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CERGE-EI ESC Member Alan Krueger Nominated as Chair of US Council of Economic Advisers

CERGE-EI ESC Member Alan B. Krueger was nominated earlier today to chair Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) by US President Barack Obama. The CEA is the US Government's highest economic-policy making body. Professor Kruger joined the CERGE-EI ESC in November 2010 after leaving prior government service as Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Economic Policy. 

August 29, 2011 Read more: CERGE-EI ESC Member Alan Krueger Nominated as Chair of US Council of Economic Advisers

 
 

Alumni Working Paper Wins 2011 LIS Aldi Hagenaars Memorial Award

Lubomira Anastasova-Chirmiciu (PhD 2010) has recently won the 2011 Aldi Hagenaars Memorial Award by the Luxembourg Income Study (LIS) Cross-National Data Center for her LIS Working Paper titled “Are Immigrants Paid Less for Education?”.

July 26, 2011 Read more: Alumni Working Paper Wins 2011 LIS Aldi Hagenaars Memorial Award

 
 

New Alumni Research Featured on VoxEU.org

Second year PhD student Jakub Matějů (MA expected, 2011) co-authored a paper titled "How Are Inflation Targets Set?" with Czech National Bank Research Department colleague Roman Horváth. Their article was posted on June 22 on the popular and influential VoxEU.org website, which features cutting-edge research on a variety of European and global economic issues.

June 24, 2011 Read more: New Alumni Research Featured on VoxEU.org

 
 

CERGE-EI Welcomes New Students to the Preparatory Semester

We are delighted to welcome new students who just arrived for the Preparatory semester of the MA/PhD program. This year there are about 60 students from nearly 20 countries taking part in it.

June 24, 2011 Read more: CERGE-EI Welcomes New Students to the Preparatory Semester

 
 

Prague Economic Meeting at CERGE-EI with Lubos Pastor and Adam Szeidl

The Prague Economic Meeting academic conference took place at CERGE-EI on June 16-18. The conference, co-organized by CERGE-EI, think-tank ISEA, and non-profit organization Virtual Scientific Organization, attracted 40 researchers from many countries and gave young researchers in particular an opportunity to present their unpublished results and discuss their ideas with their colleagues.

June 21, 2011 Read more: Prague Economic Meeting at CERGE-EI with Lubos Pastor and Adam Szeidl

 
 

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  1. Michal Bauer Awarded the Otto Wichterle Award 2011
  2. CERGE-EI Students' Contribution to the Report on Anti-Corruption Measures on June 9, 2011
  3. CERGE-EI Graduates Win Two of the Six CEE Best PhD Thesis Awards
  4. SHARE Becomes the First Project of a New European Legal Status ERIC