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On the Day of the Establishment of the Independent Czechoslovak State, president Miloš Zeman recognized twenty-nine people. A Medal of Merit, First Grade, in memoriam, was announced for Michal Mejstřík, former director of CERGE, for merits in the field of science and education. The Medal of Merit is awarded in three grades, First Grade being the highest.

Read more …A Medal of Merit, First Grade for Michal Mejstřík

Electricity prices have tripled compared to last year. Some providers in the Czech Republic went bankrupt. “When will the prices decrease?” asks Katarína Stehlíková in the Talking Economics Podcast with Silvester van Koten.

Read more …Silvester van Koten: Gas and Electricity Prices Should Go Down Around March 2022

We are happy to relate that two CERGE-EI alumni, Kristína Hrehová and Tomáš Mičko, are among the members of a team that won first prize at the Bratislava Climathon 2021.

Read more …CERGE-EI Alumni among Winners of Climathon 2021

George Vachadze, our PhD graduate from 1999, has recently been appointed Full Professor at the College of Staten Island, City University of New York.  How does he remember his studies at CERGE-EI and what is he currently working on? Read the latest interview published on the CERGE-EI blog.

Read more …People of CERGE-EI: Meet Our Alumni

Alena Bičáková, Matias Cortes (York University), and Jacopo Mazza (University of Essex) analyzed how students who enroll in a university in the UK and the US during a recession end up performing at the labor market. The authors recently wrote about their paper for The LSE blog.

Read more …Benefits of Starting College in Bad Economic Times