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Ivelina Petrova

Ivelina Petrova graduated from the University of National and World Economy with a degree in Finance. Her interests lie in economics, Austrian economic theory, financial markets, and libertarian philosophy. She has worked in the capital markets sector, and is currently gaining experience in economic journalism.

It's time for pension reform, not political games

For the Christmas and New Year holidays, the government decided to give us a "small" surprise. In just a week, controversial changes to the Social Security Code (SSC) were voted on without any public debate or preliminary assessment of the impact of the adopted regulatory texts. Many question marks, disappointments and future economic shocks were tried by the government ...

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Misunderstood fairness of taxation

Often in the public sphere, elected politicians become the center of attention, talking about the “fairness” of taxation. But is there justice when the net benefits for certain groups of individuals are created as a result of the forcible seizure of property from the rest of society? When support for poorer citizens goes through the imposition of …

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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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Does an economy need to borrow for growth?

And is it necessary to think that we are living better until a point when we will have to pay the price for it?! Looking back at economic history, the problem is not in the answer to the question itself, but in how it will be read and what lesson it will leave, because, as a general …

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