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Why does discrimination persist even when it’s costly for firms and societies? In this episode of Talking Economics, CERGE-EI alumnus and University of Milan Associate Professor Vojtěch Bartoš explains how behavioral economics helps uncover the mechanisms behind bias — and how evidence-based tools can help reduce it.

Read more …Talking Economics: Understanding Discrimination

In November, Filip Matějka and Jan Zápal are once again launching their popular course Fundamental Social Issues from the Point of View of Economics.

Read more …Today’s World through the Lens of Economics

How do we make decisions in a world flooded with information? On October 20, 2025, Professor Filip Matějka explored this question during his public lecture at CERGE-EI, where he discussed his influential research on rational inattention.

Read more …Public lecture by Prof. Filip Matějka: Society in the Age of Inattention

The 2025 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel has been awarded to Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion, and Peter Howitt “for having explained innovation-driven economic growth”.

Read more …A member of the CERGE-EI's Executive and Supervisory Committee Philippe Aghion has been awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Economics

While October brings new beginnings, new faces, and new ideas to all academic institutions, this year is particularly special for CERGE-EI.

Read more …New Academic Year at CERGE-EI