Contents of the Issue:

• Contents

• Sectoral Output Gaps – Estimates for Bulgaria

  Nikolay Peykov

• The Causal Probabilistic Relationship Between Economic Development and Democracy: Evidence from Bayesian Networks Analysis

  Nedra Baklouti, Younes Boujelbene

• Remittances and Economic Growth in MENA Countries: The Role of Financial Development

  Imen Mohamed Sghaier

• The Effects of the Qualitative Parameters of Internal Auditing Works on the Preferences of Investment Funds’ Analysts

  Ibrahim Mert

• Subtractive versus Multiplicative Habits in Environmental Economics

  Fatma SAFI, Lobna Ben Hassen

• Economics-2020. What Happens When Everything Shuts Down Except the “Money Printing Presses”

  John Murphy

• Portfolio Optimization Using an Alternative Approach. Towards Data Mining Techniques Way

  Valentin Burca

• Why do Consumers Buy from Informal Sector Suppliers in East-Central Europe? A Case Study of Home Repair and Renovation Services

  Colin Williams, Brunilda Kosta

• Reaffirming Stereotypes: The Economist’s Construction of Bulgaria’s Image

  Kalina Ishpekova-Bratanova