Center for Economic Research and 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 major 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 careers in academia, public service or business (see our MA and PhD Alumni Profiles for examples of job placements).
  • Tuition waivers and stipends are supplied for most students.
  • The MA degree is chartered in the US, while the PhD degree is both chartered in the US and accredited in the Czech Republic.
  • CERGE-EI's Faculty are widely-published scholars from a variety of countries
  • Students encouraged to spend time during their studies at Western European and North American universities.
  • Most students fully supported through tuition waivers and stipends and work-study opportunities

For more details on the PhD program please consult the PhD Admission section.

PhD Courses in 2013/2014

  Fall 2013 Spring 2014 Summer 2014
First Year Students
Microeconomics Çelik  Katuščák Michelucci
Macroeconomics Slobodyan/Kejak Kapička/Jeong Jeong/Matějka
Statistics/Econometrics Gaulé Katuščák Bičáková
Academic Writing I n/a TBA n/a
Second Year Students
Econometrics Brázdik/Kejak/Franta/Pakoš Mittag n/a
Industrial Organization/Advanced Game Theory Steiner/Çelik Žigič/Shaked n/a
Financial Markets Černý/Michelucci Pakoš n/a
Empirical Methods Gaulé    
Experimental Methods   Katuščák/Bauer  
International Trade/Labor Economics Çelik/Žigič Lízal/Münich  
Macro Topics Jeong/Kejak Kapička/Jeong n/a
Academic Writing II n/a n/a n/a
Combined Skills I n/a TBA n/a
Combined Skills II (terminal MA students only) n/a n/a TBA
Research Methodology Seminar Steiner/Gaulé
Third Year PhD Students
Combined Skills II n/a n/a n/a
Preparatory Semester
Microeconomics n/a n/a Michelucci
Macroeconomics n/a n/a Jeong
Mathematics n/a n/a TBA