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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

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

Read more …Researchers’ Night 2025: Wealth of Knowledge

From August 29 – September 4, the final workshop of the project “Localizing Economic Education for V4 Countries and Beyond” took place at CERGE-EI. This project of Economics Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences, in partnership with the CERGE-EI Foundation, was co-financed by Visegrad+ Grants from the International Visegrad Fund.

Read more …Final Workshop of a Visegrad+ Project

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