🎓 Congratulations to our recent #PhD graduate, Aisha Baisalova! Aisha successfully defended her dissertation in January 2026. She is now Model Validator in Prague. We wish her continued success in her journey! 🌍

💎Congratulations to our recent #PhD graduate, Bohdana Kurylo. Bohdana successfully defended her #dissertation "Essays on Economics of Education" in January 2026. She is now a #Researcher at the University of Maastricht. We wish her continued success🌍

Anniversary Gala tickets are now available. Get yours at cerge-ei.cz/gala. Who’s your person—the one who knew your Core/Field General personality and still stayed friends? Bonus question: who are you most looking forward to seeing again? Let us know in the comments.

What do these topics have in common? Ridge-regularized model averaging, mental health of students and faculty from European Economics departments, intergenerational transmission of education, impacts of environmental policies on migration, and social issues in the labor market.

One email can change everything. In our latest Places You’ll Go interview, Gayane Baghumyan (PhD student) shares how a study stay turned into six months at the University of Chicago with John List. Her advice? Go for it. You never know which conversation will open the next door.

Feb @ CERGE-EI (online) 🌐 Feb 23, 14:00 — Kjell G. Salvanes: “The Making of Equality” cz.cerge-ei.cz/applied-micr... Feb 27, 14:00 — Roland Strausz: “Oligopolistic Information Markets” www.cerge-ei.cz/micro-theory... #Economics #CERGEEI

Congratulations to Cagin Keskin, winner of the AMES–CSW Best Paper Award 2026 at the Asia Meeting of the Econometric Society. Read more: blog.cerge-ei.cz?p=4999

Yaroslav Korobka's #mobility stay at Princeton University became a defining #academic experience. He shares what surprised him most about the teaching environment and the lessons he brought back for future CERGE-EI students. Read the full interview: blog.cerge-ei.cz?p=4987

Join the Bachelor’s Program in Economics of Markets and Organizations, jointly offered by FBA Prague University of Economics and Business and CERGE-EI. Study micro & macro, econometrics, strategy, tech & economy, labor markets and more. 📢 Application deadline: February 28 👉 emo.vse.cz

As part of our alumni program, the Alumni Give Back campaign brings together former and current members of the CERGE-EI #community. Through it, alumni #support those who come after them. Thank you to all #alumni who help keep this community strong.

❄️The Snowman Competition took place at CERGE-EI last Friday. The winner named his work "PhD student during winter break". Congratulations on your original approach to the topic of academic resilience, Camilo!☃️

💎Congratulations to our recent #PhD graduate, Dali Laxton Tsintskiladze👏 Dali successfully defended her #dissertation “Essays in Energy Economics” in November 2025. She is now a #Researcher at Environment Center of Charles University. We wish her continued success in her academic journey🌍

Research and development funding in CZ has been declining for years. Recent cuts combined with high inflation further weaken the stability of the research environment and threaten key expert activities, incl. public policy evaluation. Investing in science is investing in our future.

✨ Warm Wishes for the Season ✨ From all of us at CERGE-EI, we wish you a restful holiday season and a New Year filled with good health, professional fulfillment, and inspiring cooperation.

From Prague to Berkeley—and far beyond the classroom, Tereza Burýšková reflects on what she discovered during her study stay at UC Berkeley. Read the full interview: blog.cerge-ei.cz

Join us for a Gala Evening celebrating the 35th anniversary of CERGE-EI. Details to be announced.

Fiscal austerity, inflation, inequality: Stephanie Ettmeier, PhD, CERGE-EI Assistant Professor, explains why looking beyond #aggregates is crucial for economic #research and #policy. 👉 blog.cerge-ei.cz?p=4964

🔙 #CERGE-EIFestival 2025 Throwback A day full of ideas, questions, encounters, and unforgettable conversations — from the first morning coffee to the last evening networking chats. Students exploring their future. Alumni sharing real stories. Faculty opening doors to research.

Festival CERGE-EI on Dec 4, 2025 offers afternoon program for our alumni community. Economics of Flourishing: Challenges and Opportunities in a Changing World - a series of TEDx-style talks by CERGE-EI alumni

Apply now to CERGE-EI’s programs: ✅ Fully funded PhD in Economics ✅ Master in Economic Research ✅ New Bachelor’s program in Economics of Markets and Organizations - in collab with VŠE 35 years of excellence | an international econ community | graduates in over 40 countries

🎉We warmly congratulate CERGE-EI students Maksim Smirnov and Margarita Pavlova on the Young Economist of the Year Award and wish them continued success in their future research.

CERGE-EI Festival (Dec 4) offers 3 workshops that provide practical skills: 14:00–15:00 | Thinking Like a Research Economist Coming Up with a Research Idea — Dali Laxton Working with Data — Yaroslav Korobka Presenting Your Research Idea in 5 Minutes — Deborah Nováková More at cerge-ei.cz/festival

It’s Dissertation Proposal Workshop Week at CERGE-EI: Our #PhD students present proposals on topics from #Education economics & #householdsavings to the #marriage market, #policy rates & the economics of #betting. Fingers crossed for all presenters! 🤞

Festival CERGE-EI on Dec 4 from 11:50 CET offers Career Stories Roundtables. A dynamic, student-focused session featuring three career tracks: academia & research, policy & international organizations, and the private sector. Come and learn more directly from CERGE-EI alumni.

Applications are open for the new Bachelor’s Program in Economics of Markets & Organizations (FPH VŠE + CERGE-EI). Study micro & macro, econometrics, strategy, tech & economy, labor markets and more. You’ll gain strong analytical and strategic thinking skills. 👉 tinyurl.com/wjwbxt4p

🧵Meet Our 2025 Job Market Candidates, whose research covers several topics in economics—from innovation and labor markets to conflict, volunteering, and information design. 🔗https://cerge-ei.cz/job-market/ 👇 Explore their work in this thread:

Every discovery begins with a question. At the CERGE-EI Festival, during the morning session From Curiosity to Academia, our faculty will share how their curiosity led them to academic careers, and how their research addresses the challenges of today’s world.

Bringing research to life — the Week of the @czechacademy.bsky.social at CERGE_EI

📆 Join us on November 5 at our economics research seminar with Paolo Zacchia (CERGE-EI, @cerge-ei.bsky.social), who will present "The Heterogeneous Consequences of Reduced Labor Costs on Firm Productivity." More info and abstract: www.jku.at/en/departmen...

💬 Public Lecture by Prof. Achim Wambach, President of ZEW on the prospects for the German economy: Is Germany once again the “sick man of Europe”? November 5, 2025, at 3:00 PM (CET) at CERGE_EI. 📉 Once Europe’s powerhouse, Germany now faces serious challenges. What can revive growth?

Prof. Filip Matějka: Society in the Age of Inattention "The theory of rational inattention explains that even a small change can make a big difference. This applies to everything, including democracy, and it is important to bear this in mind when setting up various systems or policies."

Sinara Gharibian successfully defended her dissertation, “Essays on Economic History and Political Economy.” She is now a Postdoctoral Researcher at IOS Regensburg. We wish her continued success in her academic journey! 🌍

🎉 Congratulations to Philippe Aghion – Nobel Laureate in Economic Sciences 2025! He shares this prestigious honor with Joel Mokyr and Peter Howitt. Prof. Aghion is a member of the Executive and Supervisory Board at CERGE-EI. #NobelPrize #Economics #CERGEEI #PhilippeAghion #CreativeDestruction

👇With the Nobel Prize in Economics coming up, the CERGE-EI faculty share their guesses. Would you bet on them?

🌃The Researchers' Night at CERGE-EI: come and enjoy the program in English! 👉 tinyurl.com/4srjpps4 💎Lecture by Michal Bauer on poverty and decision-making & an encryption game with 3 clues (hints available on request). Looking forward to seeing you tonight!

“High-quality research isn’t enough — you need context, trust & long-term commitment.” Prof. Ružica Šimić Banović on bridging academia and policy. Read the interview 👉 blog.cerge-ei.cz?p=4923

🌍 From Malaysia to Prague! Meet Sook Yan Siew, PhD student in Economics at CERGE-EI & Student Ambassador at Charles University. 📢 2nd round of CERGE-EI PhD applications closes Aug 23 → cerge-ei.cz/study

🌍 Meet Raul Enrique Zavala Sanchez, a PhD Economics student at CERGE-EI. From South America to Prague, his journey reflects a passion for macroeconomics and an aspiration for impactful research. tinyurl.com/27kcwjpf

Join us July 31st at 13:00–14:00 online for the presentation by Stefanos Tyros, Digital Reskilling Lab @ Harvard Business School. 📊 His talk explores the internal organization and spatial dynamics of fully remote firms, using novel microdata from a software services operating across the Americas.

What if parental leave policies shape kids’ career paths? 👩‍👦 @sofianasinani.bsky.social's award-winning project shows boys with longer maternal care apply less to “female” university fields. 📚 A fresh look at gender norms+policy. 🏆 RES 2025 Best Poster Prize 🔗 [https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=4824]

👏Congrats to our student Sofiana Sinani for Best poster Prize at #RES2025! Her paper on maternal care and children’s occupational choices came up from questioning how parental leave shapes children’s career aspirations prior to entering university.

🎉 Big congrats to Amos Njeku, Shampita Das, and Akhil Kumar — winners of this year’s Second-Year Research Competition Fellowship! Their dissertation research covers migration, resource games, and authoritarianism. Read more about their projects here: tinyurl.com/5xe2smza 💡📊 #Economics #PhDResearch

🎉Welcome, new students! 🍧 Newly Admitted Students Day brought together our director, faculty, current students & alumni to kick off your journey at CERGE-EI. Let the adventure begin! 📚✨ #CERGEEI #NewStudents #Economics #EconomicsEducation

“Mutual respect, valuing the contribution of others, and collegiality are essential ingredients for a collaborative academic environment,” @Emiliya Lazarova says in Towards Inclusive Economics: New Alumni Interview: blog.cerge-ei.cz?p=4784

🌏 We are proud that CERGE-EI Director Marek Kapička participated in the GLOBSEC 2025 Forum panel The 2025 Economic Security Outlook. As global challenges grow more complex, CERGE-EI wants to deliver insights that inform smarter policy and strengthen global cooperation. 🕊️ 🌐

🎉Congratulations to Sebastian Ottinger, who was awarded the Otto Wichterle Prize 2025! The Czech Academy of Sciences awards the Otto Wichterle Prize to exceptionally high-quality scientists under 35 years who have contributed outstanding results to the development of scientific knowledge.

What happens to public trust when a pandemic hits? The effects of 1918 Influenza on health behavior described by Christian Ochsner in new CERGE-EI working paper: read more in the blog interview: blog.cerge-ei.cz?p=4757

💎Our PhD students are going through the Dissertation Week —they present their progress and receive critical feedback from our faculty members. This is more than just a check-in — it’s a collaborative space where ideas are sharpened. 💡✨ Best of luck to all our students!

We are honored that Czech president Petr Pavel opened the annual forum Global and European Challenges for Security and Economic Policy at CERGE-EI.

Congratulations to PhD and MA in Economics Graduates from CERGE-EI! We’re proud of your achievements and can’t wait to see where your path leads next. Quotes from student speech in thread.