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CERGE-EI, a joint work place of Charles University and the Economics Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences, condemns the atrocious terrorist attack in Paris and would like to express the most heartfelt condolences to the victims’ families.

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The Week of Science and Technology, organized by the Czech Academy of Sciences (1-15 November 2015), is the most extensive science festival in the Czech Republic. The program offers more than 500 events all over the Czech Republic. For more information visit www.tydenvedy.cz

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CERGE-EI’s MA in Applied Economics program is excited to open a new exploratory platform for student development – Applied Economics Discovery Hub. The hub provides free opportunities for students to learn about and practice applied economics and to build their professional networks.

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It is a great pleasure to announce that Assistant Professor Filip Matějka has been awarded a European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant. Filip’s proposal, “Inattention”, is structured around his primary research field of rational inattention theory and applications, with policy implications in areas such as simplicity of tax policy, behavioral economics and mental accounting, and the interaction of voter inattention and the macroeconomic environment. The underlying common thread is how humans economize on and prioritize their scarce attention.

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The CERGE-EI community is delighted that The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has awarded The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel for 2015 to Angus Deaton (Princeton University) for his analysis of consumption, poverty, and welfare.

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