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In their most recent study, Lucie Zapletalová and Jakub Grossmann from think-tank IDEA analyze the impacts of a waiting period for sick pay introduced in 2008 in the Czech Republic due to employment absence, sick leave, and other types of absences from the workplace.

On Wednesday, 26 January 2022 at Prague Castle,  President Miloš Zeman appointed Professor Milena Králíčková as the first woman to head Charles University since its founding in 1348.

The newly appointed Czech Government has reached out to members' of CERGE-EI faculty for assistance in defining future public policies.

The draft state budget (SB) for 2022 submitted at the end of summer 2021 by the outgoing government of Andrej Babiš planned for expenditures of 1,928 billion CZK. That would be 394.5 billion CZK; 25.7% more than the actual expenditure of the SB in 2019.

Soaring energy bills, rising interest rates, and the retirement system in the Czech Republic were among the most frequent topics commented on by CERGE-EI's experts in Czech media. Our Ph.D. student Ketevani Kapanadze, who won first place in the Young Economist 2021 competition, gave an interview concerning her research and plans for roklen24.cz.