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Monday, 10 November, 2025 | 17:30 | Room 7 | For Study Applicants
Filip Matějka & Jan Zápal: Fundamental Social Issues from the Point of View of Economics
Optional course for students of Charles University - The lectures are conducted in Czech
In the lecture series "Fundamental Social Issues from the Point of View of Economics" Filip Matějka and Jan Zápal, professors at CERGE-EI, address current global problems and demonstrate how economics views these issues.
The course is intended for students of all disciplines and academic years who wish to seek answers to questions (or understand why it is difficult to answer) such as: What can governments do, and what can markets do? What about social inequality, the future of work, global warming, threats to democracy, media, and (dis)information? The aim of this course is to familiarize students with the fundamental concepts and ways of thinking of modern economics using real-world social problems.
A total of 6 lessons will take place every Monday from 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM at CERGE-EI, Politických vězňů 7, Prague 1, in room 7.
Nov 10, 2025: Markets, their functions and regulation. Welfare. Government interventions.
Nov 17, 2025: Democracy and how it works.
Nov 24, 2025: Inequality, how to measure it, how it changes, and what to do about it.
Dec 01, 2025: Environmental problems, global warming, economic diagnosis and solutions.
Dec 08, 2025: Information and media, how agents process it, do markets provide it.
Dec 15, 2025: ... surprise
Course code in SIS: JCM039
You can find the course page with current information here.
