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We are happy to announce good news for MA and PhD applicants who missed the March deadline. We are opening the 2nd round of admissions with a new deadline August 15.

Entry requirements are:
- BA or MA degree or equivalent
- Proficiency in spoken and written English
- Solid background in mathematics
- Previous education in economics is recommended

Your online application must content following documents:
- Curriculum vitae
- Statement of motivation
- Copies of your diplomas and transcripts
- Proof of English proficiency level
- Contact details for two (or max. three) referees

For more information please see sections: How to apply to MAER or How to apply to PhD
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or see the FAQ sections for MAER or Phd

We are pleased to invite you to the CERGE-EI MA and PhD Graduation Ceremony on Friday, 31 May 2024. 

Graduation Ceremony Program

The CERGE-EI Executive and Supervisory Committee will hold a roundtable debate on the current Challenges for Czech Economic Policy in the context of the expected economic performance of the EU and the US after the elections on Friday 31 May 2024 in Prague.

The main host and co-moderator of the debate is Prof. Jan Švejnar.

"We want to debate the global economic challenges facing the Czech Republic and the world, firstly the important elections to the European Parliament and later in the autumn the election of the new US President. Both of these events will undoubtedly affect not only political, but above all economic development on the planet. Thanks to our excellent guests, we want to open at least a partial view into the future of what lies ahead and what we need to prepare for," said Jan Švejnar, founder of CERGE-EI.

The debate is for invited guests only.

Nikhil Vellodi, Ph.D.

Paris School of Economics, France

Join online: https://call.lifesizecloud.com/21545342 (Passcode: 6519)

Authors: Nikhil Vellodi, Polina Borisova

Abstract: A present-biased decision maker (DM) faces a two-armed bandit problem whose risky arm generates random payoffs at exponentially distributed times. The DM cannot perfectly observe payoffs but receives informative feedback. Our main finding is that, in the unique stationary Markov perfect equilibrium of the multi-self game, positive feedback supports greater equilibrium welfare than both negative and transparent feedback. By inducing an upward trend in self-beliefs while actively experimenting, positive feedback encourages the DM to engage in self-prospection --- imagining future goals and outcomes when seeking motivation in the present.  We relate our results to findings in psychology promoting the motivational effects of positive feedback, as well as more recent findings regarding self-prospection theory.

JEL Classification: D83, D91, C73
Keywords: Present-bias, strategic experimentation, motivational feedback

Full Text: A Theory of Self-Prospection