Robert Chovanculiak

An INESS analyst. He holds the Ph.D. degree from the Matej Bel University, Slovakia, where he did his research at the Department of Public Economics and Regional Development at the Faculty of Economics. He worked for Slovak Business Agency prior to joining INESS. Robert’s field of professional interest is public finance, economic policy, regulation, and education.

Review #5

REVIEW #5: Less Regulation, More Reputation!

BY Robert Chovanculiak, INESS AND 4liberty.eu / October 22, 2016

Regulation of the commercial business sphere by the government is a relatively hot topic these days. According to a new study by Coffey, McLaughlin and Peretto (2016), the current GDP of the US would be 25% higher if federal regulation had not increased since the 1980s.

Economy

Why Is It Rational to Simulate in Football?

BY Robert Chovanculiak AND INESS / July 25, 2016

Football as a sport is not selective about effeminate athletes who have a low pain threshold and pathological inclination to deception. Football players are just the same as other professional athletes; the only difference is in the environment and referring constraints to which they must face in pursuit of victory.

Politics

Inequality and Political Solutions

BY Robert Chovanculiak AND INESS / December 15, 2015

Slovakia’s example is emblematic of how a government trying to patch up fiscal loopholes turns to targeting incomes of the most vulnerable, using their limited means to solve societal problems. From the government’s perspective, this is often the easiest way to procure the necessary funding.

Politics

Racist Background of Minimum Wage

BY Robert Chovanculiak / October 11, 2015

This is the sad history of price regulation of wages, venerated by the politicians, voters but also various organizations trying to help minorities. Although its current defenders do not have the same reasons as its supporters from the previous century, their agendas, unfortunately, still bring the same consequences.

Economy

Evolution of Economy

BY Robert Chovanculiak / September 14, 2015

The first task an economist has to master is to explain to people that there is such a thing as an economic problem. That is because people are more concerned with everyday emotionalism creeping into their lives by means of having to deal with another type of a problem that we could call an ‘engineering’ one.

Economy

Real Problem with Minimum Wage

BY Robert Chovanculiak / May 29, 2015

The real problem of the minimum wage concerns a very different group of people. Yet you will not see these people in newspapers or TV and they are not part of government negotiations at all. They are the unemployed people. Hence, what economists argue as some “redistribution problems” between employers and employees is not at the core of issues with minimum wage.