What Is CERGE-EI
W elcome to CERGE-EI, a joint workplace of Charles University in Prague and the Economics Institute of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, a unique partnership designed to promote modern education and research in economics.
CERGE-EI entities:
- CERGE, Charles University
- Economics Institute (EI), Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
- CERGE-EI, New York
- CERGE-EI Foundation
- Nadace CERGE-EI
Global Impact and Reputation
CERGE-EI is ranked globally among the top 3% of economics institutions by SSRN and in the top 5% by RePEC. It is the Central and East European Regional Network representative for the Global Development Network (GDN) – a leading worldwide network of policy and research institutes in the area of development economics.
CERGE-EI alumni pursue academic careers in prestigious university departments around the world and rise to senior positions in the private and public sectors.
Western-style Graduate Economics Education
CERGE-EI has an absolute charter issued by the New York State Board of Regents in the United States of America, and is fully accredited by the Ministry of Education, Youth & Sports of the Czech Republic. It offers two graduate programs in Economics:
PhD in Economics, a rigorous program designed for outstanding students interested in a research or academic career in economics. After two years of MA-level course work, students graduate with a U.S. MA in Economics degree and continue with two or more years of dissertation research. They often conduct part of their research at top US and Western European Universities and a majority of them receive a tuition waiver and a living stipend. Graduates receive both U.S. and Czech doctoral degrees.
Masters in Applied Economics, an intensive, empirically based program designed for ambitious students interested in gaining the essential practical skills demanded by local and international employers. The program is tuition based and students receive a U.S. MA in Applied Economics degree.
Lectures by Nobel Laureates and Other Top Scholars
CERGE-EI has a long tradition of hosting public lectures of Nobel Laureates in Economics (11 to date ) and other distinguished speakers, recently including Ed Glaeser, Eric Maskin, Christopher Sims, and Joseph Stiglitz.
Premiere Economics Library Open to the Public
The institute operates a modern economics library that is unique in the region in terms of the accessibility and breadth of its collection of over 100,000 volumes, including all relevant international scientific journals and online databases.
Both Academic and Policy Oriented Research
CERGE-EI researchers have established a remarkable record of professional careers and publications in top international academic and policy-oriented journals, unparalleled in the region.
CERGE-EI also runs a policy-oriented think-tank, the Institute for Democracy and Economic Analysis (IDEA), in order to apply its know-how to important policy issues and to raise its visibility and impact among policy and opinion makers.
Teaching Economics Education in Transition Economies
CERGE-EI’s Teaching Fellows Program is designed to boost Western-style undergraduate economics education throughout transition economies, and to encourage Western-educated economists to return long-term to their home countries to become teachers and academic reformers. Since 2007, the program reached 40,000 students, 630 courses, 55 universities in 17 countries.
