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The Price of War: Economic Security and Freedom - Tripartite Resilience: National Security, Critical Infrastructure, and Financial Systems

The CERGE-EI Foundation's Price of War Symposium returned to Westminster, London, on November 20. The symposium featured a rich program of panels and keynotes exploring the economic, technological, and political dimensions of contemporary conflict.

Where Analysis Meets Action: Alumni Interview with Iva Martonosi

From policy work at the Czech National Bank to corporate finance at Morgan Stanley—and even to founding one of Prague’s most popular study cafés—CERGE-EI alumna Iva Martonosi has built a career that brings together analytical thinking, practical problem-solving, and a desire to make a positive impact. Read the full interview with her on the CERGE-EI Blog.

Bachelor’s Program in Economics of Markets and Organizations

Applications are now open for the new bachelor’s degree program Economics of Markets and Organizations, jointly offered by the Faculty of Business Administration (FPH VŠE) and the Center for Economic Research and Graduate Education – Economics Institute (CERGE-EI).

Introducing CERGE-EI's Job Market Candidates 2025/2026

We are proud to introduce talented young economists entering the international job market this year. 

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Rastislav Rehák (PhDin Economics 2023), postdoc, Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods and the University of Cologne, Germany

Pavel Dvořák (PhD in Economics 2008), Principal, Venture Capital & Private Equity Funds, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, UK

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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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