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Last Call for Applications: MA in Applied Economics

22 June, 2021

Our MA in Applied Economics is a one-year tuition-based program with a curriculum focused on data science and real-life applications. Don’t miss out and apply before June 30th, 2021.

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IDEA Study: Intervention Is Needed

21 June, 2021

Lucie Bryndová and Lenka Šlegerová analyze the impact of future economic developments and pandemic measures on the revenues and expenditures of the public health insurance system in a new IDEA study by CERGE-EI.

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We Are Deeply Saddened by the Death of Professor J. Peter Neary

18 June, 2021

With profound regret, CERGE-EI announces that Professor J. Peter Neary, Emeritus Professor of Economics in the Department of Economics, Merton College, University of Oxford, and member of the CERGE-EI Executive and Supervisory Committee and Board of Trustees, passed away on June 16 at the age of 71. 

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VoxEU.org: “Crime and Punishment”: How Russian banks anticipated and dealt with global financial sanctions

16 June, 2021

Mikhail Mamonov (Junior Researcher, CERGE-EI), Anna Pestova (PhD student, CERGE-EI) and Steven Ongena (University of Zurich) in their column for VoxEU.org explore the informational effects of financial sanctions against Russia’s state-owned and controlled banks compared to similar private banks ‘not yet sanctioned’.

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CERGE-EI Media Highlights for May

11 June, 2021

"We say it's important to invest in infrastructure and it’s important to note that education is also a part of infrastructure," said Jan Švejnar on the radio program Interview Plus.

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