On 30 April 2024 - almost exactly one year later - INESS, in cooperation with the Austrian Economics Center, organised the popular Free Market Road Show - and again on a highly topical subject. This year marks not only the 20th anniversary of Slovakia's EU membership, but also our 20 years in the European Single…
This year, the Economics Olympiad attracted once again the interest of more than 10,000 young Slovaks and helped them to gain appreciation and recognition for their knowledge and skills in the fields of economics and finance. The sixth year of the Economics Olympiad for high-school students was concluded with the finals, which took place on…
Publication describes various methodological attitudes towards monetary evaluation of human life value and how are these methodologies applied during the covid 19 pandemics. The publication How much does a human life cost? available here.
The topic of new and expensive medicines will be at the forefront of social debate in the coming years. The amount of resources in the health system is limited, so there must be good mechanisms to allocate these limited resources to different treatments. This situation is analysed in our publication Miraculous medicines: How to pay…
After two pandemic years, we have once again managed to prepare, in cooperation with foreign partners, an in-person international round of the Economics Olympiad. The event was organised by the Czech Institute of Economic Education (INEV), in cooperation with the Hungarian Economic Association and with support from the Visegrad Fund. On 6 - 9 September,…
The pandemic, war and heavily criticized graduation exams have not deterred young people interested in economics from taking part in this year's Economics Olympiad. Interest in economic topics grows every year, which was evident in the fifth year of the Olympiad, which attracted a record number of students from all over Slovakia. The fifth year…
The European Commission, as part of its DMA (Digital Markets Act) regulatory package, is addressing, amongst many aspects of the internet ecosystem, the broader agenda of third-party access to platforms. Specifically, this concerns so-called “business users” who use the platform to conduct their business. This Commission agenda aims to create a 'fair and competitive market'…
The European Commission, as part of its DMA (Digital Markets Act) regulatory package, is addressing, amongst many aspects of the internet ecosystem, the broader agenda of third-party access to platforms. Specifically, this concerns so-called “business users” who use the platform to conduct their business. The European Commission, as part of its DMA (Digital Markets Act)…
Regulatory clouds are gathering over internet platforms. The European Commission is preparing a major regulatory package called the Digital Markets Act, which will significantly regulate many aspects of how large internet companies operate. In addition, many regulators and courts across Europe are starting to investigate or fine them. Let us look at one such persecuted…
The European Commission is preparing a new regulation of internet companies called the Digital Markets Act (DMA). It is supposed to require or prohibit a number of activities from platforms, all under the slogan: "more fair, competitive and innovative business on the internet". However, good intentions are not enough. Creating good regulation is usually a…
Last year, the European Commission came up with proposals to regulate digital services in the form of the Digital Markets Act, which has the potential to significantly change the way the internet works in the EU. We have therefore covered this topic more extensively and in more depth in two analyses. Our first analytical response…
In 2020, IAB Europe conducted a survey asking Europeans what version of the Internet they would prefer: with no targeted ads but with mostly paid content, or today's model with mostly free content but with targeted ads. The vast majority of 75% refused to pay for online content. However, the version with paid content would…
