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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has boosted the already high prices of oil and gas in the European Union. How come the energy situation in the EU is so dependent on Russia? What are the prognoses for energy costs and related costs of living for the near future? In Talking Economics, Katarína Stehlíková chats with Silvester van Koten about War on Ukraine’s effect on European energy.

Read more: Silvester van Koten: We Need to Address the Shortage of Oil and Gas

Alexandra Tsvetkova, our 2005 MA alumna, works as a coordinator at the Spatial Productivity Lab of OECD Trento Centre for Local Development in Italy. What does she like about her work and why is she active in alumni community? Find out in an alumni interview for the CERGE-EI Blog.

Read more: People of CERGE-EI: Meet Our Alumni

A new study co-authored by Štěpán Jurajda and Jakub Grossman published by the think-tank IDEA discusses the long-term legacy of the liberation of the Sudetenland by the Red and US Armies.

Read more: IDEA Talks: Štěpán Jurajda on the legacy of the liberation of the Sudetenland

Forbes magazine has included two CERGE-EI alumni, Hana Krejčí and Michaela Erbenová, in its annual ranking of the most influential women in the Czech Republic.

Read more: Two CERGE-EI alumni among the most influential women in the Czech Republic

"The simple fact that up to 90% of doctors plan to get vaccinated increases long-term demand for COVID-19 vaccines,” says Michal Bauer of CERGE-EI in Prague in an interview with the economic journalist David Klimeš.  

Read more: IDEA Talks: Michal Bauer talks about new study published in Nature