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The Week of the Czech Academy of Sciences at CERGE-EI: How Economics Explains Our World

As part of this year’s Week of the Czech Academy of Sciences, CERGE-EI presents the current frontiers of economic research and knowledge.

2025 Nobel Prize in Economics: Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt - Award for theory of growth through innovation and creative destruction

The 2025 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel has been awarded to Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt “for having explained innovation-driven economic growth”.

New Academic Year at CERGE-EI

While October brings new beginnings, new faces, and new ideas to all academic institutions, this year is particularly special for CERGE-EI.

Ružica Šimić Banović — A Bridge Between Academia and Policy

In an interview for the CERGE-EI blog titled “Bridging Academia and Policy”, Professor Ružica Šimić Banović shares how her research intersects with policy work and what it takes to influence real change in gender equality, migration, and informal institutions.

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Korovkin Vasily, and Alexey Makarin. 2023. “Conflict and Inter-Group Trade: Evidence from the 2014 Russia-Ukraine Crisis.” American Economic Review, 113(1): 34–70.

Buchholz, Nicholas, Laura Doval, Jakub Kastl, Filip Matejka, and Tobias Salz. 2025. “Personalized Pricing and the Value of Time: Evidence from Auctioned Cab Rides.” Econometrica, 93(3): 929–958.

Ottinger, Sebastian, and Nico Voigtländer. 2025. “History’s Masters The Effect of European Monarchs on State Performance.” Econometrica, 93(1): 95–128.

Mackowiak, Bartosz, Filip Matejka, and Mirko Wiederholt. 2023. “Rational Inattention: A Review.” Journal of Economic Literature, 61(1): 226–273.

Ochsner, Christian, and Felix Roesel. 2024. “Activated History: The Case of the Turkish Sieges of Vienna.” American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 16(3): 76–112.

Robson, Arthur, Larry Samuelson, and Jakub Steiner. 2023. “Decision Theory and Stochastic Growth.” American Economic Review: Insights5(3): 357–376.

Samuelson, Larry, and Jakub Steiner. 2025. “Growth and Redistribution: The Hedging Perspective.” American Economic Review: Insights, 7(2): 250–267.

Kina, Özlem, Ctirad Slavík, and Hakki Yazici. 2024. “Redistributive Capital Taxation Revisited.” American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, 16(2): 182–216.

Ashenfelter, Orley, and Štěpán Jurajda. Forthcoming. “The U.S. Low-Wage Structure: A McWage Comparison.” Review of Economics and Statistics.

Celhay, Pablo, Bruce D. Meyer, and Nikolas Mittag. Forthcoming. “Stigma in Welfare Programs.” Review of Economics and Statistics.

Anatolyev, Stanislav, and Mikkel Sølvsten. 2023. “Testing Many Restrictions Under Heteroskedasticity.” Journal of Econometrics, 236(1): 105473.

Celhay, Pablo, Bruce D. Meyer, and Nikolas Mittag. 2024. “What Leads to Measurement Errors? Evidence from Reports of Program Participation in Three Surveys.” Journal of Econometrics, 238(2): 105581.

Highlights

Nobel Prize Laureate Alvin E. Roth Visits CERGE-EI... more

 

Professor Švejnar Was Awarded a State Decoration for His Work... more

 

Christian Ochsner in the American Economic Association Research Highlights... more

 

The Czech Academy of Sciences Awards Two CERGE-EI Scientists with the Title "Doctor of Science"... more

 

Nobel Prize Laureate Paul Milgrom Receives Honorary Scientific Degree from Charles University... more

 

Mariola Pytliková Elected Vice-President of the Czech Economic Society... more

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