Category Archives: Public sector

Health Care Systems in BiH – Financing challenges and reform options

2. March 2018.Analyses, Human Rights, Public sector, Publicationsadmin

Growth of labor productivity – the precondition for increase of wages and stable economic development

18. December 2015.Analyses, Employment and Labor Market, Public sector, Publicationslabor, productivityadmin

The growth of labor productivity is the primary economic objective that enables strengthening of competitiveness of the domestic economy and stable development.

Creating a more favorable business environment for decreasing informal (grey) economy in the Republic of Srpska

17. December 2015.Analyses, Employment and Labor Market, Public sector, Publicationseconomy, grey, labor, taxOgnjen Đukić

Report “Creating a more favorable business environment for decreasing informal (grey) economy in the Republic of Srpska” reveals what employers in the Republic of Srpska see as main causes of grey economy and where we stand on these matters in comparison with Serbia, Croatia, Macedonia and Austria.

How to achieve lower labor taxation without harming public funds?

10. December 2013.Employment and Labor Market, Public sector, Publicationsfunds, labor, lower, public, study, taxMiroslav Tomić

The announcement by the Government of the Republic of Srpska to introduce a 200 BAM tax-exempt portion of wages is surely a welcome measure. This tax exemption is clearly insufficient, however, when we consider policies being adopted by neighboring and EU countries in their attempts to tackle the dire state of the labor market and macroeconomic trends.

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Analysis of progress implementing the RS 2011-2015 Employment Strategy

5. December 2013.Employment and Labor Market, Public sector, Publicationsanalysis, employment, government, progress, republic, srpska, strategyadmin

Analysis of the budget policy and budget of the city of Banja Luka

5. November 2013.Public sector, Publications2012, analysis, banja luka, budget, policy, reactionadmin

The results of an analysis of the budgetary policy and budget of the city of Banjaluka for 2012 demonstrate the lack of sincere dedication of the city authorities to provide any significant support to the participation of citizens in the processes of planning and preparing the budget. Continue reading Analysis of the budget policy and budget of the city of Banja Luka →

Analysis: Economic recovery or statistical effect?

5. September 2013.Employment and Labor Market, Public sector, Publicationsadmin

Analysis made within the twelfth issue of Quarterly Economic Monitor.

Wages of MPs and Delegates in the B&H Parliament Unmatched in Europe

2. April 2013.Public sector, Publicationsassembly, b&h, delegate, parliament, public sector, wageadmin

Center for Research and Studies GEA has made an analysis of parliamentarians’ wages in Bosnia and Herzegovina, as a part of the Quarterly Economic Monitor (available in the Publications section).

Enrollment policy and higher education funding system in B&H

29. October 2012.Employment and Labor Market, Other, Public sector, Publicationseducation, enrollment, labor, market, policy, systemadmin

The key findings of a study analyzing the current higher education funding system in Bosnia and Herzegovina point to the fact that higher education system in B&H is, besides being complex, financially ineffective. Labor market demands urgent change of the enrollment policy and higher education funding system in B&H. Continue reading Enrollment policy and higher education funding system in B&H →

Historic developments in the EU – important lessons for RS

18. June 2012.Employment and Labor Market, Other, Public sector, Publicationsadmin

Many international economists find that staying in the euro zone for Greece is not practically possible any more. Even worse, some of EU member states, it seems, are heading in the same direction. The Republic of Srpska must learn from this development.