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The Guardian newspaper (UK) published an op-ed by Jan Švejnar in which he presents findings from recent research. He found that the myth of billionaires boosting the economy is untrue – particularly when they amassed their wealth via political connections.

Read more …Jan Švejnar Publishes Op-Ed in The Guardian newspaper on Billionaires and Economic Growth

The names of the awardees of the CERGE-EI Career Integration Fellowship (CIF) for the term beginning in fall 2015 have been announced. As of today, total of 21 fellowships will be granted.The CIF is a three-year fellowship awarded to western PhD holders who have accepted full-time academic positions in the CEE/fSU region, designed to assist in their reintegration to the region as they begin their new careers.

Read more … CERGE-EI Teaching Fellowship Winners for 2015-16 Announced

We are excited to announce that a paper authored by CERGE-EI faculty members Michal Bauer, Julie Chytilová and Filip Matějka and PhD student and junior researcher Vojtěch Bartoš, has won a prize for the best paper on the economics of discrimination in a competition organized by UniCredit & Universities Foundation.

Read more …Award for the Best Paper in Economics of Discrimination Goes to CERGE-EI

An extraordinarily tragic flood occurred in the Vere River valley in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia, on the night of 13-14 June, 2015. It resulted in at least 19 people losing their lives and severely damaged the Tbilisi Zoo, leaving half of its animal population either dead or on the loose.

We want to help the people who have suffered through this ordeal by helping to fund the establishment of small camps of inflatable tents, where volunteers will be based in order to help those in need.

Read more …CERGE-EI Community for Georgia

In the 2015/16 academic year CERGE-EI will be awarding merit-based scholarships to the highest performing students. Scholarships will be based on students’ GPA results from the Fall semester 2015 and awarded in December 2015. The top 10% of students, with a GPA of 3.80 or higher, will study in the spring and summer semester for free. The next 10% of students, with a GPA of 3.50 or higher, will study the summer semester for free.

Read more …New Merit-Based Scholarships for the MA in Applied Economics Program