What is EASI?

E.A.S.I. stands for Economics Access Station on Internet. This is a website for dissemination of economic knowledge hosted by the Institute for Market Economics. The main services that the E.A.S.I. site provides include introductory materials in economics, glossary of economic notions, translations of prominent writers and scholars, lecture courses, discussion forum and navigation tools for the global network.

We believe that improved understanding of economic principles and broader debate over significant economic issues and ideas would benefit everyone. Thus we spur competition and entrepreneurship, induce more opportunities and save expensive mistakes for both the citizenry and the government.

The E.A.S.I. website is managed by Krassen Stanchev and Latchezar Bogdanov who bear the entire responsibility for the selection of topics and materials. The logo was created by Gredi Assa; the design of the web site was developed by Mega Pro Design, Ltd.

Available in Bulgarian:

E-Books:

The common sense of wealth creation, © 1992 by Marc Swanepoel, Drawings Marc Wiggett
Published by, The Free Market Foundation, Saxonwold 2132, South Africa
With the kind permission of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation

What Everyone Should Know About Economics and Prosperity
© 1993 James D. Gwartney and Richard L. Stroup
Published by IME

The True Believer , © 1955 by Eric Hoffer, © 1979 by Eric Hoffer,
Published by IME by arrangement with Harper Collins Publishers, Inc.

Markets and Governments: Choosing Between Imperfect Alternatives
© Charles Wolf, Jr. 1988, 1993
Published by IME by arrangement with RAND

Texts:
1. Profit and Loss, by Ludwig von Mises, translation of selected texts
2. Free Trade or Protectionism, based on Pascal Salin's book, by Martin Dimitrov, IME
3. Denationalization of Money, by Pascal Salin
4. Inflation, by Ludwig von Mises
5. Knowledge and Economy, by Friedrich A. von Hayek
6. War on Poverty: and Economic Prospect over a Political Phenomenon, by Georgi Stoev, IME
7. How to Read and Understand Trade Statistics, by Martin Dimitrov, IME
8. Myths About International Trade, by Latchezar Bogdanov and Georgi Stoev, IME
9. Why the free market should determine prices? by Latchezar Bogdanov and Georgi Stoev, IME
10. Competition as a Discovery Procedure, by Latchezar Bogdanov, IME
11. Institutions and Economic Development, Douglas North's Nobel Prize inaugural speech in 1993
12. Understanding the Economy, or What is Seen as What is Not Seen, by Latchezar Bogdanov, IME
13. Frederic Bastiat: 200 Years of Denial, Oblivion and Influence, by Krassen Stanchev, IME
14. Plunder As Economic Phenomenon, based on Frederic Bastiat's texts
15. Financing Government Without Taxation, by Tibor Machan, Chapman University
16. Monetary Policy or Free Banking: Lessons from the Argentine Crisis, by Georgi Stoev, IME
17. Christian Virtues and Capitalism, by Krassen Stanchev, IME
18. Market and Money in Jewish and Christian Thought in the Hellenistic and Roman Ages, by Leonard P. Liggio, George Mason University
19. Pension Systems and the Role of the State, by Georgi Stoev, IME
20. Latin America Pension Reforms: The Chile Example, by Georgi Stoev, IME
21. Thoughts on Currency Regimes: Lessons from History and Prospects for the Future, IME team
22. Macroeconomic Myths in Bulgarian Public Debate, by Nikolay Georgiev, Economist at IMF

Others:
Selected articles from Capital Weekly
Economics in 12 key notions: A Pocket Glossary of Basic Concepts, Assumptions and Terms in Economic Science
A Guide to Organizations, Portals and Libraries on Internet