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Regional Differences

Matěj Bajgar and Petr Janský show that the relative value of average real wages is significantly affected by the differences in regional price levels. For instance, residents of Prague may seem relatively richer at first sight; however, after taking into account the price level, people living in Prague can afford as much as the inhabitants of other regions.

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Civil Servants: Descriptive Study

New IDEA publication analyzes Czech public sector. The key findings can be summarized in the following points:

The Czech public sector employs around 935 thousand people, nearly a fifth of the country’s workforce. Approximately 420 thousand of them have their salaries paid and regulated by the state.

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Learning by torture or by play?

A new IDEA study presents the key results of a research paper (CERGE-EI, Discussion Paper 2014-227) by Miroslava Federičová and Daniel Münich that analyzed pupils’ satisfaction with school and enjoyment of learning mathematics.  

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New tax impact study

Daniel Münich and Klára Kališková collaborated on a new IDEA Tax Impact Study - Who will benefit from the proposed increase to child tax credit?

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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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