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The CERGE-EI Foundation's Price of War Symposium returned to Westminster, London, on November 20. The symposium featured a rich program of panels and keynotes exploring the economic, technological, and political dimensions of contemporary conflict.

Read more …Focus of The Price of War 2025: Economic Security and Freedom

As part of this year’s Czech Academy of Sciences Week, CERGE-EI opened its doors to the public on Thursday, November 6, offering visitors an opportunity to experience how economic research helps us understand the world around us.

Read more …The Week of CAS at CERGE-EI: Exploring How Economics Shapes Our World

Why does discrimination persist even when it’s costly for firms and societies? In this episode of Talking Economics, CERGE-EI alumnus and University of Milan Associate Professor Vojtěch Bartoš explains how behavioral economics helps uncover the mechanisms behind bias — and how evidence-based tools can help reduce it.

Read more …Talking Economics: Understanding Discrimination

In November, Filip Matějka and Jan Zápal are once again launching their popular course Fundamental Social Issues from the Point of View of Economics.

Read more …Today’s World through the Lens of Economics

How do we make decisions in a world flooded with information? On October 20, 2025, Professor Filip Matějka explored this question during his public lecture at CERGE-EI, where he discussed his influential research on rational inattention.

Read more …Public lecture by Prof. Filip Matějka: Society in the Age of Inattention