Competitiveness
Yaroslav Romanchuk
Britain gave the world capitalism, the Industrial Revolution, and the global financial system—and then abandoned that legacy. What happens to a country that traded economic freedom for socialism and state intervention?
Monetary Policy
Yaroslav Romanchuk
Lessons from a Thirty-Year Monetary Experiment That Failed.
Why do Ukrainians keep their money in foreign currencies and distrust the hryvnia?
Latest publications
Hidden Manipulations by Well-Known Global Indices
Economic development indices are not just a tool for analysis, but can sometimes be a powerful weapon of manipulation. We examine how global rankings are being used as a tool to advance the interests of those who advocate for expanding state influence. Four well-known indices — under the ILI microscope.
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Hidden Manipulations by Well-Known Global Indices
Economic development indices are not just a tool for analysis, but can sometimes be a powerful weapon of manipulation. We examine how global rankings are being used as a tool to advance the interests of those who advocate for expanding state influence. Four well-known indices — under the ILI microscope.
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The Nature vs the State. Who is Responsible?
Аlternative approaches to addressing nature conservation and sustainable natural resource management. A fresh look at old problems and an attempt to determine whether only the state is capable of preserving natural resources or whether the institution of private property can prove its environmental effectiveness.
THE EROSION OF DEMOCRACY
The global crisis of democracy is the logical and inevitable outcome of a system in which individual freedom always loses to the “will of the people.” How can we protect the individual from democracy and restore his genuine freedom? What scenarios for the transformation of democracy are possible under modern conditions?
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Events
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III Mises Readings 2026. Anti-Crisis Strategies for the XXI Century: Praxeology, Market, and Limits of the State
We explore the direction of national development, discuss how to rebuild democracy, the state, and the international order in the 21st century, and together celebrate a milestone anniversary — 145 years since the birth of the great economist Ludwig von Mises in his native city — Lviv
Conference Topics:
- The Crisis of Democracy: Economics and Institutional Immunity
- The Welfare State in Transition: From Interventionism to the Market
- The International Order, Trade Wars, and Capitalism Under Pressure
- Ukraine on the Front Line: Strategies for a Wartime and Post-War Economy
- The New Enlightenment: The Battle of Ideas, Education, and the Culture of Freedom
Conference Headline Speakers:
Christopher Lingle (USA) — Ph.D. in Economics (University of Georgia), Life Member of the Mont Pelerin Society, and Senior Research Fellow at a number of leading research institutions across the USA, Asia, Latin America, and Europe. Author of Singapore's Authoritarian Capitalism (1996).
Rainer Zitelmann (Germany) — a prominent German historian, sociologist, and entrepreneur, author of bestselling books on the financial success of millionaires and billionaires. He explores the nature of capitalism and the origins of wealth and is an outspoken advocate of the capitalist economic model and a critic of anti-capitalist views.
Marcin Chmielowski (Poland) — Ph.D. in Political Philosophy, Vice President of the Freedom and Entrepreneurship Foundation (Poland, 2012–2023), author of books and articles on libertarianism and collective intelligence. Also known as the director of Kebab. The Dish of the Poles — a film on free markets and tolerance that has garnered over 600,000 views online.
Yaroslav Romanchuk (Ukraine) — President of the International Institute for Liberty (ILI), Ukraine. A prominent Ukrainian and Belarusian economist and leading proponent of the Austrian School of Economics in the post-Soviet space. Specialises in reforms in transitional economies of the post-socialist world and is the author of Ukraine — The New West.
Format: in-person and online
Participation is free of charge
We invite scholars, academics, postgraduate students, theorists, and practitioners working in the different fields to participate in the conference.
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