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Professor Štěpán Jurajda, who is also a member of the National Economic Council (NERV) and the Interdisciplinary Group for the Epidemiological Situation (MeSES), participated in a discussion last Sunday on the show “The Questions of Václav Moravec” on TV Channel ČT 1, together with other guests: former Prime Minister Vladimír Špidla and former Minister of Finance Ivan Pilný.

Read more …Calling for Help. Who Needs It the Most? Štěpán Jurajda in the Show The Questions of Václav Moravec

Libor Krkoška enrolled in the PhD in Economics program only two years after CERGE-EI was founded. 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 24 years, working in multiple positions all around the world.

Read more …People of CERGE-EI: Meet Our Alumni

The learning setback caused by the closing of schools during the COVID-19 pandemic will cost the Czech economy hundreds of billions in the future due to decreased labour productivity, a new study by economists from the think-tank IDEA at CERGE-EI suggests.

Read more …New IDEA study: The gap in in-person teaching caused by the pandemic will cost the Czech economy staggering sums of money in the future

The month of March was abundant with many articles in which our experts commented on topics that were again related to the pandemic: mainly the consequences of COVID-19 on the country's economic development.

Read more …CERGE-EI Media Highlights for March

Today we are joining Charles University to celebrate the Day of Education in the Czech Republic.

Read more …Happy Czech Day of Education!