If someone had told me in 2000 that just 15 years later the Bulgarian parliament would pass a law that, albeit in an imperfect and unclear and unfinished form, would legalize and recognize homeschooling, I would have laughed at them. Well, come on, not to laugh, but at least to smile...

There is a widespread misconception that tax breaks for an industry are no different from subsidizing it. Unfortunately, like many other economic myths, this one just won’t die. The video game industry is one recent example. For years, critics have argued that game developers are given an unfair advantage…

This week, Berlin became the first German city to introduce a rent cap on residential properties. In this short commentary, we will look at what the city government’s move could mean, as well as the functions of the price mechanism in a free economy. The cap As of Monday, the new …

"It was taken without wide discussion" (the decision to introduce a flat tax), claims the director of the Institute for Economic Research of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences in a presentation of their report this week. In fact, this discussion began in December 1997 and ended in December 2007, with the effects of the reform being monitored and assessed ...

Since last week, the escalating situation in the village of Garmen, Blagoevgrad region, has attracted the attention of the media and analysts. In this article, we will examine some of the theses presented and provide an alternative view on the cause and resolution of the conflict, which is simply a symptom of a clearly smoldering problem. A brief overview of the genesis of interethnic conflicts …

After a series of investigative reports by Nova TV, this morning all print and online media started the day with unambiguous headlines like "The Ministry of Education admitted to mass cheating in the matriculation exams." In a very similar scenario, after complaints from the owner of "Aladdin Foods" and the National Association of Dairy Processors, another public secret was revealed, ...

Recent years have clearly shown us that our rights as free citizens are being circumvented and often even unceremoniously trampled on in the name of the "security" so beloved by all those in power (the quotation marks are intentional). Heads of developed countries dream of having the means to eavesdrop on every citizen in real time and spend a lot of money on ...

In March, Bulgaria placed three Eurobond issues on international markets for a total value of around EUR 3.1 billion. The issues were considered successful given the good yield achieved compared to the 10-year Eurobonds issued in the summer of 2014 for EUR 1.5 billion. Although the country’s need to exit …

International organizations, such as the UN, the EU, the World Bank, and the IMF, often emphasize how important education is for economic growth. This is a thesis with which I generally agree. Education is important and it is good for people to be educated. The logic of the prominent organizations, as well as the various private individuals who also …

The UK election has come as yet another surprise to pollsters. Just a day before the vote, they predicted that the Conservatives and Labour would achieve a very similar result, and some analysts even drew scenarios in which there would be new elections in a few months. However, the reality turned out to be the opposite – the Tories managed to secure a comfortable …