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We are happy to announce good news for MA and PhD applicants who missed the March deadline. We are opening the 2nd round of admissions with a new deadline August 15.

Entry requirements are:
- BA or MA degree or equivalent
- Proficiency in spoken and written English
- Solid background in mathematics
- Previous education in economics is recommended

Your online application must content following documents:
- Curriculum vitae
- Statement of motivation
- Copies of your diplomas and transcripts
- Proof of English proficiency level
- Contact details for two (or max. three) referees

For more information please see sections: How to apply to MAER or How to apply to PhD
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May 16-17, 2024
CNB Congress Center, Plodinová burza, Senovážné náměstí 30, Prague 1

The Czech National Bank and CERGE-EI are organizing a conference on the topic of heterogeneous agent models in macroeconomics. Submitted papers cover (but are not limited to) the following areas:

• Distributional aspects of monetary policy
• Open-economy models with heterogeneous agents
• Firms heterogeneity, networks and macroeconomic dynamics
• Household heterogeneity in the high-inflation environment
• Interactions between fiscal and monetary policy in a heterogeneous-agent framework

Program

Keynote speakers

• Adrien Auclert (Stanford University and NBER)
• Jonathan Heathcote (Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis and CEPR)
• Vincent Sterk (University College London and CEPR).

Scientific committee

• Volha Audzei (Czech National Bank)
• Jan Brůha (Czech National Bank)
• Edouard Challe (EUI and PSE)
• Axelle Ferriere (PSE and CEPR)
• Xavier Ragot (Sciences Po and CEPR)
• Federica Romei (University of Oxford and CEPR)

Local organizers

• Volha Audzei (Czech National Bank)
• Jan Brůha (Czech National Bank)

Prof. Patrick Gaule

University of Bristol, United Kingdom

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Authors: Patrick Gaule, Ruchir Agarwal

Abstract: This paper quantifies the role of family background in who becomes an inventor in India — using the information content in surnames. Indian surnames typically contain information about one’s caste, religion, or geographic origin. Based on records of all adult Indians alive (~850 million individuals), a national survey of 130 million families, and historical registers from the British India civil service and university graduates in the 1850s, we develop a novel dataset to track inequality between family groups over time and space in India. We find that based on family background alone, the bottom two-thirds of India’s population (~1 billion individuals) have a very low chance of becoming an entrepreneur, inventor, scientist, or even participating in national entrance exams for top universities. This pattern is unique to India with no other major country having nearly as much name-based advantage in outcomes. Integrating marginalized communities will not only benefit the excluded communities within India but will also enable India to enhance its aggregate contribution to the global economy and the knowledge frontier.