CERGE-EI
@cerge-ei.bsky.social
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A joint workplace of Charles University and the Economics Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences.
Schebek Palace, Prague
A joint workplace of Charles University and the Economics Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences.
Schebek Palace, Prague
It’s Dissertation Proposal Workshop Week at CERGE-EI: Our #PhD students present proposals on topics from #Education economics & #householdsavings to the #marriage market, #policy rates & the economics of #betting.
Fingers crossed for all presenters! 🤞
Fingers crossed for all presenters! 🤞
November 25, 2025 at 1:17 PM
It’s Dissertation Proposal Workshop Week at CERGE-EI: Our #PhD students present proposals on topics from #Education economics & #householdsavings to the #marriage market, #policy rates & the economics of #betting.
Fingers crossed for all presenters! 🤞
Fingers crossed for all presenters! 🤞
Festival CERGE-EI on Dec 4 from 11:50 CET offers Career Stories Roundtables.
A dynamic, student-focused session featuring three career tracks: academia & research, policy & international organizations, and the private sector.
Come and learn more directly from CERGE-EI alumni.
A dynamic, student-focused session featuring three career tracks: academia & research, policy & international organizations, and the private sector.
Come and learn more directly from CERGE-EI alumni.
November 21, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Festival CERGE-EI on Dec 4 from 11:50 CET offers Career Stories Roundtables.
A dynamic, student-focused session featuring three career tracks: academia & research, policy & international organizations, and the private sector.
Come and learn more directly from CERGE-EI alumni.
A dynamic, student-focused session featuring three career tracks: academia & research, policy & international organizations, and the private sector.
Come and learn more directly from CERGE-EI alumni.
Applications are open for the new Bachelor’s Program in Economics of Markets & Organizations (FPH VŠE + CERGE-EI).
Study micro & macro, econometrics, strategy, tech & economy, labor markets and more.
You’ll gain strong analytical and strategic thinking skills.
👉 tinyurl.com/wjwbxt4p
Study micro & macro, econometrics, strategy, tech & economy, labor markets and more.
You’ll gain strong analytical and strategic thinking skills.
👉 tinyurl.com/wjwbxt4p
November 20, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Applications are open for the new Bachelor’s Program in Economics of Markets & Organizations (FPH VŠE + CERGE-EI).
Study micro & macro, econometrics, strategy, tech & economy, labor markets and more.
You’ll gain strong analytical and strategic thinking skills.
👉 tinyurl.com/wjwbxt4p
Study micro & macro, econometrics, strategy, tech & economy, labor markets and more.
You’ll gain strong analytical and strategic thinking skills.
👉 tinyurl.com/wjwbxt4p
🧵Meet Our 2025 Job Market Candidates, whose research covers several topics in economics—from innovation and labor markets to conflict, volunteering, and information design.
🔗https://cerge-ei.cz/job-market/
👇 Explore their work in this thread:
🔗https://cerge-ei.cz/job-market/
👇 Explore their work in this thread:
November 18, 2025 at 7:18 PM
🧵Meet Our 2025 Job Market Candidates, whose research covers several topics in economics—from innovation and labor markets to conflict, volunteering, and information design.
🔗https://cerge-ei.cz/job-market/
👇 Explore their work in this thread:
🔗https://cerge-ei.cz/job-market/
👇 Explore their work in this thread:
Every discovery begins with a question. At the CERGE-EI Festival, during the morning session From Curiosity to Academia, our faculty will share how their curiosity led them to academic careers, and how their research addresses the challenges of today’s world.
November 10, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Every discovery begins with a question. At the CERGE-EI Festival, during the morning session From Curiosity to Academia, our faculty will share how their curiosity led them to academic careers, and how their research addresses the challenges of today’s world.
Bringing research to life — the Week of the @czechacademy.bsky.social at CERGE_EI
November 7, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Bringing research to life — the Week of the @czechacademy.bsky.social at CERGE_EI
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📆 Join us on November 5 at our economics research seminar with Paolo Zacchia (CERGE-EI, @cerge-ei.bsky.social), who will present "The Heterogeneous Consequences of Reduced Labor Costs on Firm Productivity."
More info and abstract:
www.jku.at/en/departmen...
More info and abstract:
www.jku.at/en/departmen...
November 3, 2025 at 10:06 AM
📆 Join us on November 5 at our economics research seminar with Paolo Zacchia (CERGE-EI, @cerge-ei.bsky.social), who will present "The Heterogeneous Consequences of Reduced Labor Costs on Firm Productivity."
More info and abstract:
www.jku.at/en/departmen...
More info and abstract:
www.jku.at/en/departmen...
💬 Public Lecture by Prof. Achim Wambach, President of ZEW on the prospects for the German economy: Is Germany once again the “sick man of Europe”? November 5, 2025, at 3:00 PM (CET) at CERGE_EI.
📉 Once Europe’s powerhouse, Germany now faces serious challenges. What can revive growth?
📉 Once Europe’s powerhouse, Germany now faces serious challenges. What can revive growth?
October 30, 2025 at 10:43 AM
💬 Public Lecture by Prof. Achim Wambach, President of ZEW on the prospects for the German economy: Is Germany once again the “sick man of Europe”? November 5, 2025, at 3:00 PM (CET) at CERGE_EI.
📉 Once Europe’s powerhouse, Germany now faces serious challenges. What can revive growth?
📉 Once Europe’s powerhouse, Germany now faces serious challenges. What can revive growth?
Prof. Filip Matějka: Society in the Age of Inattention
"The theory of rational inattention explains that even a small change can make a big difference. This applies to everything, including democracy, and it is important to bear this in mind when setting up various systems or policies."
"The theory of rational inattention explains that even a small change can make a big difference. This applies to everything, including democracy, and it is important to bear this in mind when setting up various systems or policies."
October 22, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Prof. Filip Matějka: Society in the Age of Inattention
"The theory of rational inattention explains that even a small change can make a big difference. This applies to everything, including democracy, and it is important to bear this in mind when setting up various systems or policies."
"The theory of rational inattention explains that even a small change can make a big difference. This applies to everything, including democracy, and it is important to bear this in mind when setting up various systems or policies."
Sinara Gharibian successfully defended her dissertation, “Essays on Economic History and Political Economy.” She is now a Postdoctoral Researcher at IOS Regensburg.
We wish her continued success in her academic journey! 🌍
We wish her continued success in her academic journey! 🌍
October 17, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Sinara Gharibian successfully defended her dissertation, “Essays on Economic History and Political Economy.” She is now a Postdoctoral Researcher at IOS Regensburg.
We wish her continued success in her academic journey! 🌍
We wish her continued success in her academic journey! 🌍
🎉 Congratulations to Philippe Aghion – Nobel Laureate in Economic Sciences 2025! He shares this prestigious honor with Joel Mokyr and Peter Howitt.
Prof. Aghion is a member of the Executive and Supervisory Board at CERGE-EI.
#NobelPrize #Economics #CERGEEI #PhilippeAghion #CreativeDestruction
Prof. Aghion is a member of the Executive and Supervisory Board at CERGE-EI.
#NobelPrize #Economics #CERGEEI #PhilippeAghion #CreativeDestruction
October 13, 2025 at 10:46 AM
🎉 Congratulations to Philippe Aghion – Nobel Laureate in Economic Sciences 2025! He shares this prestigious honor with Joel Mokyr and Peter Howitt.
Prof. Aghion is a member of the Executive and Supervisory Board at CERGE-EI.
#NobelPrize #Economics #CERGEEI #PhilippeAghion #CreativeDestruction
Prof. Aghion is a member of the Executive and Supervisory Board at CERGE-EI.
#NobelPrize #Economics #CERGEEI #PhilippeAghion #CreativeDestruction
👇With the Nobel Prize in Economics coming up, the CERGE-EI faculty share their guesses. Would you bet on them?
October 10, 2025 at 6:07 PM
👇With the Nobel Prize in Economics coming up, the CERGE-EI faculty share their guesses. Would you bet on them?
🌃The Researchers' Night at CERGE-EI: come and enjoy the program in English!
👉 tinyurl.com/4srjpps4
💎Lecture by Michal Bauer on poverty and decision-making & an encryption game with 3 clues (hints available on request).
Looking forward to seeing you tonight!
👉 tinyurl.com/4srjpps4
💎Lecture by Michal Bauer on poverty and decision-making & an encryption game with 3 clues (hints available on request).
Looking forward to seeing you tonight!
September 26, 2025 at 11:00 AM
🌃The Researchers' Night at CERGE-EI: come and enjoy the program in English!
👉 tinyurl.com/4srjpps4
💎Lecture by Michal Bauer on poverty and decision-making & an encryption game with 3 clues (hints available on request).
Looking forward to seeing you tonight!
👉 tinyurl.com/4srjpps4
💎Lecture by Michal Bauer on poverty and decision-making & an encryption game with 3 clues (hints available on request).
Looking forward to seeing you tonight!
“High-quality research isn’t enough — you need context, trust & long-term commitment.”
Prof. Ružica Šimić Banović on bridging academia and policy.
Read the interview 👉 blog.cerge-ei.cz?p=4923
Prof. Ružica Šimić Banović on bridging academia and policy.
Read the interview 👉 blog.cerge-ei.cz?p=4923
September 16, 2025 at 12:22 PM
“High-quality research isn’t enough — you need context, trust & long-term commitment.”
Prof. Ružica Šimić Banović on bridging academia and policy.
Read the interview 👉 blog.cerge-ei.cz?p=4923
Prof. Ružica Šimić Banović on bridging academia and policy.
Read the interview 👉 blog.cerge-ei.cz?p=4923
🌍 From Malaysia to Prague!
Meet Sook Yan Siew, PhD student in Economics at CERGE-EI & Student Ambassador at Charles University.
📢 2nd round of CERGE-EI PhD applications closes Aug 23 → cerge-ei.cz/study
Meet Sook Yan Siew, PhD student in Economics at CERGE-EI & Student Ambassador at Charles University.
📢 2nd round of CERGE-EI PhD applications closes Aug 23 → cerge-ei.cz/study
August 21, 2025 at 11:49 AM
🌍 From Malaysia to Prague!
Meet Sook Yan Siew, PhD student in Economics at CERGE-EI & Student Ambassador at Charles University.
📢 2nd round of CERGE-EI PhD applications closes Aug 23 → cerge-ei.cz/study
Meet Sook Yan Siew, PhD student in Economics at CERGE-EI & Student Ambassador at Charles University.
📢 2nd round of CERGE-EI PhD applications closes Aug 23 → cerge-ei.cz/study
🌍 Meet Raul Enrique Zavala Sanchez, a PhD Economics student at CERGE-EI. From South America to Prague, his journey reflects a passion for macroeconomics and an aspiration for impactful research. tinyurl.com/27kcwjpf
August 11, 2025 at 3:20 PM
🌍 Meet Raul Enrique Zavala Sanchez, a PhD Economics student at CERGE-EI. From South America to Prague, his journey reflects a passion for macroeconomics and an aspiration for impactful research. tinyurl.com/27kcwjpf
Join us July 31st at 13:00–14:00 online for the presentation by Stefanos Tyros, Digital Reskilling Lab @ Harvard Business School.
📊 His talk explores the internal organization and spatial dynamics of fully remote firms, using novel microdata from a software services operating across the Americas.
📊 His talk explores the internal organization and spatial dynamics of fully remote firms, using novel microdata from a software services operating across the Americas.
July 22, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Join us July 31st at 13:00–14:00 online for the presentation by Stefanos Tyros, Digital Reskilling Lab @ Harvard Business School.
📊 His talk explores the internal organization and spatial dynamics of fully remote firms, using novel microdata from a software services operating across the Americas.
📊 His talk explores the internal organization and spatial dynamics of fully remote firms, using novel microdata from a software services operating across the Americas.
What if parental leave policies shape kids’ career paths?
👩👦 @sofianasinani.bsky.social's award-winning project shows boys with longer maternal care apply less to “female” university fields.
📚 A fresh look at gender norms+policy.
🏆 RES 2025 Best Poster Prize
🔗 [https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=4824]
👩👦 @sofianasinani.bsky.social's award-winning project shows boys with longer maternal care apply less to “female” university fields.
📚 A fresh look at gender norms+policy.
🏆 RES 2025 Best Poster Prize
🔗 [https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=4824]
July 21, 2025 at 12:52 PM
What if parental leave policies shape kids’ career paths?
👩👦 @sofianasinani.bsky.social's award-winning project shows boys with longer maternal care apply less to “female” university fields.
📚 A fresh look at gender norms+policy.
🏆 RES 2025 Best Poster Prize
🔗 [https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=4824]
👩👦 @sofianasinani.bsky.social's award-winning project shows boys with longer maternal care apply less to “female” university fields.
📚 A fresh look at gender norms+policy.
🏆 RES 2025 Best Poster Prize
🔗 [https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=4824]
👏Congrats to our student Sofiana Sinani for Best poster Prize at #RES2025!
Her paper on maternal care and children’s occupational choices came up from questioning how parental leave shapes children’s career aspirations prior to entering university.
Her paper on maternal care and children’s occupational choices came up from questioning how parental leave shapes children’s career aspirations prior to entering university.
🎉 Congrats to @sofianasinani.bsky.social (CERGE-EI) for winning Best Poster Prize at #RES2025!
Thanks to all who joined the evening reception — great posters & networking.
We're excited kick off Day 2 of the #RESConference!
#Economics #RESEvents #EconSky
Thanks to all who joined the evening reception — great posters & networking.
We're excited kick off Day 2 of the #RESConference!
#Economics #RESEvents #EconSky
July 14, 2025 at 1:05 PM
👏Congrats to our student Sofiana Sinani for Best poster Prize at #RES2025!
Her paper on maternal care and children’s occupational choices came up from questioning how parental leave shapes children’s career aspirations prior to entering university.
Her paper on maternal care and children’s occupational choices came up from questioning how parental leave shapes children’s career aspirations prior to entering university.
🎉 Big congrats to Amos Njeku, Shampita Das, and Akhil Kumar — winners of this year’s Second-Year Research Competition Fellowship!
Their dissertation research covers migration, resource games, and authoritarianism. Read more about their projects here: tinyurl.com/5xe2smza
💡📊
#Economics #PhDResearch
Their dissertation research covers migration, resource games, and authoritarianism. Read more about their projects here: tinyurl.com/5xe2smza
💡📊
#Economics #PhDResearch
July 8, 2025 at 10:35 AM
🎉 Big congrats to Amos Njeku, Shampita Das, and Akhil Kumar — winners of this year’s Second-Year Research Competition Fellowship!
Their dissertation research covers migration, resource games, and authoritarianism. Read more about their projects here: tinyurl.com/5xe2smza
💡📊
#Economics #PhDResearch
Their dissertation research covers migration, resource games, and authoritarianism. Read more about their projects here: tinyurl.com/5xe2smza
💡📊
#Economics #PhDResearch
🎉Welcome, new students! 🍧
Newly Admitted Students Day brought together our director, faculty, current students & alumni to kick off your journey at CERGE-EI.
Let the adventure begin! 📚✨
#CERGEEI #NewStudents #Economics #EconomicsEducation
Newly Admitted Students Day brought together our director, faculty, current students & alumni to kick off your journey at CERGE-EI.
Let the adventure begin! 📚✨
#CERGEEI #NewStudents #Economics #EconomicsEducation
June 23, 2025 at 2:24 PM
🎉Welcome, new students! 🍧
Newly Admitted Students Day brought together our director, faculty, current students & alumni to kick off your journey at CERGE-EI.
Let the adventure begin! 📚✨
#CERGEEI #NewStudents #Economics #EconomicsEducation
Newly Admitted Students Day brought together our director, faculty, current students & alumni to kick off your journey at CERGE-EI.
Let the adventure begin! 📚✨
#CERGEEI #NewStudents #Economics #EconomicsEducation
“Mutual respect, valuing the contribution of others, and collegiality are essential ingredients for a collaborative academic environment,” @Emiliya Lazarova says in Towards Inclusive Economics: New Alumni Interview: blog.cerge-ei.cz?p=4784
Meet Our Alumni: Building Inclusive Economics | CERGE-EI Blog
In this alumni interview, we speak with Emliya 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 ...
blog.cerge-ei.cz
June 17, 2025 at 2:53 PM
“Mutual respect, valuing the contribution of others, and collegiality are essential ingredients for a collaborative academic environment,” @Emiliya Lazarova says in Towards Inclusive Economics: New Alumni Interview: blog.cerge-ei.cz?p=4784
🌏 We are proud that CERGE-EI Director Marek Kapička participated in the GLOBSEC 2025 Forum panel The 2025 Economic Security Outlook.
As global challenges grow more complex, CERGE-EI wants to deliver insights that inform smarter policy and strengthen global cooperation. 🕊️ 🌐
As global challenges grow more complex, CERGE-EI wants to deliver insights that inform smarter policy and strengthen global cooperation. 🕊️ 🌐
June 16, 2025 at 7:34 AM
🌏 We are proud that CERGE-EI Director Marek Kapička participated in the GLOBSEC 2025 Forum panel The 2025 Economic Security Outlook.
As global challenges grow more complex, CERGE-EI wants to deliver insights that inform smarter policy and strengthen global cooperation. 🕊️ 🌐
As global challenges grow more complex, CERGE-EI wants to deliver insights that inform smarter policy and strengthen global cooperation. 🕊️ 🌐
🎉Congratulations to Sebastian Ottinger, who was awarded the Otto Wichterle Prize 2025!
The Czech Academy of Sciences awards the Otto Wichterle Prize to exceptionally high-quality scientists under 35 years who have contributed outstanding results to the development of scientific knowledge.
The Czech Academy of Sciences awards the Otto Wichterle Prize to exceptionally high-quality scientists under 35 years who have contributed outstanding results to the development of scientific knowledge.
June 13, 2025 at 9:55 AM
🎉Congratulations to Sebastian Ottinger, who was awarded the Otto Wichterle Prize 2025!
The Czech Academy of Sciences awards the Otto Wichterle Prize to exceptionally high-quality scientists under 35 years who have contributed outstanding results to the development of scientific knowledge.
The Czech Academy of Sciences awards the Otto Wichterle Prize to exceptionally high-quality scientists under 35 years who have contributed outstanding results to the development of scientific knowledge.
What happens to public trust when a pandemic hits? The effects of 1918 Influenza on health behavior described by Christian Ochsner in new CERGE-EI working paper: read more in the blog interview: blog.cerge-ei.cz?p=4757
Pandemics’ Backlash: The Effects of the 1918 Influenza on Health Attitudes and Behavior. Interview with Christian Ochsner | CERGE-EI Blog
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...
blog.cerge-ei.cz
June 12, 2025 at 6:39 PM
What happens to public trust when a pandemic hits? The effects of 1918 Influenza on health behavior described by Christian Ochsner in new CERGE-EI working paper: read more in the blog interview: blog.cerge-ei.cz?p=4757