Research & Publications

Bulgarian Migration: Incentives and Constellations
Author: IME / 08.01.2010

New IME Analysis: Bulgaria in International Rankings - 70 Reccomendations for Prosperity
Author: IME / 20.07.2009

We have selected the widest used international indexes which trace out the development of societies. The main goals of this analysis are to show where Bulgaria stands, to offer an overview of its improvement through the years, of the opportunities for reform, and to suggest recommendations which, if applied in practice, would bring about higher prosperity and standard of living, and would ease up the country’s efforts to handle the crisis.

EXPECTED LONG-TERM BUDGETARY BENEFITS TO ROMA EDUCATION (BULGARIA - 2007)
14.09.2009

This analysis estimates the expected long-term benefits to investing into Roma education in Bulgaria. By budget benefits we envisage the direct financial benefits to the education to the national budget. The basic perception is that investing extra money into Roma education would pay off even in fiscal terms. In order to be successful, investments should take place in early childhood. Successful investments are also expensive, but if it is done the right way, such investments compensate the costs in terms of extra tax benefits in the future. This study looks at the expected budgetary benefits of a successful investment. However, it does not deal with how to achieve success.