Balkan Center for Regulatory Reform

PROJECTS

BCRR was involved in a number of research and public policy projects. BCRR also makes policy proposals for government, draft laws, impact assessments, etc. Our primary partners and clients include the USAID, GIZ, other foundations, as well as various NGO and development organizations. As part of our work for government clients we have provided impact assessments, analytical studies, functional assessments, and evidence-based research. Some of the recent projects are listed below.

THE IMPACT OF ACCOUNTANTS ON TAX COMPLIANCE AND TAX MORALITY OF SMEs

We analyze underlying causes and factors that contribute to tax compliance of SMEs using accountants as proxies, Research consisted of determining characteristics of accountants, measuring their attitudes and behaviors towards tax compliance, and analyzing whether the tax morale of accountants has an influence on tax morale of their SME clients.The theme is responsive, your website will look great on touch devices.

ANALYSIS OF ECONOMIC EFFECTS OF COUNTERFEITING AND PIRACY IN REPUBLIC OF SERBIA

BCRR conducted the qualitative and quantitative analysis of counterfeiting and piracy in the Republic of Serbia for the period 2015-2019, providing an assessment of the enforcement of IPR in Serbia. Apart from determining the scope of counterfeiting and piracy by type of goods, BCRR also adapted the OECD “GTRIC” methodology in order to identify imported product categories with a greater likelihood of containing counterfeit and pirated products.

FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS OF INSPECTIONS AT THE LOCAL LEVEL WITH CAPACITY ANALYSIS

In partnership with NALED, BCRR developed a methodology and analyzed the internal organization, human resources and material capacities of 39 republic inspections and made recommendations for better organization of inspections, including an optimal number of inspectors as well as the number employees performing analytical, legal, administrative and IT jobs within inspections.

ANALYSIS OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE INFRINGEMENTS OF IP RIGHTS ACTION GROUP

BCRR conducted an analysis of the impact of the establishment of the Action Group that will address the identification of trends related to infringements of intellectual property rights to strengthen the enforcement of intellectual property rights

About Us

Balkan Center for Regulatory Reform (BCRR) is a policy-oriented NGO established in 2004 by a group of lawyers, economists, political and social scientists. The projects that BCRR has implemented aimed to assist in the creation, implementation, and promotion of research, projects, and workshops in the area of regulatory, public administration, and economic reform in the Balkan region as well as to enhance regional cooperation between the SEE countries in the Better Regulation area in order to make the region more attractive for private investments.