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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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Upcoming Events
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Prof. Steven Rivkin is giving a public lecture at CERGE-EI titled Decentralization, School Leaders, and the Quality of Teaching. April 29th from 4:30 p.m. More information here.
Forthcoming studies:
Regional price differences
Employment in retirement age
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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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The Czech financial sector is dominated by women and increasingly so by the ones who are young and educated. Nonetheless, the new IDEA Policy Study by Klára Kalíšková indicates that the share of women is in fact decreasing over the last 20 years. See below for a short summary.
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IDEA Discussion Forum: “Tax on High Incomes: Reforming the Reform”, see the background study (Dec 9, 2013)
IDEA for Breakfast: Discussion with journalists and the Macroeconomic Forecast of the Czech Republic (Nov 14, 2013)
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Highlights
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IDEA congratulates Daniel Herman, a former member of the IDEA team, for becoming the Minister of Culture in the new Czech government (Jan 29, 2014)
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