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Czech economy continues to grow

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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The great pupil steeplechase

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

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Education and Economic Growth

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.
 
 
 
 

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Tax on High Incomes

IDEA Policy Study 9/2013 by Libor Dušek and Jiří Šatava on “Tax on High Incomes: Reforming the Reform” examines recent changes of the effective tax rate on high-earning taxpayers.

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Do e-auctions help to cut costs?

A joint study of IDEA and Oživení o.s. brings new evidence on the use of e-auctions in public procurement in the Czech Republic over 2007–2012.

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