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Did you know that there are more than 6500 think tanks around the world? Many play an important role in shaping government and civil society but it can be difficult to judge the extent of their contributions. For 8 years, the Think Tanks & Civil Societies Program at the University of Pennsylvania has published an annual index of think tanks that has been described as "the insider's guide to the global marketplace of ideas."

Read more: Quality of CERGE-EI Research Recognized in the 2014 Global Go To Think Tank Index!

Are you interested in contemporary economics? Would you like to study at an economics institute which is ranked among the top 2% in the world according to SSRN? Join us for our Open Day on 6 March, 2015 from 13:00 and learn more about CERGE-EI and the programs we offer – PhD in Economics, MA in Applied Economics and Visiting Students programs. You will also have a chance to visit Career Services workshop and enjoy a beer party with faculty, students and alumni in the evening.

Read more: Open Day at CERGE-EI, 6 March, 2015 from 13:00

Congratulations to Andrea Šandorová, Milan Lupač and Jindřich Gallo who have advanced to the Czech Republic’s final round for this year’s CFA Research Challenge! The team of students from our MA in Applied Economics program is led by Jiří Trešl, PhD who is teaching a new course in Applied Investment Analysis at CERGE-EI.

Read more: CERGE-EI Students Advance to the Final Round of the CFA Research Challenge!

CERGE-EI is proud and excited to join the Coursera Learning Hub network. In February 2015, we will open R Programming in support of the online course from Johns Hopkins University offered on Coursera as part of a Data Science Specialization. 

Read more: CERGE-EI Opens First Coursera Learning Hub

The highlights of the year 2014 by Michal Kejak, Director of CERGE-EI (Download PDF).

Read more: CERGE-EI News at the Turn of the Year