Short introductory notes to the problem of the right place (jurisdiction) choice for to run a business, in order to assess regulatory burden correctly and to predict risk damage caused by governmental actions

Russian abstract: История и опыт строительства инфраструктуры, а также устойчивости инфраструктуры в условиях чрезвычайной ситуации не дает никаких оправданий...

Russian abstract: Доверие граждан старых демократий политикам, бюрократам и экспертам сослужило им плохую службу в ходе пандемии COVID-19. Поверив в то, что никогда ранее не...

Polish Abstract: В работе приводится обзор позиций израильских партий перед выборами в 20-й Кнессет намеченными на 17 марта 2015 года. Обзор производится по одиннадцати...

Can the absence of freedom of speech, a monopolized media market, and a politicized education create obstacles which will stand in the way of economic growth? The answer is an unambiguous Yes, and substantially. Partial, biased, or heteronomous mass media and an education turned into a...

The ratings of political institutions are well-known and widely used in academic literature. These ratings are mostly based on expert evaluations. However, such evaluations can be subjective and occasionally driven by ideological considerations. In this paper we propose two new indicators of...

In this paper we tested the hypothesis of the "political" basis for the "economic" rights. We constructed our own variables of political regimes' classification for years 1820-2000. We found significant positive interdependencies between the Democracy's indicators and Economic Growth. Protection...

Historical data on US aid to Israel illustrates incentives of political leaders and special interests, first and foremost in Israel. As on the early stages of Alliance Israel military capabilities could provide valuable services to USA, undermining USSR influence in the Middle East, the current...

If the authorities have the opportunity to receive incomes uncontrolled by society, this gives them great freedom of action. Such incomes do not depend on the quality of the public goods delivered, nor on the investment climate. Given a certain minimal level of organization, taxpayers can try to...

The present article traces the dynamics of the priorities chosen by leading leftist parties in Israel vis-a-vis the functions of the state. During the period of the British Mandate they, like all leftist parties, maintained anti-militaristic views. Leaders of the Left more than once accused...