Macroeconomic Monitor
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2018

Ep. 7: Who is David Friedman and what is happening with the real estate market in our country?

01:55 - Who is David Friedman and what are his contributions to libertarianism? 18:37 - What is happening in the real estate market in Bulgaria? Is there a bubble? 34:00 - What will be the effects of increasingly strict regulations on construction? 44:03 - The insane escape from Sofia Central Prison. 48:30 - The file of Yulia Krasteva …

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The Bulgarian Army: Heroic feats intertwined with financial and other abuses

the Bulgarian army

The Bulgarian Army was formed as one of the important national institutions after the Liberation. It was supported by Bulgarian taxpayers and was entrusted with the task of protecting the national state in the powder keg called the Balkan Peninsula. Some of the truest heroes, before whom we rightly bow our heads, served in the Bulgarian Army. Part …

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GDP is a purely political instrument

political instrument

Undoubtedly the most well-known and widely used indicator of macroeconomic performance is gross domestic product. Like many other historical events, it is difficult to determine who and when began measuring national income. Interest in accounting at the national level emerged in the nineteenth century and, more specifically, the rapid economic growth during …

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Which is the "most analytical" political group?

political group

By Tyler Cowen for Bloomberg View You might be one of those people who thinks being “analytical” is a good thing. We usually associate “analytical” with people who are intelligent, knowledgeable, and relatively unbiased in their assessments. You might think that politics is a field where you can be …

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The construction boom is reaching pre-2008 levels.

the construction boom

Highlights: - Construction production accelerates sharply in January, reaching record levels for the last 10 years - Consumer inflation accelerates, that of industrial goods slows down - Housing lending continues to accelerate and also grows at record levels for the last years - Industrial sales and production grow by …

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Ep. 6: Patreon, Borisov's retirement, Britain is a dystopia

 0:16 - What is the purpose of our Patreon donation page? 21:40 - What happened at the trilateral meeting in Varna, did the negotiations between Erdogan and the EU make progress? 25:51 - Does Boyko Borisov plan to retire from the post of Prime Minister as President of the EC? 36:58 - Who is Count Dankula and …

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Why you should read Nassim Taleb's new book

Nassim Taleb

"Skin in the Game," the new book by famed financier-turned-philosopher Nassim Taleb, is the most important book published in recent years (probably since his last book, "Antifragility," which was published in 2012). Taleb is one of the few thinkers throughout human history whose writings...

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The relationship between gold and silver prices and the rate of inflation

gold and silver prices

After examining the main differences between gold and silver as investment assets in the previous two articles, in this article we will pay attention to three main indicators whose dynamics have a relatively high level of correlation with their price dynamics. First, we will pay attention to the macroeconomic indicator, which is most often …

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A new wave of energy irony

energy regulator

Author: Kaloyan Staykov The regulatory authorities in Bulgaria seem doomed to remain dependent. This is the brief conclusion of the behavior of a number of politicians in recent months, and this week the Ombudsman joined them. The latest proposal is that citizens should have the opportunity to appeal in court the decisions of the Commission for Energy and …

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Ep. 5: Belene NPP, Putin and his polonium, and other conspiracies

 0:50 - The government's persistent attempts to revive the Belene NPP project - What are the latest news? What is the idea behind the Prime Minister's proposal that the Belene NPP be a "pan-Balkan" project? Do we need the Belene NPP? Is it possible to implement it on a fully market basis? What will be the consequences …

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