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Jan Švejnar to Lead New Economic Center at Columbia University

Prof. Jan Švejnar, CERGE-EI's co-founder, Chairman of its Executive and Supervisory Committee, and founder of IDEA think-tank, has been appointed as Director of the Center for Global Economic Governance (CGEG) at Columbia University.

January 23, 2012 Read more: Jan Švejnar to Lead New Economic Center at Columbia University

 
 

Long-Term CERGE-EI Board Member Orley Ashenfelter Gives AEA Presidential Address

Long-Term CERGE-EI Board Member Orley Ashenfelter Gives American Economic Association Presidential Address on January 7, 2012 at AEA Meetings in Chicago

January 19, 2012 Read more: Long-Term CERGE-EI Board Member Orley Ashenfelter Gives AEA Presidential Address

 
 

Filip Matějka Wins 2011 František Vencovský Prize

CERGE-EI is proud to announce that Filip Matějka, an Assistant Professor at CERGE-EI, was awarded a share of first prize in the 2011 Prof. František Vencovský Prize along with a pair of researchers from the Czech National Bank.

November 28, 2011 Read more: Filip Matějka Wins 2011 František Vencovský Prize

 
 

Alan Krueger Confirmed as Chair of US Council of Economic Advisers

After his unanimous confirmation by the U.S. Senate on November 3, CERGE-EI ESC member Alan B. Krueger (Princeton University) now chairs President Barack Obama's Council of Economic Advisers. A report on Alan Krueger's nomination can be found here. We wish him the best success in this extremely demanding job.

November 11, 2011

 
 

Jan Kmenta Awarded NFKJ Neuron Lifetime Achievement Award

Prof. Jan Kmenta has received the 2011 Neuron award for lifetime achievements in the field of economics. The annual Neuron awards were established by Nadační fond Karla Janečka (NFKJ, Karel Janeček's Endowment Fund) in 2010. There are two awards given annually – one to celebrate lifetime achievements and the other to for young researchers who decide to return from abroad to pursue their academic/research careers in the Czech Republic.

November 9, 2011 Read more: Jan Kmenta Awarded NFKJ Neuron Lifetime Achievement Award

 
 

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  4. CERGE-EI Brings Celebrity Economists to Forum 2000