Welcome to our newest column, with which we are expanding the content related to the Virtual Pension Fund and our Pension Reform for the Young. Within the new column "Market Commentary", the editor-in-chief of EKIP Georgi Vuldjev, who is also the chairman of the board of our modest Virtual Pension Fund, will provide short monthly …

In this episode: - How catastrophic is the Brexit development for the UK and the EU? - Who is responsible for the current situation? - How is Brexit likely to develop from here on out? Stoyan Panchev - "Bulgaria's future may depend on Brexit" For greater convenience, we recommend downloading …

We started 2019 with a strong start – the topic of healthcare is hot again and the EKIP presented a new study: Proposal for a rational drug policy. The author of the analysis, health economist Arkadi Sharkov, was a guest on one of the most watched shows on the domestic airwaves – “Face to Face” on BTV. According to him, for …

In recent days, I'm sure you've come across a number of headlines announcing that the profitability of private pension funds has collapsed, disintegrated, collapsed, crashed, etc. You get the idea. Something scary and shocking has happened to the profitability of pension funds. This is neither too far nor too close to ...

With Tsvetan Vuchkov from the Executive Board of the Bulgarian Libertarian Society, we exchanged impressions from our recent travels to two major global cities - Singapore and London. In this episode: - Is Singapore a libertarian utopia? - Is London a liberal dystopia? - Is private property enough to guarantee …

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The global wine market is driven by wine consumption habits, rapid urbanization, changing lifestyles and high incomes, the popularity of wine products during holidays, as well as an aging population that prefers wine over other hard drinks. Wine consumption is increasing worldwide and …

Original article: Ryan McMaken, mises.org The condemnation of consumerism is ubiquitous in modern media and popular culture. Anyone who has seen “A Charlie Brown Christmas” from 1965 knows about this struggle. Every time we see Charlie Brown opt for the “authentic” Christmas – buying himself a small Christmas tree, which is natural, …

Direct state intervention in pricing is a traditional tool for solving economic or social problems caused by a sharp increase or decrease in prices. The economic past of Bulgaria during the period between the First and Second World Wars (1919-1939) reveals some typical practices of state pricing and their consequences. It was already …

In the episode: - Bansko, the lifts and tourism - How oil saved the whales - The mining industry and Tran - The future of green technologies For greater convenience, we recommend downloading the audio of the podcast by clicking on the “Download” button in the player above. Don't forget to like and share on Facebook and …