Robert Chovanculiak

Analyst at the INESS. He joined INESS after a previous collaboration in 2015. He graduated from the Faculty of Economics at Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica, where he also completed postgraduate studies at the Department of Public Economics. He has previous work experience as an analyst at the National Agency for the Development of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises. He is currently also a research fellow at the CEVRO Institute in Prague. His research focuses on the functioning of the public sector, internet technologies and education

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.