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Explore the Fast-Changing World of Energy Economics
21 April, 2015
With energy security fast becoming a priority on national agendas, there are increasing career opportunities for economists with specialized energy expertise. Find out more about Energy Economics at CERGE-EI, part of our MA in Applied Economics, on our blog.
Euro's Suitability for the Czech Republic To Be Discussed during Debate of Leading Economists in New York
15 April, 2015
Prof Jan Švejnar, who was awarded the 2015 IZA prize, will participate in Columbia University's SIPA 2015 Leaders in Global Economic Governance Lecture: "Europe: The Current Situation and the Way Forward". The lecture will feature an address by Wolfgang Schäuble, Germany's Federal Minister of Finance. A panel discussion follows when Prof Švejnar will be joined by colleagues Joseph Stiglitz, Edmund Phelps and Alessandra Casella. You can watch the event live online from midnight CEST (6 p.m. EDT) on 15 April, 2015.
Jan Švejnar Wins 2015 IZA Prize in Labor Economics
14 April, 2015
The 2015 IZA Prize in Labor Economics goes to Jan Švejnar, James T. Shotwell Professor of Global Political Economy and Director of the Center on Global Economic Governance at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs, New York and a Chairman of the Executive and Supervisory Committee of CERGE-EI in Prague. The Czech economist was recognized for his work on economic issues relating to labor, development and the transition from socialist to market economies.
Read more: Jan Švejnar Wins 2015 IZA Prize in Labor Economics
New Economic Talent 2015 - Finalists Selected
27 March, 2015
138 students applied to this year’s New Economic Talent competition. They came from 94 universities and 55 countries. Of these, 120 papers were admitted to the first round.
CERGE-EI Alumni Event in London
23 March, 2015
Last Monday, CERGE-EI co-organized a panel discussion with the Legatum Institute and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in London at the Legatum Institute's Mayfair headquarters. Jan Švejnar served as a panelist and a number of CERGE-EI's UK alumni were in attendance. The topic of the panel discussion was "The Shadow Economy - Impact on Innovation, East and West".
