Macroeconomic Monitor

2014.07.28

The CorpBank case and the unanswered questions

For more than a month, leading economists and bankers have been analyzing what is happening at CorpBank and, together with politicians, are looking for a solution to the crisis at the fourth largest bank in Bulgaria. Currently, experts are awaiting more complete information about the quality of the bank's assets, and politicians are on the verge of raising …

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Guest article: Should we give the government the power to alter consumer choice?

Do we all have the same preferences and value material goods in the same way, so that we allow someone else to control (influence) our own choices?! If "value" is subjective, and market prices are a mirror of consumer desires, then the widespread suggestion that public goods and services are provided ...

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