This article is an excerpt from the new report of the EKIP on urban planning policy in Sofia, authored by Georgi Vuldjev and Teodor Karakolev, which will be officially published on 06.11.2018. In recent years in Sofia, we have been lucky enough to observe a visual comparative experiment between two approaches to attracting more investment, stimulating …

The love for state ownership and state economic initiatives is periodically revived. The economic effect of the activities of state-owned enterprises usually sharply contrasts with the expectations for the promotion of social justice, the reduction of inequalities, the reduction of poverty, etc. And because the devil is in the details, the assessment of the results of their functioning ...

0:30 - What policies is the government preparing for us with Budget 2019 - left or right? And what does the government's fiscal policy portend for the long-term economic development of Bulgaria? 40:10 - About the controversial reactions to the article "Who is more left-wing: Criticism of conservatives and libertarians II" and our opinion about it. Links: …

0:45 – What will we talk about in the episode? 02:30 – Topic of the episode: passive investing through ETFs (exchange-traded funds) versus active investing through mutual funds - advantages and disadvantages? 38:15 – Financial and investment news from Bulgaria - key news is the recent development of mortgage lending and the movement of …

Libertarianism with Preferences This article is part two of the series "Who's More Left-Winged: A Critique of Conservatives and Libertarians." You can read the first part here. Libertarians' beliefs, on the other hand, rest not so much on the idea of a watchdog state as on an impartial state - one that will protect the rich and the poor...

Parks are an invention and a luxury of modern society. This is true of many things that we take for granted, but they are a direct result of the general affluence in some parts of the world, a consequence of the division of labor, of scientific progress, and in general – the opportunity to live without working every day, all day, …

Did you know that the 2019 Budget of our country includes a higher deficit than that of Portugal, which was in a fiscal crisis a few years ago? The 2019 Budget was officially published on the website of the Ministry of Finance this Monday, and unfortunately, once again the government focuses on higher spending without structural reforms, …

The direction of his argument may be wrong, but not his substance. Italy has really been infuriating Europe lately. The populist government, led by the outside-the-box Five Star Party of comedian-turned-politician Luigi Di Maio and Matteo Salvini’s Northern League, has announced it will publish a 2019 budget with a deficit …

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This text is a translation of the article “The problem of corruption” published on Mises.org more than 16 years ago. This translation is provoked by the unwillingness to accept the thesis that the quality of the state is solely a consequence of what the people in the country in question are like. This would, for me, …