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Romania’s Economy in Graphs: Performance, Risks, Challenges | 11 martie 2018 | Romania reached a record economic growth in 2017, yet one that was mainly based on consumption. The contribution of investment became positive, but investment levels

The reduction of Social Security Contributions would be a breath of fresh air for the economy

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In Romania, salaries are low, while costs related to labor force are high. This is the paradox of a fiscal burden overwhelming for the labor market. That is how we can explain the anemic appetence of entrepreneurs for job creation, and for employing workers ‘formally’, without resorting to the – sometimes saving – solution of employing workers on the black market. This is why the

The Currency and the Monetary System

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From all the issues and areas the economic science deals with, only a few are more debated than the monetary aspects. We face fierce controversy everywhere: when and to what extent are “cheap money” or “expensive money” better? are there any economic responsibilities a central bank has to carry on and why? what is the optimal money supply for the economic system?

What We Did Not Understand from Recession: Time Matters!

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During all these years (seems like forever), the recession was described as being a catastrophe, almost like the war. A scourge of the economy that becomes ruinous, especially for the contemporary civilization. However, to clarify this, the recession is not the cause, but only the effect. The recession does not reflect anything else but previous deviations of the economy from its

The Reduction of Social Security Contributions: How Much Would It “Cost” the Budget?

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In the European Union’s fiscal map, Romania can still be considered competitive when it comes to taxes, at least when it comes to taxing profits, through its 16% flat tax rate. Yet when it comes to taxing labour, things are different. Through social contributions and the payment ceiling – established in a strong redistributive way at 5 times the average gross wage – wage

Economic Freedom and Property – Book Launch

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This book aims to be a comprehensive approach regarding the problem of liberty, from the scientific foundations of freedom and property rights, to the analysis of Romanian and European realities. We do not believe that there are many people in this world and in this historical moment from the 21st century who could conceive human society in the absence of property or who

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