“A Huge Sea of Research”: Visiting CERGE-EI

Abylay Tursyn, a PhD student in economics at Narxoz University and a visiting student at CERGE-EI, combines economic research with a background in IT and data-driven system development. His work focuses on public procurement, particularly the behaviour and long-term sustainability of suppliers in electronic procurement markets. During his stay at CERGE-EI, he presented his research at a Brown Bag Seminar, examining why some suppliers remain active on Kazakhstan’s national e-procurement platform while others leave the market. Continue reading “A Huge Sea of Research”: Visiting CERGE-EI

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Finding Confidence and Community at UC Berkeley

As part of the Places You’ll Go series, CERGE-EI spoke with PhD student Winnie Njoroge about her research stay at UC Berkeley, where she joined a vibrant academic environment shaped by development seminars, Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA) meetings, research discussions, and exchanges with leading scholars. During her stay, she refined her job market paper, engaged with the broader U.S. academic community, and found that mobility can be both intellectually demanding and deeply encouraging. Continue reading Finding Confidence and Community at UC Berkeley

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