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Winners of the New Economic Talent 2015 Student Competititon Announced
4 June, 2015
The winner for this year is Cristiano Mantovani from Bocconi University in Italy. Second place and also a special prize for the best bachelor paper in the competition goes to Nodira Khaydarova from Westminster International University in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Third is José Javier Domínguez Ramírez from the University of Granada in Spain.
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Final Round of the New Economic Talent 2015 Competition, Friday 29 May, 2015
20 May, 2015
Join us for the final round of New Economic Talent 2015 that takes place on 29 May, 2015 at 15:00 at CERGE-EI (Politických vězňů 7, Prague 1). Hear the three finalists present their winning papers! E-mail us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to reserve your place.
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Nobel Laureate Finn Kydland Takes Part in Distinguished Speaker Series – Video Now Available to View
4 May, 2015
As part of CERGE-EI’s Distinguished Speakers Series, with generous support from Tatra Banka foundation, Nobel Laureate Finn Kydland visited CERGE-EI on Thursday 23 April, 2015. He met with several faculty members and students to discuss their research and in the afternoon gave a public lecture "Innovation and Capital Formation in Today’s Policy Environment". You can now watch a video of the full lecture. SlidesLive version is also available.
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.
