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Robert Chovanculiak

ABOUT 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
Minimum Wage, Maximum Tragedy
Economy
Minimum Wage, Maximum Tragedy
BY Robert Chovanculiak AND INESS / September 8, 2021
If we want to start talking about next year\'s minimum wage increase, we first need to look to the past. As we all know, 2020 was the year of the pandemic, and that brought with it, among other things, a significant downturn in the economy, and with it a fall in labor productivity. The private sector responded logically by reducing the growth in average wages. But not all businesses had this option.
Economic Analysis of Digital Markets Act
Publications, Think Tank News
Economic Analysis of Digital Markets Act
BY Robert Chovanculiak AND INESS / June 25, 2021
The European Commission has presented a proposal for The Digital Markets Act (DMA). Its goal is to create fair and competitive digital markets in the EU. It aims to achieve this by introducing new ex ante regulations that will automatically apply to so-called \"gatekeepers\". The gatekeepers are to be large internet platforms that meet selected size criteria.
Paying for Results, Not Expenses
Economy
Paying for Results, Not Expenses
BY Robert Chovanculiak AND INESS / February 16, 2021
Large oil field, steel production capacity, or number of tractors produced do not make the company rich. The company grows rich thanks to skilled people in the right place, their excellent skills and ability to adapt to change. As Julian Simon used to say, the ultimate source of wealth is man.
What Slovak Education System Needs
Society
What Slovak Education System Needs
BY Robert Chovanculiak AND INESS / April 13, 2020
The new Slovak government brings new hopes for an education reform. Previous governments were unable to manage the ministry. They typically came up with announcements of general changes, only to get suffocated by dealing with pointless details in the end.
Minimum Wage in Slovakia Going Wild
Economy
Minimum Wage in Slovakia Going Wild
BY Robert Chovanculiak AND INESS / September 18, 2019
In Slovakia, the minimum wage has become a political evergreen of every autumn. However, its growth has been rapidly increasing in recent years. Moreover, the former Slovak prime minister has proposed a new law, which will set the minimum wage at 60% of an average wage of the previous year.