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Congratulations to our newly graduated Master’s students at CERGE-EI. Their thesis projects span energy economics, macroeconomics, public finance, global economic shocks, and investment strategies, reflecting the range of questions explored in the Master in Economic Research program.
Sebastian Ottinger, Ph.D., received the GACR President’s Award for outstanding results in basic research in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities. The award was presented by Milan Jirsa, President of the Czech Science Foundation (GACR), during a ceremony in Prague on September 29.
CERGE-EI is launching a new public lecture series, the John Bates Clark Medal Talks, highlighting the work of outstanding young economists whose research is advancing the whole field.
New academic year is beginning at CERGE-EI, bringing new faces, new perspectives, and important developments across our academic community and study programs. We are delighted to welcome new members of our faculty: Alaitz Ayarza Astigarraga, Maxi Guennewig and Konuray Mutluer.
A program run in cooperation of CERGE-EI and Prague University of Economics and Business
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.
Ahrens, Achim, Victor Chernozhukov, Christian Hansen, Damian Kozbur, Mark E. Schaffer, and Thomas Wiemann. Forthcoming. “An Introduction to Double/Debiased Machine Learning.” Journal of Economic Literature.
Samuelson, Larry, and Jakub Steiner. 2025. “Growth and Redistribution: The Hedging Perspective.” American Economic Review: Insights, 7(2): 250–267.
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: Insights, 5(3): 357–376.
Gorodnichenko, Yuriy, Debora Revoltella, Jan Svejnar, and Christoph T. Weiss. 2026. "Resource Misallocation in European Firms: The Role of Constraints, Firm Characteristics, and Managerial Decisions." American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, 18(3): 413–54.
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.
CERGE-EI launches John Bates Clark Medal talks with Oleg Itskhoki... more
Nobel laureate Philippe Aghion discussed creative destruction and the future of capitalim at CERGE-EI... more
Filip Matějka has been awarded the Karel Engliš Honorary Medal for Merit in the Social and Economic Sciences by the Czech Academy of Sciences... more
IDEA study has breakthrough impact on pension policy... more
New research project investigates the human impact of AI and automation... more
Sebastian Ottinger receives the GACR President’s Award... more
Jan Švejnar receives the Silver Medal of the President of the Senate... more
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