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# CERGE-EI Blog

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- [Researching Migration Through Economics](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=5102) - How do migrants integrate, and what happens when policy does not just regulate but stigmatizes? In this interview, CERGE-EI’s new faculty member Teresa Freitas-Monteiro discusses her current research on migration, cultural backlash, administrative data, and why discriminatory policies can have effects far beyond economics. Could you tell us about one of your current work-in-progress projects?
- [How Economic Shocks Shape Careers. Talking Economics Emerging Scholars with Margarita Pavlova](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=5097) - In the latest episode of Talking Economics Emerging Scholars, we speak with Margarita Pavlova, a CERGE-EI PhD candidate and an applied microeconomist specializing in labor and gender economics. Margarita studies how macroeconomic conditions, labor market policies, and institutional settings shape labor market outcomes over time. Her research focuses on questions that are both timely and
- [At the Harris School: A Research Stay at the Frontier of Political Economy](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=5092) - As part of our Places You’ll Go series, we spoke with Vladimir Shchukin a CERGE-EI student about his research stay at the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy, one of the leading centers for political economy. In this interview, Vladimir reflects on how he chose his destination, what he gained from presenting his
- [In Need of Support Funds to Keep the Competitive Edge](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=3837) - Our PhD in Economics graduate from 2003, David Vávra, founder and managing partner of OGResearch, is until today strongly connected to CERGE-EI. He was one of the initiators to establish the CERGE-EI Student Support Fund, and as of 2020, sits on the Board of Nadace CERGE-EI as its Chair. What was it like for him
- [Research, Risk, and Growth: My Time at Yale](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=5087) - Choosing Yale and Growing Through Research Abroad Why Feedback and Academic Culture Matter More Than Prestige
- [Meet our alumni: Coming home to build impact](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=5073) - After graduating from CERGE-EI, Mária Valachyová returned to Slovakia and built a career in private banking that led her to her current role as Head of Strategy at Slovenská sporiteľňa (Erste Group). In this interview, she reflects on the key turning points that shaped her path, the real-world impact of research and strategy on households
- [When delayed retirement reshapes the workplace. Talking Economics Emerging Scholars with Sona Badalyan](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=5060) - Most research on retirement asks a simple question: when do people choose to stop working, and why? In the newest episode of Talking Economics Emerging Scholars, CERGE-EI job market candidate Sona Badalyan takes a different angle. She looks at raised retirement age as something that also happens to firms and coworkers—a change that can ripple
- [From Copenhagen to Chicago—A PhD Year on the Move](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=5046) - “My main advice is not to wait for the moment when you feel completely ready.”
- [Boston Bound: Study Stay at MIT](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=5035) - In this entry of the Places You’ll Go series, we follow Maksim Smirnov, a CERGE-EI PhD student, to MIT for a spring research stay shaped by one goal: sharpening a job market paper in the right intellectual home. Drawn by MIT’s strength in instrumental variable models and an unusually welcoming econometrics community, the visit became
- [Meet Our Alumni: Regulation, Competition, and the Digital Economy](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=5028) - Our Phd alumnus, Viliam Druska, is Senior Director of Regulatory Economics at Ooredoo in Doha, Qatar. After starting out in a technical field, he transitioned to economics during the region’s shift to a market economy and went on to build a career in telecommunications. In this interview, Viliam shares the key choices behind his journey,
- [Conclave Insider: Game Theory of Choosing a Pope](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=5023) - The papal conclave is often portrayed as a closed, ritualized event. But behind the secrecy lies a voting procedure with clear strategic logic. In this interview, CERGE-EI faculty Jan Zápal introduces the study Electing the pope: Elections by repeated ballots which he coauthors with Clara Ponsati. It explains how the pope is elected through repeated
- [Intangibles, Innovation, and Competition: A Conversation With the Econometric Society Best Paper Awardee](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=4999) - In this interview, the recent AMES-CSW Best Paper Award 2026 recipient Cagin Keskin discusses the ideas behind his award-winning research, which explores how firms’ diversification decisions shape innovation, competition, and long-term economic growth. He reflects on the methodological innovations that made the project possible, the policy questions it helps answer, and how this work fits
- [From Prague to Chicago to Princeton, via the New York Fed](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=5012) - What starts as a single email can turn into a research-shaping journey. As Gayane Baghumyan, a PhD student and aspiring experimental economist at CERGE-EI, describes in this Places You’ll Go interview, it unfolded like this: a CERGE-EI–supported research stay became six months at the University of Chicago, hosted by John List, followed by a Stapleton
- [Investing in Excellence: Five Years After the Alumni Excellence Fellowship](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=4991) - The Student Support Fund was created to attract talented students to CERGE-EI and enable them to focus fully on their studies. In 2019, two students became the first recipients of the Alumni Excellence Fellowship—one of them was Maksim, who is now completing the PhD program and entering the international academic job market. Five years later,
- [“A New Door Opened”: Yaroslav Korobka’s Journey Through Academic Mobility](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=4987) - When Yaroslav Korobka, a CERGE-EI student with a deep passion for econometrics, received the unexpected suggestion “Princeton” during his DPW defense, it opened a path he hadn’t fully imagined. His mobility stay at Princeton University became a defining academic experience—shaping his research, expanding his network, and transforming both his skills and perspective. In this interview Yaroslav Korobka describes his mobility stay at Princeton University, a defining academic experience.
- [Confidence, Curiosity, and California: Reflections on a Study Stay](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=4973) - Tereza Burýšková' study stay at UC Berkeley: reflections on the decision-making process, cultural adjustments, and differences in academic environments.
- [Who Pays for Policy? Find it out with Stephanie Ettmeier](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=4964) - Stephanie Ettmeier, Phd | From Disciplinary Frustration to Empirical Economics | Looking Beyond Averages: Distributional Effects in Macroeconomics
- [Meet Our Alumni: Where Analysis Meets Action](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=4954) - From policy analysis at the Czech National Bank to corporate finance at Morgan Stanley — and founding one of Prague’s most beloved study cafés — our alumna Iva Martonosi’s career reflects a rare balance between analytical precision and creative drive. In this interview, Iva shares insights on agile management, lessons learned from her experience in
- [Understanding Discrimination Through the Lens of Behavioral Economics](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=4942) - Discrimination, as defined in economics, occurs when two otherwise identical individuals or groups are treated differently based solely on a group attribute. In economic terms, discrimination leads to real losses in productivity and efficiency. When talent is overlooked, firms lose potential profit, and society wastes valuable human capital. In our latest episode of Talking Economics, Vojtěch Bartoš, Associate Professor at
- [Revealing Human Potential: An Interview with Theodor Kouro, Young Economist of the Year](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=4391) - The Czech Economic Society annually awards the "Young Economist of the Year" to economists under the age of 30 who enter the competition by sending their original professional work. The 2023 laureate is Theodor Kouro, a PhD in Economics student at CERGE-EI with the work "Let me Choose What I'm Best at: A Natural Field
- [Revealing Human Potential: An Interview with Theodor Kouro, Young Economist of the Year](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=4391) - The Czech Economic Society annually awards the "Young Economist of the Year" to economists under the age of 30 who enter the competition by sending their original professional work. The 2023 laureate is Theodor Kouro, a PhD in Economics student at CERGE-EI with the work "Let me Choose What I'm Best at: A Natural Field
- [Meet Our Students: Raul Enrique Zavala Sanchez](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=4836) - In this short interview, Raul Enrique Zavala Sanchez shares his experience as a PhD in Economics student at CERGE-EI. Originally from Central America, he holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from a university in Vilnius, Lithuania, and later earned a Master’s degree in Finance. His interest in macroeconomics grew from a desire to understand
- [Meet Our Students: Sook Yan Siew](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=4851) - Sook Yan Siew shares her experiences as a PhD in Economics student at CERGE-EI and her role as an international student ambassador at Charles University. Looking ahead, she is considering a future in academia while also running her own NGO. She believes this path will allow her to balance her passion for long-term theoretical research
- [Ružica Šimić Banović: Bridging Academia and Policy](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=4923) - Ružica Šimić Banović is a Full Professor and Head of the Department of Economics at the Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb, where she also chairs the Career Development Committee. A CERGE-EI Foundation Fellow and member of CEPOR's research team, she holds advanced degrees from Harvard Kennedy School, the University of Ljubljana, and King's College
- [Meet Our Alumni: “It’s Like Being a Detective for Big Societal Questions,” says Ekaterina Travova](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=4572) - In our latest alumni interview, we spoke with Ekaterina Travova, a postdoctoral researcher at the Center for Economic Behavior and Inequality, University of Copenhagen. Ekaterina shares insights from her postdoc experience and discusses her research on the economics of crime and religion. You've been a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Department of Economics at the University
- [Branislav Saxa: CBDC - the Future of Monetary System?](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=4369) - In a recent episode of Talking Economics, we took a closer look at digital currencies with Branislav Saxa, a CERGE-EI PhD alumnus, Principal Analyst, and Head of Monetary Analyses and Monetary Policy Transmission Team at Czech National Bank. In the ever-evolving world of financial services, Central Bank Digital Currencies emerged as a potential game-changer. While cryptocurrencies have
- [Talking Economics: Labor Dynamics in Developing Countries](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=4451) - In the latest episode of Talking Economics, we discuss firms and labor markets in developing countries with Andreas Menzel, an Associate Professor with Tenure at CERGE-EI. Andreas’s research projects focus on development, organizational, and labor economics with field experiments in Ghana, Tanzania, or Bangladesh. While firms in developed countries often boast hundreds of employees, those in developing
- [Unlocking Economic Prosperity: It’s People That Matter](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=4386) - Why do some regions thrive while others struggle to keep up in the race for economic development? In a recent episode of Talking Economics, we talked about regional economics with Christian Ochsner, an Assistant Professor at CERGE-EI. Regional economics, as Christian explains, is about how the regional dimension, encompassing factors like geographical space and countries,
- [Meet Our Alumni: “CERGE-EI Gave Me the Necessary Tools to Conduct Research,” says Jaroslav Groero.](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=4359) - Jaroslav Groero, our recent PhD in Economics graduate, and a Postdoctoral Researcher at Masaryk University, discusses his research interests and reflects on his internship experience at OECD in the latest alumni interview. Our PhD student Mari Mtchedlishvili conducted the interview. You recently completed the defense of your dissertation on "Essays on Genoeconomics." Could you provide
- [Meet Our Alumni: “Without the Private Sector, There Is No Sustainable Development,” says Ondřej Schneider](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=4374) - In a new alumni interview, Ondřej Schneider, our PhD in Economics alumnus, shares insights into his career path, motivations, and experiences that led to his current position as an economist at the International Finance Corporation (IFC) in Washington, DC, responsible for macroeconomic coverage of sub-Saharan Africa. The interview was done in cooperation with our PhD
- [Meet Our Alumni: "I Was Attracted to the Idea of Being a Scholar, the Idea of Shifting the Frontier of Our Knowledge," says Alexander Klein](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=4439) - In the latest alumni interview, our PhD alumnus Alexander Klein, Professor in Economic History at the University of Sussex, reflects on more than a decade in academia, on the evolution of his research interests, and the importance of mentors in the shaping of his academic trajectory. For more than 13 years you have been affiliated
- [Unveiling Human Behavior: A Recap of the #AlumniLive Seminar with Vojtěch Bartoš](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=4408) - The #AlumniLive seminar held in December 2023 featured Vojtěch Bartoš, a CERGE-EI alumnus and Senior Assistant Professor at the Department of Economics, Management, and Quantitative Methods (DEMM) at the University of Milan. The event was organized as part of the CERGE-EI #AlumniLive series, a networking initiative for CERGE-EI students and alumni, aiming to foster connections
- [Meet Our Alumni: “The Financial Industry Is Clearly on a Journey of Extensive Digitalization and Analytics Engagement,” says Peter Čižmár](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=4418) - In this interview, our alumnus Peter Čižmár, Director in GCRG Methodologies & Models at UBS, Switzerland, provides insights into AI in the banking sector. Join us as he shares his expertise on trends and opportunities, offering a glimpse into his international career journey as well as his most memorable extreme-sport experiences. AI and the banking
- [Meet Our Alumni: Returning Home to Make a Difference](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=4445) - After completing her studies at CERGE-EI, Egla Mansi, an Assistant Lecturer at Epoka University, Tirana, made the decision to return to her homeland of Albania. In this new alumni interview, she shares her deep-rooted love for learning and researching, which led her to pursue a career in academia. You studied in Albania before coming to
- [Meet Our Alumni: Insights from the European Central Bank](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=4455) - For over six years, CERGE-EI alumnus Daniel Husek has been a part of the European Central Bank, contributing to microprudential banking supervision. Join us to explore his experiences and insights gained during this time in the new alumni interview. For more than six years, you have worked at the European Central Bank. Can you tell
- [Talking Economics: Behind Bars and Beyond - Insights into Criminal Behavior and the Czech Justice System](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=4461) - In the latest episode of Talking Economics, we explore the world of criminal behavior and the Czech justice system with a CERGE-EI alumnus Michal Šoltés, an Assistant Professor at the Department of Economics and Empirical Legal Studies at Charles University Faculty of Law. "Crime is extremely costly for society," Michal explains, highlighting the multifaceted impacts of criminal activities.
- [Exploring Emerging Economies and Banking Dynamics: Highlights from the #AlumniLive Seminar with Zuzana Fungáčová](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=4464) - The #AlumniLive seminar held in May featured Zuzana Fungáčová, a CERGE-EI PhD alumna and senior adviser at the Bank of Finland Institute for Emerging Economies (BOFIT) in Helsinki. The event was organized as part of the CERGE-EI #AlumniLive series, which aims to create networking opportunities for CERGE-EI students and alumni while providing insights into successful
- [Meet Our Alumni: "I Believe That the Greatest Achievement Is Doing What You Love and Feeling Passionate About It,” says Tamta Sopromadze](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=4476) - After completing her studies at CERGE-EI, Tamta Sopromadze returned to her home country to contribute to Georgia's economic stability through roles at the National Bank of Georgia. Read her insights into macroeconomic analysis and policy in the new alumni interview! After completing your studies at CERGE-EI, you returned to Georgia to work initially at the
- [Talking Economics: Exploring Family Economics and Gender Wage Gaps](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=4484) - In our latest episode of Talking Economics, we met with Barbara Pertold-Gebicka, a CERGE-EI alumna and Assistant Professor at the Institute of Economic Studies of Charles University, to explore family economics and gender wage gaps. Barbara emphasized that her research aims to understand behaviors within societal and political contexts: “It's about understanding the behavior of people, given the
- [Meet Our Alumni: Bridging Mathematics and Economics](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=4493) - In our latest alumni interview, PhD in Economics program alumnus Pavel Čížek, an Associate Professor at the Department of Econometrics & Operations Research at Tilburg University, shares his journey from mathematical engineering to economics and explains the impact of semi-parametric and robust econometrics. You completed an MA as well as a PhD in Mathematical Engineering.
- [Talking Economics Emerging Scholars: Ella Sargsyan](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=4504) - The new podcast series Talking Economics Emerging Scholars is dedicated to showcasing the research and inspiring journeys of CERGE-EI PhD in Economics fresh graduates. Our first guest is Ella Sargsyan, an empirical economist specializing in development economics. Ella's academic journey included research visits to MIT and Columbia University. She recently defended her Essays in Development Economics dissertation and will join UCLouvain as
- [Talking Economics Emerging Scholars: Daniil Kashkarov](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=4562) - The podcast series Talking Economics Emerging Scholars is dedicated to showcasing the research and inspiring journeys of CERGE-EI PhD in Economics graduates. Our next guest is Daniil Kashkarov. His research interests lie in macroeconomics and labor economics, focusing on life-cycle modeling, skills accumulation, and the adaptation of workers to labor market disruptions. Daniil's current research integrates adaptation theory from biology, ecology,
- [MEET OUR ALUMNI: INSIDE CENTRAL BANKING](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=4595) - For our latest alumni interview, we had the pleasure of speaking with Jakub Matějů, a CERGE-EI graduate and Deputy Director of the Monetary Department at the Czech National Bank. Jakub shared his insights from both the Czech National Bank and the European Central Bank, discussed key professional challenges, and offered advice to current students aspiring
- [Talking Economics: Taxation, Wages, and Growth](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=4657) - In the latest episode of Talking Economics, we sat down with Ctirad Slavík, an Associate Professor with tenure at CERGE-EI, to discuss his research on taxation, the organization of knowledge and production, and the broader economic implications of policy reforms. In addition to his academic work, Ctirad leads the Economic Impact Working Group within the National Institute for
- [Talking Economics: Polarization, Policy, and Structural Challenges](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=4704) - In the latest episode of Talking Economics, we speak with Vladimír Novák, Senior Economist at the National Bank of Slovakia and CERGE-EI PhD alumnus, about his recent research and how it connects to real-world policy challenges. Vladimír’s academic work focuses on how individuals process information and how that, in turn, shapes their beliefs, choices, and
- [Highlights from the #AlumniLive Seminar with Jaroslav Borovička: On the Role of Expectations in Monetary Policy](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=4747) - On Friday, May 30th, we had the pleasure of welcoming back alumnus Jaroslav Borovička, now a professor at New York University. His talk, titled "Monetary Policy and Inflation Expectations," focused on how households' and firms' expectations influence key macroeconomic outcomes. The event was organized as part of the CERGE-EI #AlumniLive series, which aims to create
- [Meet Our Alumni: Linking Information, Behavior, and the Environment](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=4868) - What comes after a PhD? Our alumnus, Rastislav Rehák, reflects on his postdoctoral journey at the Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods and the University of Cologne, where he explores new directions in behavioral and environmental economics, as well as the passion that keeps him balanced outside of academia. Life as a Post-doc You’ve been in your
- [Matching Matters: The Hidden Economics of Who Works Where with Luca Mazzone](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=4861) - In our latest Talking Economics episode, we spoke with Luca Mazzone, Assistant Professor at CERGE-EI and Economist at the IMF, about the hidden dynamics behind wage inequality, employment policy, and how households shape labor market outcomes. His research looks into how people and firms find each other—and why this matching process matters for productivity, inequality,
- [Student Experience of Master in Economic Research Program at CERGE-EI: Madison Lark](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=4760) - In a short interview, Madison Lark shares her student experiences of Master in Economic Research Program at CERGE-EI. She lived all over the United States, mainly in Montana, California, and the Carolinas. She earned her undergraduate degree in Political Science with a minor in German Studies. She is now in the final stages of a Master’s
- [Talking Economics: Inside the Household Wallet](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=4795) - What determines the financial decisions we make throughout our lives—like choosing a mortgage, saving for retirement, or deciding whether to invest? In the latest episode of Talking Economics, we explore these questions with Marta Cota, a CERGE-EI PhD alumna and Assistant Professor of Finance at Nova School of Business and Economics in Lisbon. Why Financial
- [Rebeka Hoblik – Student Experience of the Master in Economic Research Program at CERGE-EI](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=4802) - In this short interview, Rebeka Hoblik shares her experience as a student in the Master in Economic Research program at CERGE-EI. She is currently in her second year and holds both American and Czech citizenship. After graduating from high school in the United States, she earned her Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Anglo-American University
- [Meet Our Students: Sofiana Sinani’s paper won the Best Poster Prize at the Royal Economic Society Conference](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=4824) - “Simply put, I pursued a PhD because my passions became my profession.”What if parental leave policies shape more than just short-term labor outcomes? While much of the existing research focuses on how such policies impact parents' careers, Sofiana Sinani, winner of the Best Poster Prize at the Royal Economic Society Conference 2025, took a different angle: How do extended periods of maternal care influence children’s future
- [Meet Our Alumni: Building Inclusive Economics](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=4784) - In this alumni interview, we speak with Emiliya Lazarova, Head of School and Professor of Economics at University of East Anglia. She reflects on how her training laid the foundations for her academic career. She also shares her views on making the field more inclusive and offers advice for young economists navigating academia today. Your
- [Meet Our Alumni: Bridging Economics, Research, and Public Service](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=4814) - Karin Jõeveer, a CERGE-EI PhD alumna, is an Associate Professor and Director of the Department of Economics and Finance at Tallinn University of Technology. She also plays a central role in shaping Estonia’s economic strategy as a member of the Supervisory Board of the Estonian Central Bank and the Estonian Fiscal Council. In this interview,
- [Filip Staněk is the Global Winner of the M6 Financial Forecasting Competition](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=4255) - Our PhD in Economics candidate Filip Staněk has recently won the first prize in the M6 competition that focuses on forecasts of stock price (returns) and risk. Good Morning, Filip. It's a pleasure to meet you. Could you introduce yourself briefly? Where are you from, where did you study, and what was your journey to CERGE-EI
- [Marquis Who's Who Honors CERGE-EI alumna Nobue Sato Block](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=4488) - CERGE-EI alumna Nobue Sato Block, CPA, has been included in Marquis Who's Who, which selects individuals based on their current reference value, position, accomplishments, visibility, and prominence. Ever since A. N. Marquis published the first edition of Who's Who in America® in 1899, Marquis Who's Who® has documented the lives of the most accomplished individuals
- [Pandemics’ Backlash: The Effects of the 1918 Influenza on Health Attitudes and Behavior. Interview with Christian Ochsner](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=4757) - What happens to public trust when a pandemic hits? Why do some people turn away from health authorities while others become more compliant? In the new CERGE-EI Working Paper titled Pandemics’ Backlash: The Effects of the 1918 Influenza on Health Attitudes and Behavior, Christian Ochsner, Assistant Professor at CERGE-EI, explores the long-term effects of pandemic
- [Universal giftedness testing would help identify gifted children who are not caught by the current system ](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=4709) - Interview with Alena Bičáková about the new study "What Do We (Not) Know About Quantitatively Gifted Pupils? The Czech Republic in International Comparison" Can you explain the link between supporting gifted students and a country's economic performance? Common sense tells us that there is a strong relationship between the two, but is there any rigorous
- [Investing in Excellence: An Interview with Jose, the New Alumni Excellence Fellowship Recipient](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=4605) - Jose Gomez Castro, a second-year PhD student from Mexico, has recently been awarded the Alumni Excellence Fellowship for his excellent academic performance. What initially drew you to economics, and how did you discover CERGE-EI as the right place to pursue your PhD? I’ve always loved how economics can tackle real-world problems and make a difference
- [Investing in Excellence: An Interview with Tereza, a former Alumni Excellence Fellowship recipient](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=4612) - Tereza has been awarded the Alumni Excellence Fellowship for two academic years (2022/2023 and 2023/2024) for her outstanding academic performance. Tereza, you’re now in your third year of PhD studies. How has your experience evolved since you started your studies? Originally, I came from a non-economics background, which made the initial transition to economics both
- [Investing in Excellence: An Interview with Jiří, a former Alumni Excellence Fellowship recipient](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=4641) - Jiří has been awarded the Alumni Excellence Fellowship for academic year 2021/2022. After completing your Master’s in Economic Research, you began a career in London. How would you say your experience at CERGE-EI has shaped your career? It is safe to say that the impact of my experience at CERGE-EI has been overwhelmingly positive. The
- [Meet Our Alumni: Successful Completion of CERGE-EI Opens Doors to Variety of Attractive Careers, says Ján Plánovský](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=4148) - Ján Plánovský, our first cohort graduate, recently used an opportunity to visit CERGE-EI and give a lecture at our first #AlumniLive seminar about his work experience at the European Commission. How does he remember CERGE-EI and what was his career path? You decided to join an EU initiative Back to University and visited CERGE-EI in
- [Coffee with Alumni](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=4229) - PR | In March, we had a chance to welcome our PhD in Economics alumni, Boryana Madzharova from Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg and Martin Kuncl from the Bank of Canada at two #AlumniLive Coffees with Alumni for CERGE-EI students. In the cozy Faculty lounge, we hosted alumni and students with sweets and homemade cake. Students had an opportunity to informally
- [Data-Driven Policymaking: Insights from #AlumniLive Seminar with Juraj Valachy](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=4317) - At the end of May, #AlumniLive seminar series at CERGE-EI brought together students and alumni for an insightful session with Juraj Valachy, the Director of the Institute for Financial Policy (IFP) at the Ministry of Finance of the Slovak Republic. Juraj, a CERGE-EI PhD in Economics graduate, is one of the most recognized experts in
- [Getting Back to Research After Presidential Campaign](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=3763) - Dejan Kovac spoke with us about his experience at Princeton University, running for president, and his research mostly focused on solving important policy questions in Croatia. While studying at CERGE-EI, you spent time at Princeton University. Can you tell us more about your experience as a PhD student there? It was a once in a lifetime
- [Andreas Ortmann: Having Data Posted Should Be Done on a Regular Basis](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=4381) - In the most recent episode of Talking Economics, we talk about behavioral economics with our special guest, Andreas Ortmann, a Professor at the University of New South Wales Business School in Sydney, Australia, and a former professor and researcher at CERGE-EI. Behavioral economics has gained immense popularity due to its approach to understanding human decision-making and
- [Libor Krkoška: Crisis Response Is in Our DNA](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=4354) - In the most recent episode of Talking Economics, we discuss the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development's response on world changes with Libor Krkoška, our alumnus and the EBRD Deputy Director, Country strategy. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is an international financial institution, established in 1991 to help Central and Eastern Europe transition to a
- [On the Frontier of Research in Economics](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=4285) - Anna Pestova, our PhD in Economics candidate, has spent 7 months on a research stay at Princeton University. Read more about her unique experience, part of which has also been participating in the academic job market for economists. Why did you decide to apply for mobility? My impression is that everyone at CERGE-EI who passed
- [Meet Our Alumni: Robust Education from CERGE-EI Has Been Valuable Throughout My Career, says Emil Stavrev.](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=4313) - Emil Stavrev, a CERGE-EI PhD graduate from 1999, shares his inspiring journey from engineering to economics in the new alumni interview, done by our current PhD student Mari Mtchedlishvili. As the Deputy Division Chief at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Emil discusses the valuable influence of his studies at CERGE-EI on his career trajectory. He
- [Meet Our Alumni: At CERGE-EI, I Learned There Are Always Multiple Opportunities to Pursue, says Olga Popova](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=4331) - Olga Popova, a CERGE-EI PhD in Economics alumna and a senior researcher at IOS (Leibniz Institute for East and Southeast European Studies)’s Economics Department, Regensburg, Germany, and a research fellow at IZA-Institute of Labor Economics shares her research interests, which encompass a wide range of topics, including environmental performance, health, inequality, and labor market decisions.
- [Katarzyna Rzentarzewska: Tackling Recent Challenges in CEE Region](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=4299) - In the most recent episode of TalkingEconomics, we discuss CEE region’s economic performance with Katarzyna Rzentarzewska, a CERGE-EI alumna and Chief CEE Macro Analyst at Erste Group, Vienna. Central and Eastern European regions have undergone significant socioeconomic transformation; following the fall of communism in the late 1980s and early 1990s, and European Union’s accession in
- [Meet Our Alumni: I want to give back to the community that gave me such a strong start to my professional life, says Olga Haislip](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=4024) - Olga Haislip, a 2004 MA graduate, works at the Bank of the West in San Francisco. In a Blog interview with Olga, we talked about her studies at CERGE-EI, her career, and why she took part in Alumni Local Groups initiative as local group leader for the US. After your MA at CERGE-EI, you pursued
- [Meet Our Alumni: Everything is possible, says Alexandra Tsvetkova](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=4074) - Alexandra Tsvetkova, a 2005 MA graduate, works as a coordinator at the Spatial Productivity Lab of OECD Trento Centre for Local Development in Italy. What does she like about her work and why is she active in alumni community? Read more in our latest alumni interview. You came to CERGE-EI after you finished your Master’s
- [Meet Our Alumni: One Can Always Work on New and Challenging Topics, says Peter Tóth](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=4086) - In a CERGE-EI blog interview, we talked with Peter Tóth, a CERGE-EI 2014 PhD in Economics graduate about his research and alumni engagement.
- [Meet Our Alumni: CERGE-EI Provides a Lot of Different Opportunities for Self-Development, says Viktor Tchistiakov](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=4107) - Viktor Tchistiakov studied in the first CERGE-EI cohort. What was the best and the most challenging study he did there and why does he volunteer as a local group leader for Benelux? CERGE-EI was established in 1991 and you started to study in its first cohort. What convinced you to apply to such a new institution
- [Meet Our Alumni: Strive for Excellence in Whatever You Do, says Peter Ondko.](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=4141) - Peter Ondko, a CERGE-EI 2013 PhD in Economics graduate, has been recently promoted to Partner at Boston Consulting Group Prague. What does he like most about working in consultancy and what challenges does he see in the energy industry he specializes in? Read more in our blog. Congratulations on becoming Partner at BCG Prague. Can
- [Meet Our Alumni: It’s Hard to Imagine What My Work Would Look Like If I Hadn’t Studied at CERGE-EI, says Kamil Kovář](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=4161) - Kamil Kovář, our 2022 PhD in Economics graduate, works as Associate Director at Moody's Analytics Prague. In his work, he focuses on Euro zone macroeconomic outlook. What are the biggest challenges the Euro zone faces in these turbulent times? And what does he like about his work? You studied London School of Economics before coming to CERGE-EI.
- [Meet Our Alumni: I Like the Excitement of Trying to Figure out an Answer to a Question I am Personally Curious About, says Ivo Bakota](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=4175) - Ivo Bakota, our 2020 PhD in Economics graduate, is a Postdoctoral Researcher and the Head of Unit at the Munich Center for Economics of Aging, Max Planck Institute for Social Law and Social Policy. What does he like about his work and what projects is he currently working on? It has been three years since
- [Meet Our Alumni: I Like Having Challenges, says Alexandra Sanosian](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=4196) - Alexandra Sanosian, our 2013 MA graduate, works as Associate Director, IT Strategic Business Partnership at Novartis, Prague. What does she like about her job and how did her CERGE-EI studies help her in her career? Why did you decide to study economics at CERGE-EI? I was finishing my MA in Math in Kharkiv, Ukraine, and
- [Exploring the Decision Process Behind the Investment Choice](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=4213) - The Czech Economic Society awarded its annual "Young Economist of the Year" prizes to three economists under the age of 30 who submitted their original professional work to the competition. Third place was awarded to a CERGE-EI PhD candidate Ante Šterc and his paper “Limited Consideration in the Investment Fund Choice.” Ante Šterc is a PhD
- [Greetings from Princeton](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=4219) - CERGE-EI encourages its PhD students to conduct part of their research abroad. Many students choose universities in the US, such as Columbia University, New York University, or Princeton University. Our PhD in Economics student Rastislav Rehák has recently returned from Princeton and shared his experience with us. Why did you decide to apply for academic
- [Liyou Borga: Investing in Mental Health Will Pay Off Very Well](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=4233) - In the most recent episode of Talking Economics, Katarína Stehlíková discusses long-term mental health trends and the effect of the pandemic with CERGE-EI PhD in Economics alumnus Liyou Borga. The challenges of recent years bring mental health issues to the forefront of all science fields, including economics. Why do economists study mental health? “Mental health is very important
- [Štěpán Jurajda: Social Isolation is Costly](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=4208) - Do humans cooperate with one another when facing extremely low survival chances? Social linkages in extreme circumstances are discussed with Štěpán Jurajda in a recent episode of Talking Economics. “Social linkages that existed prior to deportation, prior to WWII, as well as linkages and social ties that were formed during Nazi-camp imprisonment, both helped survival, and
- [Sebastian Ottinger: Just a Few People Can Make a Difference](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=4193) - When and why do national institutions change? Do national leaders matter? In the most recent episode of Talking Economics, Katarína Stehlíková and Sebastian Ottinger look back to European history, and from the perspective of political economy, discuss its relevance for institutional change in today’s China or Russia. What we know in economics and in science more
- [Meet Our Alumni" I enjoy that people take personal interest in your agenda in academic research, says Ján Palguta](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=3728) - Ján Palguta, our PhD graduate from a few years ago and former IDEA think tank researcher, spoke with us about the current coronavirus crisis in Spain, where he currently resides thanks to landing a visiting professor position at the Economics department of the Carlos III University of Madrid (UC3M).* A great part of the interview
- [Freedom to Do Your Research](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=3626) - Jana Cahlíková graduated from our PhD program a few years ago, but keeps returning to CERGE-EI on many occasions. Read our short interview about her job market experience, a short period of a difficult decision-making, and her current research. Since 2015 you have been working as a Senior Research Fellow at the Max Planck Institute
- [Meet Our Alumni: Experiments are an invaluable tool to understand motivations and constraints in human behavior, says Vojtěch Bartoš](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=3736) - Vojtěch Bartoš, an Assistant Professor at the Department of Economics at the Ludwig-Maximilans-Universität* in Munich, currently visiting the Department of Psychology at the Princeton University, graduated from the PhD in Economics program in 2016. Vojta now shares with us his knowledge and experiences from his field experiments work in several African and Asian countries and explains
- [Alumni Interview: Liyou Borga](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=3826) - During his PhD studies at CERGE-EI, Liyou Borga had the chance to experience student life at Princeton for four months. In this new interview, Liyou shares his experiences from this stay, and speaks about his current research projects at the University of Luxembourg as a postdoc. Since 2018 you have been a Postdoctoral Research Associate
- [Vladimír Novák: My Research as a Postdoc at Universita Bocconi](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=3853) - One of our recent graduates, Vladimír Novák, has already achieved a great deal in the field of economic research. Last year, Vladimír successfully defended his dissertation under the supervision of Filip Matejka and lent his hand to participate in the IDEA Anti COVID-19 initiative, which issued many studies on matters related to the coronavirus outbreak.#post_excerptHow has his research focus shifted after he joined the team of professor Eliana La Ferrara at Universita Bocconi in Milan?
- [Meet Our Alumni: I am glad I did not miss the opportunity to gain expertise from top researchers, says Ludmila Matysková](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=3975) - Ludmila Matysková, one of our 2018 PhD in Economics graduates, has just begun her third year as a postdoctoral researcher at the Institute for Microeconomics at the University of Bonn.* In an interview with Ludmila we asked her why she chose Game Theory as her field of study and what aspects of her PhD studies
- [Gérard Roland: Empires, Nation States, and Democracies: Perspectives on the War in Ukraine](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=4166) - Empires, nation states, and democracies: Perspectives on the war in Ukraine is what our anchor, Katarína Stehlíková, has discussed with our special guest, prof. Gérard Roland from the University of California, Berkeley in the latest episode of Talking Economics. “For a very long time, international relations were dominated by rivalries between empires. To understand today’s situation,” Prof. Roland
- [Klára Kalíšková: There Are Big Reserves in Increasing Labor Force](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=4158) - The Czech labor market situation has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and in recent months by the war in Ukraine. A high number of refugees, among whom women predominate, a tight market, and high inflation, present new challenges. What are the main characteristics of the Czech labor market now? What changes has the labor
- [Meet our Alumni: I have always wanted to do policy relevant research on Georgia’s economy, says Zurab Abramishvili](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=4047) - Zurab Abramishvili, a PhD graduate from 2017, returned to his home country and became an Associate Professor of Economics and Head of Undergraduate Studies at the International School of Economics (ISET) in Georgia. What does he like about working in academia and what research projects is he currently working on? Find out in our Blog interview.
- [Meet our Alumni: CERGE-EI gives the opportunity to everyone to become the best version of him or herself, says Tomáš Mičko](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=4016) - Tomáš Mičko, our 2020 Master’s in Applied Economics graduate, started a position as an analyst at Council for Budget Responsibility in Slovakia last year. What knowledge and skills obtained in MAE are useful at his job? And why has he participated in Bratislava Climathon? Find out more in our Blog Interview. Before coming to CERGE-EI
- [Meet Our Alumni: I am still driven by curiosity, says Jan Novotný](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=4055) - Jan Novotný, a PhD graduate from 2012, moved to London where he works as a specialist in quantitative trading and is also involved in research projects at Bayes Business School of London. In an interview with Jan, we talked about his twist from nuclear physics to economics, his work and research as well as his
- [Silvester van Koten: We Need to Address the Shortage of Oil and Gas](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=4080) - Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has boosted the already high prices of oil and gas in the European Union. How come the energy situation in the EU is so dependent on Russia? What are the prognoses for energy costs and related costs of living for the near future? In Talking Economics, Katarína Stehlíková chats with Silvester van Koten,
- [Jaroslav Borovička: Think About the Long-Term Outlook](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=4099) - How are monetary and fiscal policy, the main macroeconomic tools used to steer our economies, able to address the unprecedented challenges presented by the events of recent years, such as COVID-19, war on Ukraine, or increase in energy prices? How do these policies of governments and central banks interact? What does it mean for us now
- [Master’s in Economics Research as Preparation for a PhD Career](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=4034) - Master’s in Economics Research at CERGE-EI prepares talented Bachelor’s students for PhD studies. Giorgi and Margarita among CERGE-EI’s first MAER graduates, both pursue their PhDs – Giorgi at Boston College in the US, and Margarita at CERGE-EI. Giorgi did his Bachelor’s at American University in Bulgaria, where he first learned about CERGE-EI. “I took a
- [People of CERGE-EI: For me, CERGE-EI is very much like a family with multiple generations, says Michael Jetton](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=4002) - Michael Jetton has been working in various positions at CERGE-EI since 1993. He served as Head of Alumni Office for several years. What were almost three decades of CERGE-EI like and how does he see our alumni community? We talked about this and much more in our Blog Interview. You’ve been living in Prague since
- [Meet Our Alumni:  CERGE-EI`s Emphasis on Analytical Thinking in My Studies Has Influenced Me the Most, Says Magdalena Morgese Borys](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=3994) - Magdalena Morgese Borys, a PhD graduate from 2009, recently became Head of Unit in a newly created Task Force at the Secretariat General of the EU Commission. In an interview with Magda, we talked about her 10 years of experience in the European Commission, as well as about her interest in health and nutrition that
- [Meet Our Alumni: At CERGE-EI, I Had Opportunities to Meet with Great People Who Influenced Me a Lot, says George Vachadze](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=3986) - George Vachadze, our PhD graduate from 1999, has recently been appointed Full Professor at the College of Staten Island, City University of New York. How does he remember his studies at CERGE-EI and what is he currently working on? Read his answers to these and other questions in our interview with George. You were a
- [Meet Our Alumni: After PhD at CERGE-EI I had to give back to Armenia, says Gurgen Aslanyan](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=3708) - After Gurgen Aslanyan graduated from our PhD program some 6 years ago, he had the urge to give back to his own country, and took a position at the Central Bank of Armenia. Now as the President of the Armenian Economic Association, Gurgen is looking back on his journey from Armenia to CERGE-EI and back
- [Meet Our Alumni: Career in research enables to switch from one topic to another, says Maxim Goryunov](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=3758) - Read an interview with our PhD alumnus, Maxim Goryunov, sharing his experiences with running lab experiments and contributing to the development in research in Kazakstan. After your graduation from CERGE-EI in 2016 you got the Post-doctoral Max Weber Fellow in Economics position at the European University Institute in Florence, Italy, where you spent two years.
- [Meet Our Alumni: My current research investigates behavior of firms during epidemic, says Vahagn Jerbashian](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=3775) - Vahagn Jerbashian, our graduate on the PhD in Economics program, has been working as an Assistant Professor at the University of Barcelona since 2013. In this interview, he shares his journey from theoretical mathematics to economics, his current research interests that lie in technological change and innovation, competition, human capital accumulation, and economic growth; and
- [Meet Our Alumni: Our attention is limited, says Andrei Matveenko](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=3810) - Read an interview with Andrei Matveenko, our PhD in Economics graduate from 2019, who now works as a Postdoctoral Researcher in Copenhagen. We spoke about Andrei's positive influences during his studies at CERGE-EI, and his research interest in studying the role of information in Economics, namely the subfield Rational Inattention theory. Since 2019 you have
- [Meet Our Alumni: The International Monetary Fund is a great place to work, says Martin Čihák](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=3884) - Martin Čihák, one of CERGE-EI’s early PhD graduates, recollected his student memories with us and the impact the studies at CERGE-EI had on furthering his career. Having worked for the International Monetary Fund in multiple areas for about two decades, Martin is currently involved in overseeing IMF operations in several countries. How has the IMF
- [Meet Our Alumni: The start-up spirit of CERGE-EI from the early 90s has stayed with me throughout my career, says Libor Krkoška](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=3891) - Only two years after CERGE-EI was founded, Libor Krkoška enrolled in the PhD in Economics program. Following his graduation, he was the first graduate from Eastern Europe hired by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development’s Chief Economist Office in 1997. Ever since then he has been an active employee of the ERBD for some
- [Meet Our Alumni: The CERGE-EI experience has stirred up my long-lasting passion for economics and doing research, says Teodora Paligorova](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=3916) - Teodora Paligorova, a Ph.D. graduate from 2007, started her career at the Bank of Canada. Four years ago, she became the Principal Economist at the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in Washington, D.C. What does she see as the biggest challenges in the field of finance? And what are the three messages
- [Meet Our Alumni: CERGE-EI’s location in Prague enabled me to receive a world-class education, yet remain in the country, says Robert Johnson](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=3949) - Robert Johnson, our Master in Applied Economics graduate from 2017, recently started a new position where he is in charge of growth and retention of a newly launched grocery delivery service. In an interview with Robert, we discussed his career, his motivation to take the MAE program, and what he considers the most useful things
- [MEET OUR ALUMNI: THE APPLIED FEATURE OF THE MAE PROGRAM IS A UNIQUE COMBINATION OF ACADEMIC THEORY AND BUSINESS PRACTICE, SAYS KAREL MUSIL](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=3902) - Karel Musil, our MAE graduate from 2014, already held a Ph.D. degree when he decided to apply to the Master in Applied Economics program at CERGE-EI. In an interview with Karel, we discussed his career of 12 years at the IMF as a Policy Advisor, his position at the Czech National Bank as Head of
- [MEET OUR ALUMNI: I AM ALREADY IN THE FOURTH GENERATION OF TEACHERS IN MY FAMILY, SAYS KREŠIMIR ŽIGIĆ](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=3909) - Krešimir Žigić, Citigroup Endowment Associate Professor with Tenure at CERGE-EI, and a Ph.D. graduate from 1996, studied in the first CERGE-EI cohort. How does he remember the atmosphere of the first years of our institution and why did he decide on a career in academia? We asked Krešo several questions for our Blog interview. Let´s
- [From Architecture to Economic Geography](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=3794) - What makes one enroll in the Master in Applied Economics program when he/she already has a promising career in architecture and urbanism? Read an interview with Lukáš Makovský, our MAE graduate from 2018, who we sat down with to discuss professional life choices, his studies at CERGE-EI, working in Prague, and doing research in London
- [Female Economists at CERGE-EI](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=3865) - Women economists remain underrepresented in leadership positions across the academic world, as well as in the private and public sectors. For this year's International Women's Day, we put together information about four of our female researchers to celebrate them and the tremendous work they do in the field of economics. Alena Bičáková Alena Bičáková
- [6 Tips for Writing a Statement of Motivation](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=3848) - Summarizing who you are, what you do and what you would like to do in the future usually turns out to be a bigger challenge than it looks. You’re applying to join our academic community and your statement should tell us what you understand about our institution and how you will fit in and contribute.
- [Using machine learning in business can generate a huge amount of income](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=3694) - Machine learning is a specific subset of artificial intelligence that trains a machine to learn. It is based on the idea that systems can learn from data, identify patterns, and make decisions with minimal human intervention. We sat down with two students on the Master in Applied Economics program to talk about the topics they
- [Interview with Filip Matějka, Second Time ERC Grant Receiver](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=3822) - Filip Matějka, a researcher and member of the CERGE-EI faculty, has received the prestigious Consolidator Grant from the European Research Council. The Council selected Filip for the second time in the international competition of applicants for ERC grants. In 2015, he was the first to receive an ERC Starting grant for social science research in the
- [Honor to contribute to IDEA Anti covid-19, say CERGE-EI students](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=3674) - Whilst many of us have been staying at home these past few weeks, unable to grasp the influx of information from the Czech and foreign media, it has been the IDEA anti COVID-19 project run by the IDEA think tank that has helped to ease the tension with their explanatory studies on the issues related
- [Economics, Politics and Philosophy Remain Top Interests of Mine](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=3748) - The winner in the 2020 New Economic Talent competition, Georgiana Puscas, competed with a paper The winner takes more? Assessing the role of political alignment in transfers to Romanian municipalities, which she likewise submitted as her bachelor thesis. We were happy to discuss her paper in depth and ask some more questions about herself and
- [Economics as a Powerful Set of Tools that Can Be Applied Almost Anywhere](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=3646) - Martin Kosík and Giorgi Chavchanidze are both first-year students in the Master Economic Research program at CERGE-EI and recipients of the First-Year Excellence Fellowship. Martin´s first experience with economic research was during his assistantship at CERGE-EI for “Volební lavička”, a project studying the information acquisition of voters in Czech municipal elections. Giorgi graduated from a
- [Talking Economics: Bangladeshi Garment Sector](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=3666) - Another round of the Talking Economics! series shifted attention to the Bangladeshi garment sector thanks to Andreas Menzel and Martina Miotto, whose field research projects using experiments complement one another. When you think of the textile industry and textile workers in any of the developing countries, what image do you have in mind? Sweat shops,
- [History and Social Media Through Eyes of Economists](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=3629) - To identify an exact definition of an economist is a real struggle. Who is an economist actually? Is he or she a business consultant or perhaps an analyst? The CERGE-EI director, Sergey Slobodyan, opened the first lecture of the Talking Economics! series on Thursday with such questioning. “When you go buy a cup of coffee,
- [From Bank to School and Back](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=3614) - Ivana Draženović works as a labor market analyst for the Croatian National Bank. She is another great example of a young professional who had been working for a few years when she realized that she wanted to develop new skills and move forward in her career. In 2018, Ivana left not only her job but
- [Skills I Have Learned Help me to Address the Challenges my Country is Facing, Says MAE Alumni Igor](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=3590) - Igor Knež had been working at the Croatian Bureau of Statistics for five years when he decided to send his application for CERGE-EI´s Master in Applied Economics program. After one year of hard work, he left Prague in July 2019 with a new diploma, new skills and new knowledge, and plans for his future, but
- [Science Without Borders? Not yet, Proves a Study by IDEA Researchers](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=3585) - Science knows no borders—or does it? IDEA researchers Martin Srholec and Vít Macháček have conducted a study that sheds some light on this rather philosophical question. By combining data from 174 countries, 27 disciplines and 13 years, Macháček and Srholec showed how Chinese science has entered the global research arena and the lasting effect the
- [Demographic Headwinds in Central and Eastern Europe](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=3573) - The latest public lecture to take place at CERGE-EI was presented by Andreas Tudyka of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) European Division. The topic of the report was to take a detailed look at the impact of aging populations in Central, Eastern and South Eastern European (CESEE) countries on the fiscal implications for health and
- [Doing Economic Theory Means Seeing the World With New Eyes](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=3558) - How often do you go jogging, who are your friends, and where do you work? Would you answer these questions if asked by a complete stranger? Do you have this type of information on your Facebook, Instagram or any other social network? Ole Jann, who has recently joined the CERGE-EI faculty, spoke with us about
- [Top Trio Helps to Explain Argentina’s Problems](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=3543) - In August, Carlos Zarazaga (Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas) and Nobel Laureate Finn Kydland (UC Santa Barbara) came to CERGE-EI to meet with our Faculty member Marek Kapička and finish their paper on Argentina’s “Missing Capital Puzzle”. While being interviewed about their research, Carlos called Marek and Finn the best team of people he had
- [It Is Crucial Whether Other Researchers Will Build Upon Our Result](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=3529) - Our PhD student Vladimír Novák co-authored an article that was listed among the 10th most downloaded from the Journal of Economic Theory, one of the core nine journals in all of economics. In the article, “A note on optimal experimentation under risk aversion,” Vlado and his colleagues analyzed the willingness of specific decision maker to
- [Christian Ochsner Awarded for his Study on Populism](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=3532) - CERGE-EI Assistant Professor Christian Ochsner and his colleague Felix Roesel from the ifo Institute in Dresden have been awarded a prize by the Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research in Mannheim (ZEW) for their study on populism. The authors of the paper used econometrics to study the electoral outcomes in Austria in connection with the anti-Turkish
- [Economics Allows Systemizing Messy Real-Life Phenomena, Says NET Winner](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=3518) - New Economic Talent (NET) competition Winner Charoo Anand (LSE) focused on the role of discrimination in the mortgage lending race gap in her paper. We were happy to speak with her about her paper as well as about her future plans. When asked about her other talents, Charoo also told us a bit about her
- [The Prague Workshop on Gender and Family in the Labor Market](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=3501) - Professor Shelly Lundberg (University of California at Santa Barbara) is one of the world’s most recognized professors on the topic of population economics. She was invited to Prague to give a plenary talk as part of CERGE-EI’s Prague Workshop on Gender and Family in the Labor Market (Family Environment during Childhood and Educational Gender Gap).
- [Interview with Prof. Stephen Morris](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=3481) - Read our short interview with professor Stephen Morris (Princeton University), who gave a research seminar at CERGE-EI on May 9, 2019. The interview was prepared by our PhD student, Vladimír Novák. Professor Morris, thank you very much for your time and this interview. Yesterday, you started your seminar talk, entitled “Incomplete Information and Coordination” by
- [Restud Tour 2018: An Interview with Ctirad Slavik](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=3352) - For the first time, CERGE-EI will become a proud host of the renowned Review of Economic Studies Tour (Restud). Seven of the most promising graduating doctoral students in economics and finance in the world were selected to present their research to audiences at three universities across Europe (the first one being Queen Mary University of London
- [A Fragmenting Europe in a Changing World](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=3474) - On 26 March 2019, Clemens Fuest of the ifo Institute at the University of Munich came to CERGE-EI for the second year in succession to present the latest EEAG report to a full audience. Prof. Fuest started by defining the fragmenting aspect in the title of this year’s report, explaining that the new Italian government that went
- [Mentoring Program for Women Researchers](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=3467) - The final day of the 2019 Mentoring Program for Women Researchers took place on Friday 1st March 2019 at CERGE-EI. What started out as a plan to mentor CERGE-EI’s own women PhD students spread to a more open program to include PhD candidates from other faculties and subjects due to its popularity, as Lucia Stefankova,
- [Mentoring Program for Women Researchers](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=3467) - The final day of the 2019 Mentoring Program for Women Researchers took place on Friday 1st March 2019 at CERGE-EI. What started out as a plan to mentor CERGE-EI’s own women PhD students spread to a more open program to include PhD candidates from other faculties and subjects due to its popularity, as Lucia Stefankova,
- [Interview with Mykola Babiak](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=3458) - This fall, Mykola Babiak (PhD candidate, expected graduation 2019) will take up a tenure track position as an Assistant Professor in Finance at Lancaster University Management School. Read more about his job market experience below. Mykola, congratulations on your new job offer. Can you briefly describe the process you went through in order to get this job?
- [Project Snapshot](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=3444) - Project Snapshot, 8-minute presentations by CERGE-EI faculty, researchers, students and alumni, took place as part of our Open Day last week. There were 12 presenters giving 11 presentations this year, the fifth anniversary of the event. Presentations ranged from current research activities or research stays to future plans, and enabled a quick glimpse at what
- [Those who believe in science must also fight for its values](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=3437) - Professor Gérard Roland (University of California, Berkeley), Visiting Professor at CERGE-EI, has been recently awarded the highest honor from the Czech Academy of Sciences. One of the most influential and successful European economists, admired among CERGE-EI community for his striking humbleness and inspiring thoughts, spoke with us about some of his recent works on China,
- [From Day One, I Considered My Thesis Rather a Research Project](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=3421) - Third New Economic Talent competition interview is here: meet Sebastian Beug (Humboldt University of Berlin), who was awarded a second place (jointly with Kyung Woong Koh from the Yonsei University) for his paper “Federal Governments and the German Economy – An Empiric Exploration”. On a personal level, what drives you to study Economics? In Economics,
- [What Remains to Be Answered in Political Economy?](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=3405) - Read our next interview with the he New Economic Talent competition finalist: this time Kyung Woong Koh (Yonsei University), who was awarded a second place (jointly with Sebastian Beug from the Humboldt University of Berlin) for his paper "Snowballs and Dominoes: Towards a General Theory of Democratization Waves". Personally, what drives you to study economics?
- [Studying Economics for the Joy of Understanding](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=3382) - Final round of the New Economic Talent competition, which CERGE-EI organized for the fourth time, took place on June 1. All three finalists presented excellent papers, and we had the pleasure to get them know better during the events that followed. Read our interview with Sitong Ding (London School of Economics), who won the first
- [The CERGE-EI experience makes us part of the same community](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=3193) - An Interview with Pavel Dvořák (PhD 2008, Czech Republic) We are quite lucky to see you often at the Gala. How does it feel, coming back and experiencing this “condensed” version of CERGE-EI from your perspective? It always feels great to come back to meet with the CERGE-EI community and friends. CERGE-EI is a very special
- [Restud Tour: 7 speakers, 2 days, 170 guests](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=3370) - The recent Restud Tour turned out, in many respects, to be the research event of the year for us, and we hope to keep the inspiration and ambience it created going for some time. Here is a short summary for those who could not come, including a short joint interview. The two days were filled
- [The President of the Ifo Institute Comes to CERGE-EI to Present the 17th EEAG Report](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=3345) - On Monday, 19 March, 2018, CERGE-EI hosted the presentation of the 17th EEAG report in the magnificent Schebek Palace. The European Economic Advisory Group (EEAG) reports annually on specific economic policy issues and follows its objective of offering research-based insights to the public and policymakers. This year’s report is titled “What Now, With Whom, Where To
- [From the early days at CERGE-EI to 20 years at the EBRD](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=3322) - An interview with Libor Krkoška (PhD 1997) done by our current PhD student, Dali Laxton. You have recently opened the EBRD resident office in Cyprus, which appears to be very successful. Could you have imagined becoming a global change-maker 20 years ago? I applied to study at CERGE-EI 25 years ago when it was a
- [Finding a Perfect Match: Writing a Statement of Motivation](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=3314) - Not surprisingly, when finalizing your PhD study application, you may find that the Statement of Motivation is the hardest part. Summarizing who you are, what you do and what you would like to do in the future usually turns out to be a bigger challenge than it looks. “The most common mistake applicants make is
- [Projects in Applied Economics for Talented Students 2017](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=3261) - Have you ever wondered which factors determine your life satisfaction? Or whether women really earn less than men? This year, 30 ambitious high school students were granted the unique opportunity to shed light on these (and other) topics during CERGE-EI’s selective pre-college program “Projects in Applied Economics for Talented Students”. Over the course of twelve
- [Summer Internship at the IMF](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=3282) - This summer, Olga Bychkova, our PhD in Economics student, spent 12 weeks on a paid internship at the International Monetary Fund in Washington. Read our short interview with her to learn what the best thing was about it and who she met. Where did you work exactly, and what were your responsibilities? I worked in the Risk
- [Perspective and Excitement: A Postcard from Berkeley](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=3293) - It does not happen so often that we have several researchers on a visit, not only in the same country, but more precisely at the same institution. That is why we decided to mark this special occasion with a joint interview. Filip Matejka and Filip Pertold (and Michal Bauer) went to the University of California,
- ["New book? I just max myself out, like in the good old days"](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=3303) - An interview with our alumnus Petar Stankov (PhD 2014) done by our current PhD student, Dali Laxton. You recently published a book. What is it about? It is about finding out if the economic freedom reforms in the last 45 years have made sense for welfare, i.e., not only GDP/c. but also consumption per capita,
- [Honorary Degree Ceremony for Prof. Sims](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=3247) - On Monday, 20 November, 2017 Prof. Christopher Sims of Princeton University, Nobel Laureate, and member of CERGE-EI’s Executive and Supervisory Committee (ESC), was awarded an honorary doctorate by Charles University. The proceedings were overseen by a larger-than-life bronze statue of King Charles IV in the Great Hall of Charles University’s Carolinum, and the awarding ceremony
- [CERGE-EI International Food Party 2017](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=3230) - Food is culture – and culture connects. On 5 October students from more than 15 countries shared a part of their cultural heritage by participating in CERGE-EI’s annual International Food Party and by offering up traditional dishes representing their countries of origin. In celebration of this day, CERGE-EI welcomed faculty, students, and staff to this
- [The Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting in Economic Sciences 2017](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=3234) - This summer, Vladimír Novák, our PhD student, attended the 6th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting, where 350 young international economists from 66 countries met with 17 Nobel Laureates. The meeting lasted for 5 days and was packed with lectures, panel discussions (all of them now available online), special breakfasts or dinners, but also with coffee breaks and other informal gatherings
- [The MAE Program Started with an Applied Human-Centered Design Project](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=3221) - This was the second year that the MA in Applied Economics (MAE) program, which aims to develop data-driven changemakers, has opened with Discovery Week — a very intensive and fascinating start to the program. Almost all of this year’s students arrived in Prague a week early to participate in Discovery Week, and they are sure
- [MAE 2017 Cohort Showcases Results of Project Seminar](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=3218) - On Tuesday, 11 July, CERGE-EI’s MAE students presented results of their work in the Project seminar course. During the period of two months, they had been cooperating with companies such as Liftago, Nielsen, and the Platform for Social Housing, analyzing their data and suggesting the best solutions of the companies’ business problems. The first group
- [First International Bazaar at CERGE-EI: "Reuse" concept in practice](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=3211) - We all have things at our homes that we no longer need. They may be brand new, they may be used, yet still in a good condition. Nevertheless, there is no one in particular around us who would like to take them. Such things only take up space in the household, yet it would be
- [BROWN BAG SEMINARS: A GREAT WAY TO SEE WHAT RESEARCH OTHER PEOPLE FROM CERGE-EI ARE DOING](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=3208) - Brown bag seminars are an inherent part of CERGE-EI community life. Read a short interview with Jakub Grossmann, current CERGE-EI PhD student, and learn what is the best thing about them. You have been organizing CERGE-EI brown bag seminar this academic year. What is the best thing about brown bags, in your opinion? The good thing
- [CERGE-EI has given us excellent tools to succeed globally](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=3149) - An Interview with Michaela Erbenová (PhD 1997, Czech Republic) You have recently been elected as the IMF Executive Director for Austria, Belarus, Czech Republic, Hungary, Kosovo, the Slovak Republic, Slovenia, and Turkey. What is your biggest goal for next two years? After more than 70 years, the Czech Republic can directly influence the decision making
- [CERGE-EI Alumni Awards 2017 winner: an interview with Petar Buha](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=3166) - Petar Buha (2015 Master’s in Applied Economics Graduate) was nominated for the 2017 Alumni Award for his dedication to CERGE-EI. He has shared his expertise and advice through two very popular semester-long Excel courses in the Economics Discovery Hub (EDH), which he offered to teach on a non-paid basis. The EDH is a free explanatory
- [CERGE-EI Award for Popularization of Science: an Interview with Filip Pertold](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=3177) - Filip Pertold (CERGE-EI researcher and 2010 PhD in Economics Graduate) has received an Honorary Award for his dedication to the popularization of economic research and its impact on society. Filip has actively participated in a number of projects and activities promoting economic research and CERGE-EI to professionals, students, the business community and the general public.
- [CERGE-EI Panel Discussion & Alumni Reunion in London!](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=2261) - We did it! After several months of careful planning, numerous meetings and Skype calls between London and Prague, we finally did it. On November 28th, we kicked off CERGE-EI’s first ever UK Alumni Event! But make no mistake, this was no ordinary alumni gathering. We wanted an event that would play to the main strength
- [Securing a professional future at the Economist’s Largest Job-Matching Program](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=3142) - Recognized as the largest conference for keeping up to date with the latest in economics research and development, the American Economics Association’s Annual Meeting is a prestigious affair, gathering famous economists for a long weekend in late January. The three frenetic days are closely followed by economists around the globe as the crème de la
- [Interview with Veronika Jelínková on co-founding Metalearners.com and studying MA in Applied Economics at CERGE-EI](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=2979) - Taking a bit of time out of Veronika Jelínková’s busy lifestyle in global innovation hub, San Francisco Bay Area, we caught up with the Czech economist on launching Metalearners.com and studying at CERGE-EI. Veronika, who studied the MA in Applied Economics at CERGE-EI after graduating from the University of Aberdeen in Scotland, recently co-founded Metalerners.com, a
- [FIELD EXPERIMENTS? AN ADVENTURE THAT SOMETIMES LEADS TO USEFUL OUTCOMES: AN INTERVIEW WITH JULIE CHYTILOVÁ](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=3133) - Julie Chytilová, CERGE-EI Researcher and Institute of Economic Studies FSV UK faculty member, has won the 2016 Czech Minister of Education’s Award for Excellence in Research, Experimental Development, and Innovation. In addition, she is last year’s laureate of the Kateřina Šmídková Award, which recognizes Czech female economists for their outstanding research achievements. Julie, when asked about
- [FEELS  LIKE  HOMECOMING: a short interview with Dragana Stanišić](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=3129) - Following the election of Dragana Stanišić to the (US) CERGE-EI Foundation Board in December 2016, we bring you a short interview with her: 1) What do you expect from this opportunity as a new Foundation Board member? Since graduating in 2013, I’ve wanted to stay in touch with my colleagues, who are also my close
- [Should Taxis Be Regulated? Report on the first discussion of the iEkonomie.cz meeting](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=3124) - The first discussion of the iEkonomie.cz meeting concerning the regulation of taxi services took place on 6 February 2017 at CERGE-EI with Ondřej Krátký of Liftago. The discussion was packed with interesting insights and was attended by numerous members from academia, students, and interested parties. This was the first of a new series of discussions
- [Data-Driven Changemakers Datathon – looking back at the event](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=3118) - “Exciting, interesting, challenging….I’m in for the next event!”, said Louise Nebelsztein, Datathon participant, and thus summed up the feelings of the majority of participants after the event. The weekend of 11-13 November was full of data analysis, hard work, late nights and interesting insights. 49 students decided to spend this weekend at CERGE-EI participating in
- [Projects in Applied Economics for Talented Students: How high school students succeeded in conducting research in economics](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=3110) - On Monday 12th December 2016 we saw the Economics Projects for High School Students come to an end after students spent 12 weeks learning the basics of Economics and undertaking research using real life data, with support from their allocated supervisors. The project received 60 applicants which were filtered down to 24 participants who came
- [TRIBUTE TO PROF. JAN KMENTA](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=3102) - On November 19th, 2016, the CERGE-EI community paid tribute to one of the most influential economists and researchers of Czech origin, Professor Jan Kmenta, ...
- [THE NOMAD RESEARCHING MIGRATION: AN INTERVIEW WITH NEW FACULTY MEMBER MARIOLA PYTLIKOVÁ](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=3086) - Mariola Pytliková is another new member of the CERGE-EI faculty, joining us as both Assistant Professor and Researcher. In addition to CERGE-EI, she is also active at the VSB Technical University in Ostrava, which is close to the Beskydy mountains, where she currently lives. Mariola, its looks like one city or even country is too
- [JAN KMENTA (1928 - 2016): THE LONG JOURNEY FROM HOME AND BACK](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=3034) - Jan Kmenta started and finished his life in Prague. Still, his life was everything but provincial - shortly before his final days, in one interview he confessed: I spend one third of each year in Australia, one third in Michigan and one third in Prague. I am very lucky. Economics, my fate So, who was
- [OPEN SCIENCE AT CERGE-EI: ECONOMICS AS A TOOL FOR MAKING DECISIONS IN REAL LIFE](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=3043) - Ten years ago, the Czech Academy of Sciences initiated a project whose principal goal was to popularize science among the general public. Besides educating high school teachers, the Open Science project was aimed at talented high school students by offering internships at selected scientific institutes of the Czech Academy of Sciences. During the first nine
- [THE ANSWERS WERE CERGE-EI AND PRAGUE: AN INTERVIEW WITH NEW FACULTY MEMBER STANISLAV ANATOLYEV](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=3065) - This year, CERGE-EI welcomed 5 new faculty members, which ranks among the most important hiring successes in CERGE-EI’s history for faculty expansion. One of them is Stanislav Anatolyev who came to CERGE-EI with the position of full tenured professor from Moscow´s New Economic School (NES). At CERGE-EI, he will be teaching econometrics, which is his principal field
- [THE ANSWERS WERE CERGE-EI AND PRAGUE: AN INTERVIEW WITH NEW FACULTY MEMBER STANISLAV ANATOLYEV](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=3065) - This year, CERGE-EI welcomed 5 new faculty members, which ranks among the most important hiring successes in CERGE-EI’s history for faculty expansion. One of them is Stanislav Anatolyev who came to CERGE-EI with the position of full tenured professor from Moscow´s New Economic School (NES). At CERGE-EI, he will be teaching econometrics, which is his principal field
- [ON WOMEN IN ECONOMY AND THE FASCINATION FOR OIL INDUSTRY: AN INTERVIEW WITH NEW FACULTY MEMBER VERONIKA SELEZNEVA](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=3072) - This year, CERGE-EI welcomed five new faculty members, which ranks among the most important hiring successes in CERGE-EI’s history for faculty expansion. Two of them – Stanislav Anatolyev (see the Blog entry) and Veronika Selezneva -- are linked with Moscow´s New Economic School (NES). At CERGE-EI this academic year, Veronika will be teaching macroeconomics. Veronika, before you
- [FROM HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY TO THE BANGLADESHI TEXTILE INDUSTRY: AN INTERVIEW WITH NEW CERGE-EI FACULTY MEMBER ANDREAS MENZEL](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=3079) - This year, CERGE-EI welcomed five new faculty members, which ranks among the most important hiring successes in CERGE-EI’s history for faculty expansion. One of them is Andreas Menzel, whose arrival marks an enrichment of the existing circle of CERGE-EI microeconomists. You got your degrees from Humboldt University, Tilburg and Warwick. What made you choose these institutions to
- [A Night of Gaiety for 25 Years of Satisfaction: CERGE-EI 25th Anniversary Gala](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=3011) - On Friday the 27th of May the CERGE-EI community united once more to commemorate 25 years of world-class economics research and exceptional education. Filled with superb speeches, exquisite cuisine, musical performances, and dancing, this affair was no doubt a delightful occasion for all. Qatar, Spain or Canada, no matter where they reside now, alumni journeyed
- [A Night of Gaiety for 25 Years of Satisfaction: CERGE-EI 25th Anniversary Gala](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=3011) - On Friday the 27th of May the CERGE-EI community united once more to commemorate 25 years of world-class economics research and exceptional education. Filled with superb speeches, exquisite cuisine, musical performances, and dancing, this affair was no doubt a delightful occasion for all. Qatar, Spain or Canada, no matter where they reside now, alumni journeyed
- [PRISONERS WEAVING HAMMOCKS: LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE FIRST DISCOVERY WEEK HELD AT CERGE-EI](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=3054) - 19 of the 22 students on the MA in Applied Economics program gathered at CERGE-EI one week before the new academic year officially began to take part in the Discovery Week. The principal goal of this event was to provide fresh ideas to an organization working with marginalized communities – such as prisoners – who
- [Can it be rational to overweight very unlikely events?](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=3026) - In July 2016, Jakub Steiner, CERGE-EI Associate Professor, published an article called “Perceiving Prospects Properly,” co-authored with Colin Stewart, in the American Economic Review. Subsequently, Tim Hyde wrote a short article introducing the main points of the paper, which can be enjoyed below. Doc. Mgr. JAKUB STEINER, PhD. Jakub Steiner is a Czech economist doing
- [Not listening? Well, it’s only rational.](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=3003) - Inattention, why we’re all doing it, and why that’s rational - according to economics. In the lead up to CERGE-EI’s unique conference on Rational Inattention, Associate Professor with Tenure and Researcher, Filip Matejka, provided a free crash course for students to get a rundown on the subject. Fairly new to the scene and quickly evolving,
- [Energy economics: on bread, yetis and Utopia](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=2848) - Are you charged up by change? Do you thrive on uncertainty? Are you turned on by the quirky? Answer yes to all of the above and you might want to delve deeper into the field of energy economics. And with energy security fast becoming a priority on national agendas, there are increasing career opportunities for
- [Stupid Voters or Stupid Economists?](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=2876) - Observers of the recent Greek referendum, the vote on Scottish independence or the U.S. presidential campaign know that voters often vote based on their emotions rather than on rational thinking. I suggest that this is in large part because professional economists are failing to serve the public well. And as economists, if we want rational
- [Invigorated by the Ivy League Experience](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=2989) - What do you get when you mix three brilliant students, The Dalai Lama and an Ivy League school? Inspired! Over a few months in 2014, Liyousew Borga, Vít Hradil and Branka Marković, journeyed to Princeton University to undertake their Doctorate in Economics alongside top scholars. Now back in Prague, these three CERGE-EI prodigies share their
- [Overview: Conference “The Economics of Livable Cities”](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=2969) - What drives the popularity in urbanization, and what are the results of endlessly growing cities? Considering everything from entrepreneurship to neighborhood segregation, prosperity and welfare of society are at the heart of these questions; asked not only by economists, but all those fascinated in the future of urban living. On March 14 a group of
- [Perspectives on the European Economy: An Overview](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=2961) - On 24th of February CERGE-EI hosted a presentation, Perspectives on the European Economy, provided by the European Economic Advisory Group at CESifo. The conference explored a variety of hot topics that are examined in the EEAG Report on the European Economy 2016, which was released earlier in the week. The session included two co-authors of
- [The light and dark sides of the shadow economy](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=2839) - It’s not often you get the chance to sit in a room with a collection of today’s most influential minds and hear their thoughts and opinions on current global issues. But that’s what I was able to do this week at a panel discussion in London organized by CERGE-EI Alumni with the Legatum Institute and
- [Life after New Economic Talent: Interview with Salim Turdaliev](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=2937) - As we count down the days till The New Economic Talent 2016 deadline, we did a bit of reflecting on previous NET competitions. Last year, the top three of 138 submissions presented their thesis in Prague and a total of $1500 USD was awarded to winners. But the benefits of the competition go beyond just
- [People Don’t Just Make Rational Decisions](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=2922) - It seems like there’s no longer a place for economics as we used to know it. A new generation of economists, calling themselves “behavioral economists“, are challenging a basic principle of classic economics: the assumption that humans only make rational decisions. Recent research into behavioral economics, including research undertaken by faculty and students at CERGE-EI,
- [Fiscal Policy Council: Personal Trainer or Watchdog?](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=2885) - This post was prepared by Geghetsik Afunts, a second year PhD student at CERGE-EI. Do governments need a "Personal Trainer or Watchdog" to achieve objectives such as long-term sustainability of public finances, economic growth or surplus targets? Fiscal watchdogs have existed for a long time in some countries and one of the first European countries was
- [CERGE-EI Founder Jan Švejnar wins the 2015 IZA Prize in Labor Economics](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=2849) - The 2015 IZA Prize for Labor Economics has been awarded to CERGE-EI Founder, Professor Jan Švejnar.
- [Graduation Gala Is Approaching! Read Why Some Of Our Guests Are Excited to Attend...](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=1888) - The CERGE-EI First Annual Graduation Gala is on Saturday, June 1st ! Students, family members, alumni, faculty and staff, and members of CERGE-EI’s governing bodies are all warmly invited. Don’t miss it! Here are some reasons why our guests are excited: I am really looking forward to seeing Shebek Palace return to its past glory
- [Tribute to Boris Nemtsov](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=2835) - Statement of Tribute to Boris Nemtsov
- [Does Home Ownership Drive Unemployment?: A Public Lecture with Andrew Oswald](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=2603) - Unemployment is a major source of unhappiness in modern society. Oswald shows in his lecture how high rates of home ownership may be making it worse.
- [A recipe for inspiration](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=2818) - Take one ambitious and curious junior researcher. Give him three months in a city that is home to some of the world's top learning institutions. Offer him the chance to test his ideas with thought leaders in his field. What happened? We asked Vojta Bartos. Vojta specialises in development and behavioral economics. He is currently
- [The 1st Annual Graduation Gala: A Wonderful Night to Reunite the CERGE-EI Community](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=1980) - On any given day, CERGE-EI is filled with serious people conducting economic research and studying for exams. When it comes to complicated calculus and datasets, CERGE-EI is among the best. But when it comes to throwing a good party, we have a bit less experience. Nevertheless, the Graduation Gala proved that CERGE-EI knows how to
- [Did the Patriarch Cause a Baby Boom in Georgia?: Research by CERGE-EI PhD Student Lasha Lanchava](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=2804) - Lasha Lanchava's interesting research on birthrates in his native Georgia.
- [CERGE-EI Teaching Fellows Welcomes 15 Full-Time Career Integration Fellows for 2014-2017](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=2534) - CERGE-EI Foundation recently expanded its ambitious program to bring economic scholars into undergraduate classrooms across the region.
- [Moving On: Recent CERGE-EI Graduates Take Impressive Job Posts](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=2566) - With their CERGE-EI doctorate in hand, several of talented CERGE-EI students have recently secured jobs at impressive institutions across the world.
- [What's a Good Teacher Worth? A CERGE-EI Public Lecture by Eric Hanushek](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=2586) - During his public lecture at CERGE-EI, Professor Eric Hanushek emphasized the enormous impact that human capital (i.e. education) has on long-term economic development.
- [Open Day At CERGE-EI - Meet Your Future Faculty on Thursday, Nov. 13!](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=2640) - Do you want to study at a leading economics institute in the region? The CERGE-EI Open Day is a chance for masters and bachelor students to explore and learn more about CERGE-EI.
- [CERGE-EI Completes Generous Two-Year Grant from USAID/ASHA to Support the CERGE-EI Library](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=2631) - The CERGE-EI Foundation recently completed a generous grant made possible by the generous support of the American people through USAID.
- [CERGE-EI and the Week of Science: An Economic Experiment Helps Young Students 'Touch Science'](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=2751) - CERGE-EI recently participated in the 'Week of Science' (Tyden vědy) of the Academy of Sciences. The Week of Science is the most extensive scientific festival in the Czech Republic with over 500 events and activities across the whole country.
- [CERGE-EI Students Dominate Young Economist of the Year Competition](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=2776) - We are proud to announce that CERGE-EI doctoral students have taken all three top prizes in this year's Young Economist of the Year competition of the Czech Economic Society.
- [CERGE-EI's International Competition: New Economic Talent 2015](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=2783) - CERGE-EI and Nadace CERGE-EI invite current university students and recent graduates to submit papers to the New Economic Talent 2015 competition.
- [CERGE-EI Turn of the Year Update:  A Message from CERGE-EI Director, Michal Kejak](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=2795) - CERGE-EI is proud to announce a number of stellar accomplishments in 2014. This letter from CERGE-EI director, Michal Kejak, outlines some of the most notable.
- [Corruption Fighters: A CERGE-EI Special Panel Discussion On Anticorruption Measures And Lessons Learned](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=2717) - Corruption undermines democracy and impedes growth. Experts from business, nonprofit, and government came to CERGE-EI to discuss anticorruption measures.
- [Teaching on the Frontier: An Interview with PhD Student Tomáš Miklánek](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=2737) - Tomas Miklanek talks about why he chose to teach modern market-based economics in Voronezh, Russia as part of the CERGE-EI Teaching Fellows Program.
- [Economic Elites, Crises, and Democracy: A Book Presentation by Andrés Solimano](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=2663) - Andrés Solimano examines the main challenges to global capitalism, the rise of economic elites, the frequency of financial crises, and rising public discontent.
- [CERGE-EI Public Lecture: Sixty Years of Returns to Education with Prof. George Psacharopoulos](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=2657) - CERGE-EI Public Lecture Prof Psacharopoulos gave an interesting overview of the economics of education.
- [CERGE-EI Interviews Professor Philippe Aghion](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=1429) - Philippe Aghion (Harvard) speaks at CERGE-EI about growth policy in the eurozone. He advocates a Schumpetrian approach, including R&D and industrial policy.
- [Jan Novotny's 'Alumni Speech' at the 2014 Graduation Gala](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=2472) - Dear fresh graduates, students, professors, honourable guests and alumni, welcome at the second Graduation Gala at our beautiful Schebek Palace. This is a second year, we all meet here and we can proudly say we have all together established an amazing tradition at CERGE-EI. This event gives us an opportunity to celebrate fresh graduates, for
- [Petar Stankov's 2014 Graduation Gala Speech](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=2501) - About 9 years ago, my world was my cubicle. I was relatively happy with my job at a think-tank in Sofia and I had stable career prospects. But one day I got an email from a friend saying Hey, have a look at this school, you might be the right applicant. I applied, and soon
- [Oxford University and CERGE-EI Cooperate on Economic Conference](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=2616) - CERGE-EI co-organized a conference about Rational Inattention with Oxford. This article (translated from Czech) discusses CERGE-EI's research successes.
- [CERGE-EI Quote of the Month: October 2014](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=2547)
- [Randy Filer and Gega Todua’s Ice Bucket Challenge](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=2554) - We have been impressed by how both the CERGE-EI and ISET communities have banded together to respond to various disasters in recent years. As the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge reminds us, however, there are many disasters that occur each and every day on an individual basis, whether they be ALS, MS, Alzheimer’s, Cerebral Palsy, or
- [Cafedu: Coffee and 24 Hour Study by CERGE-EI PhD Student Iva Pejsarová](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=2551) - Iva Pejsarová, a CERGE-EI PhD student, has recently opened a brand new coffeehouse with a study room. She was inspired by the study rooms in library she often visited while studying in England. After her return to Prague she lacked a place where one could study undisturbed but at the same time feel cozy and
- [Triumph of the City: A Public Lecture by Ed Glaeser](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=2515) - Prof. Ed Glaeser (Harvard University) gave a public lecture at CERGE-EI in June 2014. He spoke widely about his fascinating research in urban economics.
- [2nd Annual CERGE-EI Graduation Gala: A Night We Won't Soon Forget!](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=2435) - On Saturday, May 31st, the CERGE-EI community reunited to celebrate yet another successful year providing top notch economic research and education. The spectacular Gala was filled with speeches, gourmet food, live music and dancing. Alumni, students, faculty, board members, corporate partners, and supporters celebrated throughout the evening together. And of course all the guests were
- [New Economic Talent Competition: Winner Announced!](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=2458) - If the topic is young economic talent, you’ve got CERGE-EI’s attention. There is nothing that this institution cares about more than encouraging and nurturing the brilliant young minds who will be the next generation of academics, business leaders, and policy makers. Many of these talented young students constitute our impressive and diverse student body. They
- [PUBLIC SEMINAR: Professor Steve Rivkin on School Decentralization](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=2401) - On April 29th, 2014 CERGE-EI and think-tank IDEA organized a special lecture with Prof. Steven Rivkin titled "Decentralization, School Leaders, and the Quality of Teaching". Dr. Rivkin is Professor of Economics and Head of the Department of Economics at University of Illinois at Chicago. He is also Associate Director of Research with the Texas Schools Project
- [PUBLIC SEMINAR: Professor Steve Rivkin on School Decentralization](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=2401) - On April 29th, 2014 CERGE-EI and think-tank IDEA organized a special lecture with Prof. Steven Rivkin titled "Decentralization, School Leaders, and the Quality of Teaching". Dr. Rivkin is Professor of Economics and Head of the Department of Economics at University of Illinois at Chicago. He is also Associate Director of Research with the Texas Schools Project
- [PUBLIC SEMINAR: Professor Steve Rivkin on School Decentralization](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=2401) - On April 29th, 2014 CERGE-EI and think-tank IDEA organized a special lecture with Prof. Steven Rivkin titled "Decentralization, School Leaders, and the Quality of Teaching". Dr. Rivkin is Professor of Economics and Head of the Department of Economics at University of Illinois at Chicago. He is also Associate Director of Research with the Texas Schools Project
- [PUBLIC SEMINAR: Professor Steve Rivkin on School Decentralization](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=2401) - On April 29th, 2014 CERGE-EI and think-tank IDEA organized a special lecture with Prof. Steven Rivkin titled "Decentralization, School Leaders, and the Quality of Teaching". Dr. Rivkin is Professor of Economics and Head of the Department of Economics at University of Illinois at Chicago. He is also Associate Director of Research with the Texas Schools Project
- [Welfare and Consumption Inequality: A CERGE-EI Interview with Prof. Richard Blundell](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=2394) - Professor Richard Blundell (UCL) came to CERGE-EI in March 2014 to discuss his paper ""Female Labour Supply, Human Capital and Welfare Reform." During his time here, he sat down for a brief interview with PhD student Liyou G. Borga to discuss his ideas on welfare and consumption inequality. Watch highlights from the interview in HD!:
- [Welfare and Consumption Inequality: A CERGE-EI Interview with Prof. Richard Blundell](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=2394) - Professor Richard Blundell (UCL) came to CERGE-EI in March 2014 to discuss his paper ""Female Labour Supply, Human Capital and Welfare Reform." During his time here, he sat down for a brief interview with PhD student Liyou G. Borga to discuss his ideas on welfare and consumption inequality. Watch highlights from the interview in HD!:
- [EEAG Report on the European Economy at CERGE-EI: Watch the Video!](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=2382) - On March 26th, a panel of experts from the European Economic Advisory Group (EEAG) visited CERGE-EI to present an interesting report on the European economy. The event was hosted by Josef Kotrba (Managing Partner, Deloitte). The panel speakers were Jan-Egbert Sturm (ETH Zurich, European Journal of Political Economy), Giuseppe Bertola (EDHEC Business School), and Vilem
- [Toxoplasma Gondii and the “Missing Girls” in the South Caucasus](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=2374) - Touching raw meat is one of the main ways to infect oneself with Toxo. Is the meat-rich Georgian cuisine related to the skewed sex ratio at birth? (Photo: Wikimedia Commons) In a 2012 article that was published on the ISET Economist Blog, Yaroslava Babych did justice to what lately has been a theme of scientific
- [New Video: ASHA Supports the CERGE-EI Library](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=2368) - CERGE-EI Library is a proud and grateful recipient of USAID/ASHA support for the purchases of library commodities. From 2012-2013, ASHA has generously provided support for the acquisition of key resources for the CERGE-EI library, including books, journals, and monographs. The library has used ASHA funds to offer expanded electronic resources, making the library an increasingly
- [CERGE-EI Interview: Corporate Governance with Professor Jesse Fried ](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=2363) - Jesse M. Fried is a Professor of Law at Harvard Law School. In this CERGE-EI interview, Professor Fried discusses his fascination with corporate governance and identifies how bad corporate governance has a serious impact on firm efficiency and helps contribute to economic crises. Professor Fried visited CERGE-EI in January as a Fulbright Specialist. He holds
- [Open Day at CERGE-EI: Meet Your Future Faculty on March 6th!](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=2350) - Do you want to study at a leading economics institute in the region? The CERGE-EI Open Day is a chance for masters and bachelor students to explore and learn more about CERGE-EI. The Open Day includes: Presentations on PhD and Masters Programs Opportunity to meet students, faculty, and alumni Classes open to visitors (Thursday 6th
- [CERGE-EI Gala: May 31st, 2014. Save the Date!](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=2346) - Dear friends of CERGE-EI, Don’t wait, save the date! The 2nd Annual Graduation Gala will take place on Saturday, May 31st, 2014 at 6:30pm. Join us for a fabulous evening of drinks, dinner and dancing as we celebrate our graduates and reunite our ever-growing CERGE-EI community. Last year’s Gala was the event of the year
- [Wine, Big Macs, and Natural Experiments: CERGE-EI Interview with Professor Orley Ashenfelter](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=2334) - Professor Orley Ashenfelter of Princeton University discusses wine economics, big mac-roeconomics, and natural experiments with Liyou Borga at CERGE-EI in Prague
- [Prof. Orley Ashenfelter's Honorary Degree Speech](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=2331) - In case you missed it, below is the full text of the speech Professor Ashenfelter gave upon receiving his Charles University Honorary Degree: It is my very special privilege to be with you in Prague today for this marvelous ceremony and honor. I realize there are many people responsible for this gracious day, including the
- [2013 CERGE-EI Achievements: A Letter from Director Stepan Jurajda](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=2293) - Dear friends, colleagues and supporters, This is again the time of the year to thank you all for your support of CERGE-EI's education mission, which now stretches into its third decade. We continue our service to the post-soviet region by providing top- notch economics education and research. Allow me to briefly highlight some of our
- [Honorary Degree Ceremony for Professor Orley Ashenfelter](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=2309) - Orley Ashenfelter received an honorary degree from Charles University on January 15th, 2014 in Prague. Professor Ashenfelter (Princeton University), who is a former member of the CERGE-EI Executive and Supervisory Committee and a current member of the CERGE-EI Foundation Board of Directors, has been a long-time supporter of CERGE-EI. He is also one of the leading economists
- [Honorary Degree Ceremony for Orley Ashenfelter: Pictures](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=2316) - The Honorary Degree Ceremony for Professor Orley Ashenfelter on Wednesday, January 15th 2014 was an enormous success. CERGE-EI faculty members looked wonderfully distinguished in their caps and gowns. Whether you know Czech, English, or Latin, the ceremony was rich with tradition and history. Thank you for all those who attended! See the full photo album
- [MAE Students – BCG Strategy Cup 2013 Winners!](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=2302) - Boston Consulting Group (BCG) recently organized the 7th edition of its BCG Strategy Cup, one of the top business competitions in the Czech Republic. Teams from Czech and Slovak universities participated in the competition. Their task: provide strategic advice on potential acquisitions for a global mining company. Finding an inventive and feasible solution demanded intensive brainstorming
- [Third Place Research Prize Awarded to CERGE-EI Graduate Peter Ondko](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=2289) - The Governor of the National Bank of Slovakia (NBS) Jozef Makúch, has granted third prize to our Ph.D. graduate Peter Ondko for his dissertation titled “Essays on Access to External Finance, Acquisitions and Productivity”. RESEARCH FOCUS Peter’s thesis consists of three chapters that are empirical investigations of classical questions in the financial and industrial economics
- [CERGE-EI Will Welcome A New Director, Prof. Michal Kejak, at the Start of 2014!](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=2244) - CERGE-EI is delighted to welcome Professor Michal Kejak as our new director effective on January 1, 2014. Professor Kejak joined the CERGE-EI faculty in 1997 and was promoted to Associate Professor with tenure in 2007. He has served on CERGE-EI’s Executive and Supervisory Committee and twice been Deputy Director of Research. He was a Fulbright
- [Alumni Research on VoxEU.org](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=2241) - Martin Čihák (PhD, 2002) has had two papers featured on the influential VoxEU.org website, which features cutting-edge research on a variety of European and global economic issues. "Measuring Financial Development" (co-authored with Asli Demirgüç-Kunt, Erik Feyen and, Ross Levine) was published on April 25, 2013 and "Measuring the clarity of central-bank communication" (co-authored with Aleš
- [Imbalances, Bubbles, and Financial Crisis: CERGE-EI Interviews Giorgio Primiceri](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=2201) - Giorgio Primiceri is interested in uncovering the causes of the U.S. financial crisis. Professor Primiceri visited CERGE-EI to discuss his recent working paper, “The Effects of the Saving and Banking Glut on the U.S. Economy," where he shows how imbalances in capital flows and foreign savings helped precipitate the crisis. While here, he sat down
- [World Bank Present World Development Report 2014 at CERGE-EI: Watch the Full Presentation!](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=2218) - The World bank came to CERGE-EI to present their findings from the 2014 World Development Report, titled "Risk and Opportunity: Managing Risk for Development"
- [World Bank Panel Discussion on Risk and Development at CERGE-EI, Monday October 21st](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=2127) - The World Development Report 2014, titled Risk and Opportunity: Managing Risk for Development, examines how improving risk management can lead to large gains in development and poverty reduction. As part of launching the report, the World Bank is taking a “road show” to select locations in Europe and Asia to disseminate the key findings and continue the
- [CERGE-EI Interview: Inci Otker-Robe from the World Bank](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=2176) - Otker-Robe from the world bank discusses the World Development Report 2014, which highlights the importance of managing risk for opportunity and development and outlines policy proposals.
- [CERGE-EI International Food Party Tastes Good! ](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=2088) - One of the joys of traveling the world is experiencing the variety of unique foods and flavors that are distinct to each country. On Thursday, CERGE-EI students brought all these foods together. The annual International Food Party at CERGE-EI is a chance for students (and faculty) to prepare a sampling of the distinct cuisine of
- [VIDEO INTERVIEW: Prof. Allison Stanger Discusses Snowden, Whistleblowers, and Government Contracting](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=2076) - When Edward Snowden blew the whistle on what he deemed as unconstitutional overreach of US government spying, he set off an international controversy with far-reaching implications. Snowden, a contractor for the National Security Agency (NSA), embodies the perfect intersection of research areas pursued by Professor Allison Stanger. Professor Stanger, who stayed at CERGE-EI on a
- [Two New Scholars Join CERGE-EI’s Faculty This Fall](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=2034) - The research and teaching environment at CERGE-EI will get a boost this fall with the arrival of two new faculty members: Marek Kapička (PhD, University of Chicago) and Nikolas Mittag (PhD, University of Chicago). Dr. Mittag is an Assistant Professor, and Dr. Kapička arrives as Associate Professor with tenure, returning to Prague after 10 years on the
- [Two New Scholars Join CERGE-EI’s Faculty This Fall](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=2034) - The research and teaching environment at CERGE-EI will get a boost this fall with the arrival of two new faculty members: Marek Kapička (PhD, University of Chicago) and Nikolas Mittag (PhD, University of Chicago). Dr. Mittag is an Assistant Professor, and Dr. Kapička arrives as Associate Professor with tenure, returning to Prague after 10 years on the
- [CERGE-EI Welcomes 46 Incoming Students This Fall!](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=2047) - As summer slides into fall, new PhD and MA students eagerly prepare to start their studies at CERGE-EI. This year, we are pleased to welcome 46 new incoming students from across the world as they embark on their graduate studies here. Some will be students for several years as they pursue their doctoral degree in
- [Recruitment Trip to Croatia: PhD Student Dejan Kovac & the President's Advisor Promote CERGE-EI Recruitment](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=2016) - The role of a CERGE-EI student is not just to study, attend lectures, and work on research. An important part of his participation in the CERGE-EI community is also to help recruit new students. Every ‘senior’ student has the opportunity to embark on such a quest. In fact this is not just an opportunity, but
- [Graduation Gala: Speech from CERGE-EI PhD Student Dragana Stanišić   ](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=1971) - Good evening. My name is Dragana and I am from Serbia. I am a PhD candidate at CERGE-EI, and hopefully in June next year I will be celebrating my graduation. I would like to briefly describe to you how studying at CERGE can change your life. The opportunities that education at CERGE-EI offers to students
- [The Challenges and Achievements of Labor Economics: An Interview with Professor Hank Farber (Princeton)](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=1951) - Henry Hank Farber visits CERGE-EI in Prague to discuss his ideas about labor markets, labor economics, austerity versus stimulus in Europe, and other topics.
- [Economics in the Lab: An Interview with Dr. Peter Katuščák, CERGE-EI Assistant Professor ](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=1943) - working paper, 'Does Anticipated Regret Really Matter? Role of Feedback in Auction Bidding', Dr. Peter Katuščák (CERGE-EI) sat down for an interview.
- [CERGE-EI at the Ball Game - HeavyHitters Slowpitch Softball Tournament](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=1916) - CERGE-EI team participated in a softball tournament in May 2013
- [African Development and Social Capital with Professor Marcel Fafchamps](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=1813) - Marcel Fafchamps (Oxford) researches development economics in Africa, with a particular interest in social networks, risk-coping strategies, and market institutions.
- [VIDEO INTERVIEW: Monetary-Fiscal Interaction, the Euro Crisis, and More with Dr. Jan Libich ](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=1774) - interactions between government's fiscal policy, monetary policy,sustainability of public finances, global financial crisis, the future of inflation targeting
- [VIDEO INTERVIEW: Media Economics with Professor Simon Anderson](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=1834) - Simon Anderson, University of Virginia, discusses his research in media economics, including advertising on television.
- [Nobel Prize Laureate Eric Maskin Visits CERGE-EI   ](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=1886) - Eric Maskin from Harvard, Nobel Prize Winner in Economics, visited CERGE-EI to discuss mechanism design and how to make the right decision.
- [Shall We Dance? By Irina Momotenko, CERGE-EI PhD Student](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=1871) - httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bibtqDxXv1o Have you ever watched small kids when they hear music? A big smile appears on their little faces as they move happily and naturally to the music. We are all born to dance, but somehow as we grow up, become self-conscious about our bodies or our ability to do it well, many of us
- [Five Distinguished Professors Join CERGE-EI Executive and Supervisory Commitee](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=1755) - Christoper Sims, George J. Mailath, Kevin Miles Murphy, J. Peter Neary, and Larry Samuelson have joined CERGE-EI's Executive and Supervisory Committee
- [Searching for Answers with Dr. Adam Sanjurjo](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=1711) - In this CERGE-EI economics interview, Dr. Adam Sanjurjo (University of Alicante) discusses his research on search behavior and optimizing search strategies..
- [VIDEO INTERVIEW: Professor Ester Faia Discusses Systematic Risk in the Banking Sector](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=1799) - Ester Faia discusses research on banking sector, focusing on diffusion of systemic risk in response to financial shocks and prudential policy regimes.
- [An Interview with Dr. Ferre de Graeve, Researcher at Sweden's Central Bank](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=1654) - Dr. Ferre de Graeve, from Sveriges Riksban (Sweden's central bank), visited CERGE-EI to discuss DSGE models, central banks, economic crisis, and fiscal inflation.
- [CERGE-EI Sports: Students and Professors Run Together in 10k Race](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=1742) - Seven CERGE-EI students and two CERGE-EI professors participated in the Palestra Kbelska 10K race in Prague.
- [Development Economics Website Launched by CERGE-EI Faculty and Students](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=1733) - A new website about research in development economics and using behavioral economics, experimental methods, and input from psychological research.
- [Man Bites Dog – An Interview with Dr. Kristoffer Nimark](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=1589) - Dr. Kristoffer Nimark (CREI) speaks at CERGE-EI about economic events that make news, and how mainstream media focus can exacerbate their impact.
- [Going Once, Going Twice, and Gone! Auction Theory with Professor Paul Milgrom  ](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=1618) - Video interview and article about Professor Paul Milgrom (Standford) at CERGE-EI, leading auction theory economist and expert on incentive auction.
- [Do Women Receive Lighter Prison Sentences?: An Interview with Professor Ronald Oaxaca  ](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=1592) - Labor economist Professor Ronald Oaxaca (University of Arizona) uses economic analysis to show that women receive light prison terms than men, ceteris paribus.
- [Nobel Pursuits: CERGE-EI Interviews Nobel Prize Winner Christopher Sims](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=1470) - 2011 Nobel Prize in Economics winner Christoper Sims (Princeton) discusses his research, Keynesian versus Friedman economics, and the future of the eurozone.
- [Talking Politics with Dr. Milan Svolík](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=1672) - Dr. Milan Svolik (University of Illinois) discusses political science research such as democracy versus autocracy, voting outcomes, and political accountability.
- [A Brief Chat with Professor Andreas Ortmann](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=1580) - Andreas Ortmann (Australian Business School) discusses economic experiments, the research gap, and the inspiration for his research.
- [The Rich and the Rest: Dr. Martí Mestieri Discusses Income Disparity](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=1674) - Dr. Martí Mestieri discusses his research on income inequality and the role of technology adaptation on divergence and convergence in economic development.
- [What's Really Hidden in the Hidden Economy? CERGE-EI Interviews Professor Dilip Bhattacharyya](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=1439) - Could we have predicted the crisis? Were there hidden clues and we just didn’t know where to look? Professor Bhattacharyya (University of Essex) is on a mission to measure the hidden economy and understand what it can tell us about macroeconomic instability. Dr. Bhattacharyya’s guest lecture at CERGE-EI,
- [Bon Appetite: Another Succesful International Food Party at CERGE-EI](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=1537) - One of the joys of traveling across Europe is experiencing the variety of unique foods and flavors that are distinct to each country. The students of CERGE-EI brought all this joy to one location: our beautiful CERGE-EI courtyard. The annual International Food Party at CERGE-EI is a chance for students to prepare a sampling of
- ['Going Global' with Professor Vega-Redondo](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=1317) - On October 18th, Professor Fernando Vega-Redondo visited CERGE-EI to present his paper ‘Social Networks and the Process of Globalization.’ Professor Vega-Redondo specializes in Game Theory, Evolutionary Theory, and Social Networks. A graduate from University of Minnesota, he is currently on faculty at the European University Institute in Florence. In the beautiful interior of CERGE-EI, Dr.
- [Understanding Development in Africa: An Interview with Dr. Nathan Fiala](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=1384) - Earlier this month, Dr. Nathan Fiala came to CERGE-EI to lecture about his research in Africa. The lecture was titled “Employment Generation in Rural Africa: Mid-term Results from an Experimental Evaluation of the Youth Opportunities Program in Northern Uganda." Dr. Fiala sat down with CERGE-EI for a brief interview where he discussed his current research,
- [The Economics of Voting with Professor Dirk Engelmann](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=1411) - Professor Dirk Engelmann was back at CERGE-EI; this time to share his latest research on the intriguing behavioral science of voting. Now a Professor at the University of Mannheim and Director of the Experimental Economics Laboratory, Engelmann was a Reader and Professor of Economics at Royal Holloway, University of London and an Assistant Professor here at
- [CERGE-EI Interviews Professor Dirk Engelmann](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=1345) - During Professor Engelmann's visit to CERGE-EI, he sat down to speak with two PhD students for a brief interview. They discussed the direction of experimental economics, tips for getting a paper published, and the inspiration for research. Have a look at their interesting discussion: On your CV we saw that you originally did a Masters
- [“Ruka Juu” with Dr. Bertil Tungodden — Does Media Appeal to the Entrepreneur in Us?  ](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=1458) - We usually speak about television in negative terms. But can television inspire development? On Monday, the CERGE-EI community went on an intellectual journey to Tanzania through the illustrative seminar presented by Professor Bertil Tungodden (Norwegian School of Economics, Bergen, Norway). Seminar participants were treated to an in-depth analysis of a randomized field experiment designed to
- [CERGE-EI Blog Is Back!](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=1280) - ATTENTION: The CERGE-EI blog has been roused from its slumber! After a temporary hiatus, the blog is gearing back into action with lots of new content. Stay tuned in the coming weeks and months for interesting updates and stories. We are particularly excited about a new series of content highlighting the visits of prestigious guests
- [CERGE-EI Students Travel to Bergen for 'Experimental Economics Course' with Professor John List](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=1300) - Three CERGE-EI students (Jana Cahlikova, Vojtech Bartos and Tomas Miklanek) visited Bergen, Norway on October 15-19 to participate in an intensive PhD course with University of Chicago’s Prof. John List. Located on the banks of a beautiful fjord in Bergen, the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH) provided the backdrop for the course, titled “Lab and
- [Jan Svejnar: Tapped By Destiny](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=1115) - It’s hard not to believe in destiny if you are Jan Svejnar. As a student in his last year of high-school and the son of a pro-reform Czech economist at the ILO in Geneva during the Dubcek period, Jan fled
- [CERGE-EI: Celebrating 20 Years of Excellence in Economics](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=1138) - CERGE-EI celebrated its 20th birthday on October 7-11, 2011. Hundreds of students, alumni, faculty, supporters, employees, collaborators and friends of CERGE-EI gathered to join the cheer in a series of academic and social events. Anniversary week began with an opening gala ceremony followed by a champagne reception honoring the organization's founders and graduates. The
- [Jan Kmenta: Goals and Perseverance ](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=1227) - “If you have a goal in life, then go for it. Perseverance is the ideal. This is what my mother taught me and what I tell my students,” says Jan Kmenta, emeritus professor of economics and statistics at the University of Michigan, and one of
- [Jan Kmenta: Goals and Perseverance ](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=1227) - “If you have a goal in life, then go for it. Perseverance is the ideal. This is what my mother taught me and what I tell my students,” says Jan Kmenta, emeritus professor of economics and statistics at the University of Michigan, and one of
- [CERGE-EI in Media: Stepan Jurajda on Reforms in the Czech Republic](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=908) - The following article first appeared on March 28th in the Prague daily newspaper, Lidove Noviny. It was translated from Czech into English by Jan Novotny and edited by Stepan Jurajda. It Is Better To Not Reform Than Implement a Bad Reform March 28 2011Reforms in the Czech Republic are poorly prepared and rarely fully completed and
- [CERGE-EI Alumni: Barbara Pertold-Gebicka ](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=1040) - Barbara got her PhD from CERGE-EI in 2011 and she is currently a postdoctoral fellow at Aarhus University, Denmark. She is married to her former classmate, with whom they met at CERGE-EI. Why did you decide to study at CERGE-EI? What were your other options? During my last year of master studies I started working
- [First Summer in Prague, or How to Survive at CERGE-EI](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=848) - It’s amazing to realize all the changes that I went through over the last six years at CERGE-EI. Orange color is no longer dominant in my wardrobe, even though I still have the short orange skirt I was wearing in the preparatory semester of summer 2005. But this series is not about such changes. Its main
- [Going on Mobility, Becoming a Bartender ](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=1015) - Before sending my previous blog post for editing, I read the final version and realized I had just finished writing a boring piece of text… Columbia this, Columbia that, Ivy league, Nobel prize winners, presidents, big shots and that kind of thing – all that you know from Wiki pages. I finally decided to write
- [Life Outside CERGE-EI: Water Sports in Czech Republic](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=979) - Czech rivers offer a number of opportunities for water-sport fans for self-realization. One can find stretches of the rivers of all difficulties, starting from calm rivers for beginners to world most difficult water slalom stretch of Moldau river called Devil’s currents located close to water dam called Lipno. That is why water sports are very
- [First Year at CERGE-EI: Investment in the Rest of My Life](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=927) - It began at the end of December 2009 when a CERGE-EI student came back to Zaporizhzhya, Ukraine – his hometown and mine – to give a presentation about CERGE-EI. I was intrigued by the opportunities that CERGE-EI was offering. I wanted to get an MA degree in economics from a foreign school, and then maybe
- [New Faculty: Who are they? Meet Filip Matejka](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=886) - This interview with Filip Matějka is the third in the series about new CERGE-EI faculty. Filip Matejka, together with Michal Bauer, Michal Pakos and Jakub Steiner, has accepted offer to join the CERGE-EI faculty. Each of them brings a different set of attributes to his new position and has pursued a different path toward an
- [Under Angel’s Protection: Welcome to CERGE-EI Building](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=780) - With no doubts, the environment is a very important element of our life. Culture we grow in shapes us as personalities. People we interact with may cardinally change our vision of the world. It would not be a surprise for you to learn that even the difference in climates can partially explain why Italians are
- [New Faculty: Who are they? Meet Jakub Steiner](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=505) - Michal Bauer, Filip Matejka, Michal Pakos and Jakub Steiner have all recently accepted offers to join the CERGE-EI faculty. Each is outstanding in unique ways. Each brings a different set of attributes to his new positions and has pursued a different path toward an academic career. To introduce our new professors, we are interviewing them
- [New Faculty: Who are they? Meet Michal Bauer](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=774) - This interview with Michal Bauer is the second in the series about new CERGE-EI faculty. Each of them brings a different set of attributes to his new position and has pursued a different path toward an academic career. Michal has been recently awarded the Otto Wichterle Award for being an exceptionally outstanding and promising young
- [Building the future by going back: research on return migration in India ](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=621) - Over recent decades the phenomenon of return migration has been a topic of intense discussion among academics and policy makers. Return migration is viewed as a potential development channel for the least developed countries and represents an opportunity to reverse brain drain into the brain gain. During the last two years, interest in this topic
- [In-line Skating, Running and Cycling in Prague](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=573) - Dear sports fans, we'd like to inform you about different locations in Prague where you can go for running, cycling, walking and in-line skating. Prague parks and forests are great places to relax after hard work at CERGE-EI. Many of you have own sports experience in Prague to share, and we would be happy if
- [The Path To Success](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=488) - Would you like to achieve greater success in your career? There is no universal recipe how to do so, but here I take the opportunity to present the story of one of our professors, who has recently become a Member of the Bank Board of the Czech National Bank. He has been Citigroup Endowment Associate
- [CERGE-EI Mobility: To Go, or Not To Go?](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=191) - I wonder how you would answer this question. As to me, there is only one correct answer. Benjamin Franklin once said, "When in doubt, don't." I would rephrase his wise words in the following way, “If you have any doubts about whether to go on mobility, don’t. Just go!” By sharing my mobility experience with you, I want to illustrate why it is so.
- [Why Present at Brown Bag Seminars?](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=108) - The main idea of Brown Bag seminars is to have a forum where one can “informally” present new papers or articles, papers in progress, or ideas for papers and get a valuable feedback on them. Brown Bag seminars is a tradition that comes from american universities. They are organized at lunch time, and often meals are provided by organizers. Many attendees still bring their own take-away food, which is typically packed in brown paper bags. This gives the name to the event.
- [Life Outside CERGE-EI: Summer Team Sports](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=248) - Sport is an excellent way to increase your effectiveness at CERGE-EI. Do not trust me? Run your own experiment ;) With the guidelines prepared for you, experimenting will be easy. This series of blog posts informs you about the possibilities to relax your mind that Czech Republic offers. The whole story is divided into three
- [In the Long Run Every Crisis Ends](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=139) - I have always loved jogging and I have used to run regularly since I was at university. You know what I am talking about, the positive feeling and relaxation jogging gives you. However, I had never run a long distance before I decided to participate in Palestra Kbelská 10km run. This event sounded very interesting, but I knew it would be difficult to run 10K and I didn’t have much time to train. Nevertheless, it seemed worth a try. And it was!
- [A Good Research Idea: What It Is and Where to Look for It](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=84) - Two years ago I was sitting in a cafeteria when a “you’ve got mail” alert arrived to my cell phone. It was a notification of acceptance for the Ph.D. program at CERGE-EI. With a beating heart I opened it… and hurray – I am going to Prague! I knew my life was going to change and become full of new challenges. It was, indeed, so and here comes another challenge: to find not only an idea, but “the idea” for further research, which I will devote the next few years of my life to. How to do this? I have decided to ask in the source. I have talked to one of our professors - Levent Celik, who has recently presented his work at a research seminar at CERGE-EI to find out what his approach is. I also used this opportunity to learn how he benefited from studying at an American university.
- [My First Running Experience](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=4) - To be perfectly honest, I decided to participate in Palestra Kbelská 10km run only to keep my friends a company. I remember that when I saw so many people of different weight, height and age, with shining eyes, looking forward to run, I thought they were crazy. I mean, seriously, how can one find running or any other kind of physical activity enjoyable? Anyhow, there was no way to avoid the race by that time. I didn’t have any other choice, I had to run.
- [When Invisible Forces Are on Your Side](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=57) - February 14th was my day!.. No-no, nothing to do with St. Valentine. I got a job offer. Even more, I got a great job offer. It came from the University of Vienna, and this alone made it great. Before the offer came, I had visited Vienna to present my job market paper and to meet with professors there. When I went there, my body was still confused about the time zone I brought it in, my presentation needed more rehearsals, and a long list of papers was in the to-be-read category. Nevertheless, I was excited to talk to all those people with whom I had scheduled appointments.
- [Call for Candidates: CERGE-EI Student Representatives](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=42) - CERGE-EI announces a call for candidates for three Student Representative positions. Applications should be made no later than Sunday, March 13 by email, which should include your name and year of study, to the following email address: Student.Representatives@cerge-ei.cz Student Representative facilitate dialogue between the CERGE-EI administration and students, help students with dormitory, stipend, and other issues, take part
- [Hello world!](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=1) - Welcome to CERGE-EI Blog! If you have a story to share with CERGE-EI community or an announcement to make, please, contact us at social@cerge-ei.cz. We are always happy to hear from you.
- [Meet Our Alumni: Strive for Excellence in Whatever You Do, says Peter Ondko.](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=4141) - Peter Ondko, a CERGE-EI 2013 PhD in Economics graduate, has been recently promoted to Partner at Boston Consulting Group Prague. What does he like most about working in consultancy and what challenges does he see in the energy industry he specializes in? Read more in our blog. Congratulations on becoming Partner at BCG Prague. Can
- [Interview with Mykola Babiak](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=3458) - This fall, Mykola Babiak (PhD candidate, expected graduation 2019) will take up a tenure track position as an Assistant Professor in Finance at Lancaster University Management School. Read more about his job market experience below. Mykola, congratulations on your new job offer. Can you briefly describe the process you went through in order to get this job?

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- [immigrant entrepreneurship](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?tag=immigrant-entrepreneurship)
- [CERGE EI Career Integration Fellow](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?tag=cerge-ei-career-integration-fellow)
- [CERGE-EI Foundation Fellow](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?tag=cerge-ei-foundation-fellow)
- [mobility](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?tag=mobility)
- [Princeton](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?tag=princeton)
- [instrumental variable models](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?tag=instrumental-variable-models)
- [MIT](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?tag=mit)
- [study stay](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?tag=study-stay)
- [job market](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?tag=job-market)
- [alumni](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?tag=alumni)
- [career](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?tag=career)
- [regulatory economics](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?tag=regulatory-economics)
- [telecommunications industry](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?tag=telecommunications-industry)
- [community](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?tag=community)
- [Job Market Candidates](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?tag=job-market-candidates)
- [Talking Economics Podcasts](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?tag=talking-economics-podcasts)
- [Applied Micro](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?tag=applied-micro)
- [career paths](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?tag=career-paths)
- [banking](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?tag=banking)
- [strategy](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?tag=strategy)
- [leadership](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?tag=leadership)
- [research stay](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?tag=research-stay)
- [gender economics](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?tag=gender-economics)
- [migration](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?tag=migration)
- [integration](https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?tag=integration)