The Fiscal Illusions
There are many papers in the economic literature that deal with the creation or testing of various
hypotheses used to measure the effects of fiscal illusions. The aim of the thesis is to design, conduct
and publish an empirical study that attempts to either find and demonstrate a particular instance of
an existing fiscal illusion in current public finance systems, or to measure the effects of a selected
fiscal illusion.
Competitiveness of healthcare markets
Healthcare markets have traditionally been subject to numerous government regulations. Their
reactions, given by the interaction of supply and demand, depend to a large extent on the degree of
their competitiveness. The aim of the thesis is to describe, measure and evaluate the competition in a
selected segment of health markets in terms of scope, importance, influence on the behavior of
providers/payers, etc.
Lobbying as a tool for influencing public policy
Choosing this topic assumes that the candidate will specify, in dialogue with the supervisor, the specific
problem he or she wishes to address in the dissertation. The aim of the thesis may be, for example, to
evaluate the effectiveness of lobbying, to propose appropriate regulation, to measure the degree of
influence of interest groups, etc.