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On Friday, 26 September 2025, CERGE-EI will open its doors during the Researchers’ Night in the Czech Republic. At the historic Schebek Palace in Prague, we will explore this year’s theme — WEALTH — in several ways.

Read more …Researchers’ Night 2025: Wealth of Knowledge

In an interview for the CERGE-EI blog titled “Bridging Academia and Policy”, Professor Ružica Šimić Banović shares how her research intersects with policy work and what it takes to influence real change in gender equality, migration, and informal institutions.

Read more …Ružica Šimić Banović — A Bridge Between Academia and Policy

In the new alumni interview, Rastislav Rehák reflects on his postdoctoral journey at the Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods and the University of Cologne, where he explores new directions in behavioral and environmental economics.

Read more …Meet Our Alumni: Rastislav Rehák

In this interview, Sook Yan Siew recounts her inspiring journey from Asia to Prague, sharing her path through development economics, her experience in CERGE-EI’s PhD program, and her role as an international student ambassador at Charles University.

Read more …Meet Our Students: Sook Yan Siew’s search for training in core economics

In our latest Talking Economics episode, we spoke with Luca Mazzone, Assistant Professor at CERGE-EI and Economist at the IMF, about the hidden dynamics behind wage inequality, employment policy, and how households shape labor market outcomes. 

Read more …Talking Economics: The Hidden Economics of Who Works Where