Institute for Democracy and Economic Analysis

    • IDEA has issued a new macroeconomic prediction for the Czech Republic. The forecast is optimistic. Not only did the Czech economy grow the fastest among European Union members in the fourth quarter of 2013, but it is also believed to grow by over 2 % in the year of 2014. However, this prediction holds as long as the Ukrainian crisis does not lead to large economic shocks.  Please find a short summary in the following text:

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      Forthcoming studies:

      Regional price differences

      Employment in retirement age

      The quality of primary and secondary school teachers

      Employment of women in the financial sector

    • Daniel Münich and Miroslava Federičová collaborated on a new IDEA Policy Study - Preparing for the eight-year gymnasium: the great pupil steeplechase.

    • IDEA Policy Study 10/2013 by Daniel Münich and Tomáš Protivínský on “The Impact of Education on Economic Growth: Implications from the Latest Results of PISA 2012” quantifies the impacts of hypothetical educational reform scenarios on the gross domestic product of the Czech Republic over the coming 80 years.