Center for Economic Research & Graduate Education - Economics Institute

PhD in Economics

CERGE-EI offers a Western-style PhD program consisting of two years of MA-level coursework, followed by approximately two to four years of supervised PhD dissertation research. Students frequently conduct part of their research at top-flight universities in Western Europe and North America.

  • Program of graduate studies in theoretical and applied economics modeled on top PhD programs in the US and Europe, language of instruction is English
  • Designed for those who want to pursue research careers in academia, public service or business (see our MA and PhD Alumni Profiles)
  • Tuition waivers and stipends for most students
  • The MA degree is US chartered, and the PhD degree is also US chartered and fully accredited in the Czech Republic. The MA degree is awarded after 2 years of coursework and General Exams, the PhD after 2 to 4 additional years of supervised dissertation research).
  • Faculty are widely-published scholars from a variety of countries
  • Students encouraged to take mobility at Western European and North American universities
  • Most students fully supported through tuition waivers and stipends and work-study opportunities

Please find more details on the PhD program in the PhD Admissions section.

 

MA/PhD Annual Courses 2011/2012

  Fall 2011 Spring 2012 Summer 2012
First Year Students
Microeconomics Katuscak/Dusek Katuscak Michelucci
Macroeconomics Vourvachaki/Slobodyan Kejak/Jeong Jeong/Matejka
Statistics/Econometrics Pakos/Matejka/Zdenek Hanousek Bicakova/Lizal
Academic Writing I n/a Strakova/Peck n/a
Second Year Students
Econometrics Zemcik Jurajda n/a
Industrial Organization/
Experimental Economics		 Zigic/Shaked Katuscak/Bauer n/a
Financial Markets Michelucci Pakos n/a
Labor Economics / Law and Economics Munich/Lizal Dusek n/a
Macro Topics Vourvachaki/Kejak Jeong/Slobodyan n/a
Academic Writing II Strakova/Peck/Mecrury n/a n/a
Combined Skills I n/a Peck/Mercury n/a
Combined Skills II (MA students) n/a n/a TBA
Second Year Students
Research Methodology Seminar Kejak/Dusek
Third Year PhD Students
Combined Skills II Strakova/Peck/Mercury n/a n/a
Preparatory Semester
Microeconomics n/a n/a Michelucci/Bauer
Macroeconomics n/a n/a Jeong
Mathematics n/a n/a TBA