Svetilnik

Svetilnik is a non-profit, non-governmental and non-political association.
Our mission is to enlighten Slovenia with ideas of freedom. Our goal is a society where individuals are free to pursue their own interests, and are responsible for their actions. Individuals can only be free in a society that is based on individual's rights and liberties, free market, rule of law and limited government.

Think Tank News

Apply to Slovenian Liberty Seminars 2015!

BY Svetilnik / June 29, 2015

The 8th annual Liberty Seminars will be held between September 23-28, 2015 at Hotel Jezero, Lake Bohinj, Slovenia. The event is a life-time opportunity to DISCUSS, PRESENT & DEBATE human rights, markets, public policies and law in breathtaking scenery of the Julian Alps.

Economy

Slovenian Tax Freedom Day

BY Svetilnik / June 23, 2015

On June 13, 2015, the Slovenes celebrated the Tax Freedom Day – a day the Slovenes stopped working for the government and actually started earning icome for themselves. The “holiday“ illustrates how much taxes do the Slovenes pay each year.

Economy

Regulating Multilateral Interchange Fees

BY Svetilnik / November 6, 2014

A review of empirical studies on the effects of MIFs capping in the US, Spain and Australia reveals that such an administrative ceiling on fees generates a transfer of costs from merchants to cardholders.

Politics

Inside Post-Socialist Courts: The Determinants of Adjudicatory Outcomes in Slovenian Commercial Disputes

BY Svetilnik / September 14, 2014

Well-functioning courts are the foundation of an effective legal order and central institutions of a market economy. Courts are the key not only to upholding property rights, but also to promoting large-scale commerce