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The Spring Semester of the Economics Discovery Hub (EDH) is taking place online. We have successfully started with the Mastering Excel Basics course that is in full swing right now. The very popular Introduction to Python course and two more talks from the Talking Economics! series are ready to go.

Read more: Economics Discovery Hub Continues Online

Professors Štěpán Jurajda and Jan Švejnar are members of the National Economic Government (NERV), an expert team gathered to formulate the government's economic strategy. The Czech government decided to renew this advisory body formed originaly to mitigate the aftermath of the 2009 financial crisis.

Read more: CERGE-EI Experts Involved in the National Economic Council of the Government

Representatives of CERGE-EI make up one-third of the governmental Economic Advisory Team in the Czech Republic. The main task of the twelve-member advisory body is to recommend measures to mitigate the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the country.

Read more: Representatives of CERGE-EI are Members of the Coronavirus Crisis Response Economic Team

The IDEA think tank at CERGE-EI has received an extraordinary donation of half a million crowns from the Experientia Foundation for the ‘IDEA anti Covid-19' project.

Read more: Experientia Foundation Financially Supports the ‘IDEA anti Covid-19’ Project

Many CERGE-EI faculty members, students, and alumni are actively involved on the IDEA anti COVID-19 project run by the IDEA think tank. Since its launch earlier this month, the project itself and studies it has published have received significant coverage in the relevant Czech media.

Read more: CERGE-EI Researchers Influencing the Debate on the COVID-19 Response