrease of Taxes The
European Union Financial Framework for Bulgaria - Does It Change Anything
Issue 26 ( January 2004)
Some
Developments in the Tax Debate in Bulgaria How
Not to Create a Commission – the Case of Personal Data Protection
Commission
Issue 25 ,
Special Edition (October 2003)
800
Days Later: Alternative View on What The Government Should Do Local
Elections, Central Mess
Issue 24
(October 2003)
New Democracies
Advisory Trip to Babylon Bulgaria
– Economic and Business Climate Overview
Issue 23
(September 2003)
When
Will the Incomes in Bulgaria Reach the Average Level in the European
Union? The
Budget Program for 2004 - 2006
Issue 22
(July 2003)
Cabinet
Reshuffling: First Signals Six
Years Currency Board The
Economy in 2002 and the Transition Years
Issue 21 The
Healthcare System - More Money or More Reforms?
Issue 20 The
New Labor Regulations: First (Visible) Results Domestic
Economic Policy Challenges (Government and Overall Economic Performance
in Balkan Countries as Reflected in Economic Freedom Indexes) Russian
Demands and Bulgarian Structures
Issue 19 The
Bulgarian Economy: Prospects for 2003
Issue 18 Business
Environment in 2002
Issue 17 Budget
2003 Undertakes More Obligations Than Is Feasible Nikolay
Vassilev's Nine Measures for Economic Development Three
Wrong Signals
Issue 16 Bulragtabac
Privatization: No Problems Investment
Options Are Already Less Dependent On The Government And More In The
Responsibilities Of The Private Sector
Issue 15 The
Balance for Business One Year After the General Elections Public
Satisfaction and Currency Board How
Can We Do with the Social Security System?
Issue 14
Issue 13
Activism Back in Fashion
The Currency Board is Likely to Continue to Serve Bulgaria Well /by
Pirita Sorsa/ Bulgaria's
Economy: Key Developments Since 1997
Issue 12
Balkan Governments: Their Role and Size in a Comparative Perspective
First No-Confidence Vote: What is the Benefit?
Socialist Thinking in the Balkans (Published in The Wall Street
Journal Europe, January 11-12, 2002)
Issue 11
Bulgaria's Competitiveness
Output Growth for the First 9 months of 2001
Issue 10 (30
November 2001)
The Debate on Economic Issues During and After the IMF Mission
Issue 09 Deeds
and Days: Cabinet Honeymoon President
Out, President In Making
a Sense of the New Privatization Policy Widely
Convertible Promises in Industry, Tourism and Trade Whereabouts
of Taxes and Welfare Visioning
Banks and Capital Markets Why
manage the government debt? Energy
policy briefing
Issue 08 Terrorism
Impacts on Bulgaria
Issue 07 Macedonian
Crisis, Economic Crime and Impacts on the Region and Bulgaria The
First Mortgage Bond Issue is Fact Interview with Frank Bauer, Chairman,
Bulgarian - American Credit Bank* His
Majesty Prime Minister's Cabinet The
Remission of Crimes
Republic
or Monarchy?
Issue 06 King's
Men of Bulgaria are Already in Charge: What to Expect? Business
Environment During UDF Mandate What
Remained Unfinished From the 3-year Agreement with IMF? US
Investment Projects in Power Generation How
Bulgaria Performs in the Line with Copenhagen Criteria?
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Krassen
Stanchev was awarded the Special Prize for "overall contribution
to the spirit of liberty"
Institute for Market Economics is a winner
of a 2006 Templeton Freedom Award
IME's Economic Policy
Review won the prize because:
It has been pioneering
public debate of topics and issues of immediate or long tem concern
such as: first surveys of transaction costs, informal labor and
informal economy in Bulgaria and the Balkans, on mortgages, business
environment and costs of dealing with the government;
Over 200 draft laws
and regulations were assessed in the bulletin;
The average reprinting
rate of the newsletter is 80% for 2005 and we expect it to pass
90% in 2006 as it is gaining popularity.
It disseminated methods
of basic economics and cost-benefit analysis;
The Economic Policy
Review produces supporting materials for other IME websites
and print product, e.g.: the EU accession sub-page (the most visited
part of the IME Web), the educational page of the Economics Access
Station of Internet (www.easibulgaria.org ), the flat tax bulletin
and the website (www.ime.bg/flat ,
the monthly bulletin goes to the desk of every MP and a minister),
the cost-benefit analysis (www.ria-studies.net ), the web page of mortgage
finance and real estate (www.ceemortgagefinance.org and its
more popular Bulgarian version), the sub-page on welfare reforms,
etc.
We have introduced
to the Bulgarian audience via EPR and EASI a great number
of unknown economists and writers, some of them have already become
relatively popular, e.g. Bastiat, von Hayek, Menger, von Mises
We were the first
to publish the Magna Carta in Bulgarian, and via EPR highlighted
topics of economic history.
EPR had made IME
associates very popular. This helped some of them successfully run
for parliament with one colleague during the 2005 parliamentary
elections being the most televised, interviewed and printed candidate
(entering politics anew and being more popular with the media than
former PMs, finance ministers, and the like).
