Faculty

Daniel Münich is an Associate Professor at CERGE-EI (under U.S. permanent charter) on leave. He is a Docent (Associate Professor) at CERGE, Charles University, since 2006, and a Researcher at the Economics Institute of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (EI) since 1998. Received his Ing. degree in Electrical Engineering in 1991 from the Czech Technical University in Prague, a Ph.D. in Economics in 1998 from CERGE, Charles University. During 1997–1998 a Visiting Scholar at the William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan Business School and during 1994–1995 at a study stay at the University of Pittsburgh. At CERGE-EI (under US permanent charter) he was Altria Group Associate Professor (Spring 2006 – Spring 2008). Deputy Director for Development and Public Relations (2003–2006) and Deputy Director for Graduate Studies (1999–2002) at CERGE and EI. Research Affiliate of CEPR in London. He served as an advisor to Ministers of Education, Youth and Sport, and of Finances of the Czech Republic (in 2006 and during 1997–1998), an external advisor of the minister of finance of the Czech Republic (1997, 2002–2004), a steering committee member under the auspices of the Czech vice-minister for economy to supervise the national Strategy for Economic Growth (in 2005). Member of an expert team preparing reform of the Czech tertiary education system (2007–2008). He was a senior advisor to the European Network of Economists of Education (EENEE) (2004–2007), a member of the executive board of the Czech Economic Society (during 2003–2009), a member of the Board of the Sociological Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences (during 2006–2010). He is a member of the Board of EI (since 1997), a National SYSDEM Correspondent for the EU commission (since 2005), a chair of the governmental Advisory Committee for Social and Human Sciences and a member of Advisory Committee for Evaluation of R&D of the Board for R&D of the Czech government (since 2008), a member of the National Economic Board of the Government (since 2010) and a member of the European Association of Labour Economists (since 2006).

Research Orientation:

Labor economics (empirical issues of unemployment, labor supply and policies, human capital, welfare schemes), economics of education and schooling (public vs. private schools, quality of education, efficiency and equity, selectivity), bibliometric analysis.