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Meet Our Alumni: Jakub Matějů

21 November, 2024

For our latest alumni interview on the CERGE-EI Blog, we had the pleasure of speaking with Jakub Matějů, a CERGE-EI graduate and Deputy Director of the Monetary Department at the Czech National Bank. 

Jakub shared his insights from both the Czech National Bank and the European Central Bank and discussed key professional challenges.

"What I love about this role is that almost every day and every situation feels exceptional. This is the nature of modern monetary policy-making—you never know exactly where you are, e.g. if inflation pressures are finally gone or will silently start growing again, if the economy is at the edge of a recession or at the start of a boom. Often you can persuasively argue both views. Every day you are at a crossroads which determines where the future will evolve," says Jakub.