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12/54: Empowering Western Balkans Economies: State Aid Incentives and Transparency in the Region: Marjan Petreski, Despina Tumanoska, Amela Kurta, Nermin OruÄ, Jadranka KaluÄ‘eroviÄ‡, Iva VukÄ eviÄ‡, Lazar Ivanovic and Gentian Elezi
12/49: Informal employment and undeclared work in the HORECA sector: Learning from North Macedonia: Blagica Petreski, Ada Huibregtse and Aleksandar Ristovski
12/44: Assessment of the financial transparency and budgetary position of local self-government units in North Macedonia, with a focus on public enterprises under their jurisdiction: Borce Trenovski and Maja Kadievska Vojnovikj
12/39: Multidimensional child poverty in North Macedonia: Reimagining how to measure and tackle child poverty: Blagica Petreski, Marjan Petreski and Bojan Srbinoski
12/33: The potential of export-oriented companies to contribute to post-Covid-19 economic recovery in North Macedonia: Blagica Petreski, Marjan Petreski and Bojan Srbinoski
12/32: Bridging measures to alleviate Covid-19 consequences: Design proposal, cost and key effects: Blagica Petreski, Marjan Petreski, Vladimir Dimkovski, Aleksandar Stojkov, Ana Misoska, Maja Parnardzieva Zmejkova and Vladimir Dimkovski
12/26: Exploratory analysis of parafiscal charges for the small and medium-sized enterprises in North Macedonia: Blagica Petreski and Marjan Petreski
12/21: Analysis of the public spending on health care of children in the country: Maja Parnardzieva Zmejkova and Vladimir Dimkovski
12/20: Analysis of the public spending on education and on social protection of children in the country: Blagica Petreski and Marjan Petreski
12/6: The size and effects of emigration and remittances in the Western-Balkans: Forecasting based on a Delphi process: Blagica Petreski, Marjan Petreski, Despina Tumanoska, Edlira Narazani, Fatush Kazazi, Galjina Ognjanov, Irena Jankovic, Arben Mustafa and Tereza KÐ¾Ñ ovska
12/2: Leading composite index produced by Finance Think: Forecasting power reassessed: Blagica Petreski and Marjan Petreski
11/53: Fiscal Discipline and the Efficiency of Fiscal Rules in North Macedonia: The Path to Sustainability: Blagica Petreski, Marjan Petreski, Gligor Bishev and Abdylmenaf Bexheti
11/38: SDG Financing Landscape in North Macedonia: Marjan Petreski
11/25: Impact evaluation of the program for training and mentoring of domestic small and medium-sized enterprises to include in the value chains of multinational companies operating in North Macedonia: Blagica Petreski, Despina Tumanoska, Tereza KÐ¾Ñ ovska, Simon Miloseski and Besnik Mustafa
11/19: Bridging gaps and seizing potential: Domestic SMEs in the supply chain of multinational companies in the country: Blagica Petreski and Iva Trajkovska
11/18: Assessing the level of harmonization of regional welfare state policies with the European Pillar of Social Rights: Blagica Petreski and Marjan Petreski
11/11: Overhaul of the social assistance system in Macedonia: Simulating the effects of introducing Guaranteed Minimum Income (GMI) scheme: Marjan Petreski and Nikica Mojsoska Blazevski
10/48: The impact of the food and energy crisis on household welfare in North Macedonia: Blagica Petreski and Marjan Petreski
10/37: A short analysis of the direct economic effects of vaccination in North Macedonia: Bojan Srbinoski
10/17: Regulatory impact assessment of the changes in the Minimum Wage Law: Marjan Petreski and Tereza KÐ¾Ñ ovska
10/16: Individuals in the VAT system and the rule of law in Macedonia. With a special reference and recommendations concerning authorship contracts: Marjan Petreski, Marjan Nikolov, Vesna Garvanlieva Andonova and Borche Smilevski
10/10: Universal Health Insurance in the Republic of Macedonia and Effects from the Implementation of the Project â€œHealth Insurance for Allâ€: Maja Parnardzieva Zmejkova and Vladimir Dimkovski
10/5: Active labor market policies for employment: Challenge for the Macedonian labor market: Blagica Petreski and Despina Tumanoska
09/52: Behind the Curtain: Cultural Norms, Gender Stereotypes and Work Attitudes Shaping Womenâ€™s Labour-Market Inactivity in North Macedonia: Blagica Petreski, Marjan Petreski and Stefan Tanevski
09/47: Labor mobility preconditions for the regional economic integration: Pros and cons from Macedonian perspective: Marjan Petreski and Despina Tumanoska
09/9: From numbers to practice â€“ identification and analysis of the indicators related to the quality of the didactic process in the primary education in Macedonia: Ana Mickovska Raleva, Ana Misoska, Olimpija Hristovska Zaeva, Suzana Cerepnalkovska and Vesna Kostik Ivanovik
09/4: The case study of â€œKrushevo womenâ€ as a model of social entrepreneurship: Blagica Petreski and Despina Petreska
08/31: Social Services in the Municipalities in North Macedonia: Capacity, Risks, Needs: Blagica Petreski, Marjan Petreski and Despina Tumanoska
07/43: Unregistered micro-performers of business activity in North Macedonia: Analysis with recommendations for a policy action: Blagica Petreski and Marjan Petreski
07/30: The Social and Economic Effects of Covid-19 on Children in North Macedonia: Rapid Analysis and Policy Proposals: Blagica Petreski, Marjan Petreski, Ana Misoska, Maja Parnardzieva Zmejkova, Vladimir Dimkovski, Maja Gerovska Mitev and Nicholas Morgan
07/29: State aid in North Macedonia: Critical assessment of the regulatory framework: Desanka Dimitrova
07/8: Impact evaluation of the program for training, mentoring and internship/employment of persons exposed at social risk: Blagica Petreski and Nikica Mojsoska Blazevski
06/46: The impact of the crisis induced by the conflict in Ukraine on firms in North Macedonia: Evidence from a micro-survey: Marjan Petreski
06/36: The Effect of Covid-19 on Precarious Workers in North Macedonia: Despina Tumanoska
06/28: Town Hall Meetings: A tool for citizensâ€™ engagement in the process of participatory budgeting: Blagica Petreski, Despina Tumanoska and Tereza KÐ¾Ñ ovska
06/24: Good or bad tax? Assessing the early effects of the progressive and higher personal income tax in North Macedonia: Marjan Petreski, Despina Tumanoska and Bojana Josifovska
06/1: Mind the gap between the budget lines and the programs of the National strategy for poverty reduction: Blagica Petreski, Despina Petreska and Aleksandar Kostadinov
05/45: Study on parafiscal charges at national and local level in the Republic of North Macedonia: Blagica Petreski, Aleksandar Stojkov and Irena Nikolovska
05/35: The Social and Economic Effects of COVID-19 on Children in North Macedonia: An Update: Blagica Petreski, Marjan Petreski, Despina Tumanoska and Ana Misoska
05/34: Measuring economic effects of state aid granted to private enterprises in North Macedonia: The case of the governmental Plan for Economic Growth: Marjan Petreski
05/23: Analysis of the provision of social services at the local level: Results from the monitoring of the municipalities of Prilep and Dolneni: Marjan Petreski and Bojana Josifovska
05/15: Local budgets and procurements: Qualitative insights from the municipalities of Prilep, Krushevo and Krivogashtani: Despina Tumanoska
05/7: Sustainability of Macedonian General Government Debt: Teodora Arsovska
04/55: Soft Skills, Hard Results: The Productivity Impact of On-The-Job Soft Skills Training, with Focus on Women: Blagica Petreski, Marjan Petreski and Stefan Tanevski
04/51: The Fiscal Space in the Western Balkans: Evidence from the Recent Multilayer Crisis: Blagica Petreski, Marjan Petreski, Despina Tumanoska and Marija Basheska
04/42: Participative Budgeting in Rural Settlements in the Municipality of Krusevo: Blagica Petreski and Despina Tumanoska
04/27: Beyond income inequality in North Macedonia: An overview: Marjan Petreski
03/50: Granular examination of the informal economy in North Macedonia: Insights into informal workers, undeclared work and income underreporting in households: Blagica Petreski, Marjan Petreski and Bojan Srbinoski
03/22: Analysis of youth underemployment in North Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia: Blagica Petreski, Despina Tumanoska, Tereza KÐ¾Ñ ovska, Jorge Davalos and Ivan Vchkov
02/41: Minimum wage and manufacturing labor share: Evidence from North Macedonia: Marjan Petreski
02/40: Integrating WB6 towards integrated EU - A view from North Macedonia: Blagica Petreski and Bojan Srbinoski
02/14: Sustainability of the pension system in Macedonia: A comprehensive analysis and reform proposal with MK-PENS â€“ dynamic microsimulation model: Blagica Petreski and Pavle Gacov
02/13: Effects from state investments in public health care for the period 2010-2016: Biljana Indova and Branko Adjigogov
02/3: Local development or current consumption: What purpose are municipal money spent for?: Blagica Petreski and Despina Petreska
01/12: Informal sector inclusion in the sustainable waste management system as an opportunity for employment and social inclusion of vulnerable groups: Zoran Sapuric, Sanela Shkrijelj and Blazhe Josifovski