 | The Neoliberal Revolution In Eastern Europe: Economic Ideas in the Transition from Communism
March 13, 2009
Books
Anthony J. Evans, Paul Dragos Aligica |
| Very few studies have ventured to explore the shift in economic ideas that were such a critical factor in shaping and understanding the East European transition process. Paul Dragos Aligica and Anthony J. Evans have seized upon the potential that this crucial case has to illuminate the larger phenomenon of diffusion and adoption of economic ideas.
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 | Europe's Brave New World: Security Implications of Global Population Changes, 2007-2050 
September 12, 2008
Working Papers
Jack Goldstone |
| This paper examines four major trends in global population that are likely to pose significant security challenges to Europe in the next two decades.
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 | Why Europe: The Rise of the West in World History, 1500-1850
June 17, 2008
Books
Jack Goldstone |
| Part of McGraw-Hill's Explorations in World History series, this brief and accessible volume explores one of the biggest questions of recent historical debate: how among all of Eurasia’s interconnected centers of power, it was Europe that came to dominate much of the world.
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| The Spread of the Flat Tax in Eastern Europe: A Comparative Study
June 1, 2008
Journal Articles
Anthony J. Evans, Paul Dragos Aligica |
| This article is an exploratory comparative analysis of the spread the "flat tax" in post communist Eastern Europe. The paper overviews the flat tax as a public policy prescription, discusses the various arguments that underpin its potential reception, introduces and applies a synthetic comparative method to study its spread in nine Eastern Europe countries, and draws several conclusions regarding the conditions associated to the implementation of this economic policy idea while suggesting further research directions.
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 | War, Wine, and Taxes: The Political Economy of Anglo-French Trade, 1689-1900
July 2, 2007
Books
John Nye |
| In War, Wine, and Taxes, John Nye debunks the myth that Britain was a free-trade nation during and after the industrial revolution, by revealing how the British used tariffs--notably on French wine--as a mercantilist tool to politically weaken France and to respond to pressure from local brewers and others.
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 | Montenegro: The Challenges of A Newborn State
February 16, 2007
Mercatus Policy Series
Maja Drakic, Frederic Sautet, Kyle McKenzie |
| This Country Brief discusses the future of Montenegro and its economic reforms.
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| Learning in Time
May 1, 2006
Journal Articles
Paul Dragos Aligica |
| The article explores the conceptual dynamics set into motion by the encounter between the policy prescriptions inspired by the mainstream economics and the very concrete reform experience after 1989. The conclusion points the potential of the new approach to challenge at a foundational level the economics mainstream.
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| Understanding the Transactions Costs of Transition: It's the Culture Stupid
April 4, 2006
Working Papers
Svetozar Pejovich |
| The paper argues that the interaction between the formal institutions of capitalism and the prevailing culture in former socialist states is a major reason for observed differences in the results of institutional restructuring in Central and Eastern Europe.
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| Ambiguity, Imitation and Innovation
November 1, 2005
Journal Articles
Paul Dragos Aligica |
| The entrepreneurship policy of the European Union has been shaped in three key policy areas: small and medium-sized enterprises, innovation and competitiveness. The present investigation will focus mainly on the first of these. The paper briefly overviews the conceptual and programmatic background of the EU’s policies in that domain; discusses the current focus on quantitative targets, selected areas and national policies as an innovative experiment; and shows how, in the absence ofa clear policy model, the comparison with the USA offers a functional surrogate device for identifying various policy areas to be targeted.
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| Ethnic Enterprise Governance
December 30, 2004
Working Papers
Anthony J. Evans |
| This working paper is an examination of the important aspects of voluntary governance structures and community associations. |
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