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Jan Švejnar from IDEA at CERGE-EI in Hyde Park at ČT 24

Jan Švejnar, the founder of the think-tank IDEA at CERGE-EI, was a guest in Hyde Park at ČT 24. He talked about the government proposal of fiscal constitution, the intervention of the Czech National Bank, the future of the Eurozone, and other topics.

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Election outcomes affected by ballots

A new IDEA study shows that the success of a given candidate depends on unimportant factors. For example, details presented on the ballot paper seem to play a big role in the decision of voters. This is probably caused by the fact that searching information on candidates prior to the elections is costly.

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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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