Projects

Economics Olympiad

Economic and financial literacy is a long-ignored issue for many Slovaks, the number of people in debt being its witness. There isn’t enough time dedicated to this subject on high schools, as there is...

Progress without Permission

If you are one of those fascinated by the Internet and its influence on the society, this is the book for you. Progress without Permission is a complete guide to the world where Airbnb rescues the dea...

Economics at home

The coronavirus stopped the functioning of companies and offices, closed schools, but certainly did not stop all educational opportunities. At INESS, we have decided to compile some chapters from “the...

Price of the State - a Crutch for Democracy

PriceoftheState.org offers a whole package of free services that help alleviate cognitive problems of voters. The Price of the State thus becomes an important crutch for the better functioning of demo...

Slovakia 2044: When promises turn to reality

It is the year 2044 and the leader of Slovakia is presenting his economic sucess. He has managed to banish foreign investors and he also nationalized businesses. How come? Something went wrong!

Seminar on Austrian Economics

Since 2010, INESS organizes a four-day Seminar on Austrian Economics (SREk). It is predominantly intended for university students, who perceive Economics more broadly than just Accounting and Excel. T...

Econtalks

In 2017, INESS launched a series of informal economic discussions called Ekonomické reči (Econtalks). So far, we have organized more than twenty events.

Bureaucracy index

Bureaucracy Index is a simple and transparent quantification of the proverbial “red tape”, which is mentioned daily in media, but rarely in any quantitative terms

Roma Myth

Every fifth euro goes to a pensioner, railroads and highways consume 7-times more public resources than family benefits. To support farmers, Slovak citizens spent 3-times more than on benefits in mate...