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.

🧵Are all gifted children really recognised in the Czech Republic? Unfortunately, no, as the researcher Alena Bičáková explains in the interview here: blog.cerge-ei.cz?p=4709

We are pleased to announce that a few spots are available for talented applicants seeking to advance their studies in Economics. The second application round is now officially open. Apply today and take the next step in your academic journey! www.cerge-ei.cz/news/2nd-app...

Prof. Alvin Roth delivered a public lecture “Who Gets What? The New Economics of Matching and Market Design” as part of the Science at the Castle series, supported by Nadace CERGE-EI. Watch it here: tinyurl.com/59v54h7c He also met with CERGE-EI students, alumni, faculty members and researchers.

Why do people form sharply opposing views—even when they’re rational and well-informed? Listen to the Talking Economics with CERGE-EI PhD alumnus Vladimír Novák, Senior Economist at the National Bank of SK, about the polarization and its implications for public policy. blog.cerge-ei.cz?p=4704