From seminars and feedback to a boost in confidence, Margarita shares what she learned about economics, academic culture, and herself along the way.
Read the interview about her PhD research stay at Yale.
blog.cerge-ei.cz?p=5087
What does โstrategyโ mean in a real bank? For CERGE-EI alumna Mรกria Valachyovรก, it means connecting analysis to decisions that affect clients every dayโwhile still thinking long-term about what success should look like.
๐ Full interview: blog.cerge-ei.cz?p=5073
Curious how advanced math powers modern #economic theory?
Join Advanced Math in Economics: Three mini #lectures from CERGE-EI at Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University.
๐
Wednesday 18 March, 15:40-17:00
๐Lecture hall K1, Sokolovskรก 49/83, Prague 8โKarlรญn
Project Snapshot (March 12): 8-minute research/project talks from CERGE-EI faculty, students, and alumni, followed by refreshments and informal discussion.
๐ Digital Media Center, Room 402
๐ 17:15โ18:15
๐ฅ Streamed
Register here: www.cerge-ei.cz/for-study-ap...
What happens inside a firm when retirement is delayed?
Read our new blog post on the latest Talking Economics Emerging Scholars episode with Sona Badalyan.
๐ blog.cerge-ei.cz?p=5060
What does it take to integrate quickly, stay productive, and make the most of short windows in top research environments? CERGE-EI PhD student Ilisa Goenka spent spring 2025 at the University of Copenhagen and fall 2025 at the University of Chicago.
blog.cerge-ei.cz?p=5046
Meet our PhD #alumnus Viliam Druska, Senior Director of Regulatory Economics at Ooredoo Group in Doha, Qatar.
Read the full #interview with Viliam Druska on the CERGE-EI Blog ๐ blog.cerge-ei.cz?p=5028
How do you pick a pope strategically? ๐ณ๏ธโช๏ธ
This is explained in the study Electing the Pope: Elections by Repeated Ballots, co-authored by CERGE-EI faculty member Jan Zapal and Clara Ponsatรญ.
Read the full interview on the CERGE-EI Blog ๐https://blog.cerge-ei.cz/?p=5023
Where would you go to sharpen a job market paper and spend an intellectually stimulating spring?
CERGE-EI PhD student Maksim Smirnov chose MIT and found more than world-class econometrics.
Read more here: blog.cerge-ei.cz?p=5035
#CERGEEI #PhDLife #Econometrics #StudyStay #MIT
Meet Sona Badalyan, one of CERGE-EI's job market candidates and our next guest on the Talking Economics: Emerging Scholars series.๐
๐งAvailable on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube
๐ Congratulations to our recent #PhD graduate, Aisha Baisalova!
Aisha successfully defended her dissertation in January 2026. She is now Model Validator in Prague.
We wish her continued success in her journey! ๐
๐Congratulations to our recent #PhD graduate, Bohdana Kurylo.
Bohdana successfully defended her #dissertation "Essays on Economics of Education" in January 2026.
She is now a #Researcher at the University of Maastricht.
We wish her continued success๐
Anniversary Gala tickets are now available. Get yours at cerge-ei.cz/gala.
Whoโs your personโthe one who knew your Core/Field General personality and still stayed friends?
Bonus question: who are you most looking forward to seeing again? Let us know in the comments.
Theyโre all topics of recent journal articles authored or co-authored by women at CERGE-EI.
www.cerge-ei.cz/research/jou...
Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science!
What do these topics have in common?
Ridge-regularized model averaging, mental health of students and faculty from European Economics departments, intergenerational transmission of education, impacts of environmental policies on migration, and social issues in the labor market.
โTechnologies like AI donโt automatically benefit everyoneโฆ the benefits depend on who has the power to direct them.โ
Read the full interview here: blog.cerge-ei.cz?p=5012
#PhDLife #ExperimentalEconomics #CERGEEI
โYouโd be surprised how much a random conversation can shape your research direction.โ
โThe Stapleton Award hugely shaped my experienceโฆ I left Princeton with a sharper identification strategy.โ
One email can change everything. In our latest Places Youโll Go interview, Gayane Baghumyan (PhD student) shares how a study stay turned into six months at the University of Chicago with John List.
Her advice? Go for it. You never know which conversation will open the next door.
Feb @ CERGE-EI (online) ๐
Feb 23, 14:00 โ Kjell G. Salvanes: โThe Making of Equalityโ
cz.cerge-ei.cz/applied-micr...
Feb 27, 14:00 โ Roland Strausz: โOligopolistic Information Marketsโ
www.cerge-ei.cz/micro-theory...
#Economics #CERGEEI
Congratulations to Cagin Keskin, winner of the AMESโCSW Best Paper Award 2026 at the Asia Meeting of the Econometric Society.
Read more: blog.cerge-ei.cz?p=4999
Yaroslav Korobka's #mobility stay at Princeton University became a defining #academic experience. He shares what surprised him most about the teaching environment and the lessons he brought back for future CERGE-EI students.
Read the full interview: blog.cerge-ei.cz?p=4987
Join the Bachelorโs Program in Economics of Markets and Organizations, jointly offered by FBA Prague University of Economics and Business and CERGE-EI.
Study micro & macro, econometrics, strategy, tech & economy, labor markets and more.
๐ข Application deadline: February 28
๐ emo.vse.cz
As part of our alumni program, the Alumni Give Back campaign brings together former and current members of the CERGE-EI #community. Through it, alumni #support those who come after them.
Thank you to all #alumni who help keep this community strong.
โ๏ธThe Snowman Competition took place at CERGE-EI last Friday. The winner named his work "PhD student during winter break". Congratulations on your original approach to the topic of academic resilience, Camilo!โ๏ธ
๐Congratulations to our recent #PhD graduate, Dali Laxton Tsintskiladze๐
Dali successfully defended her #dissertation โEssays in Energy Economicsโ in November 2025. She is now a #Researcher at Environment Center of Charles University.
We wish her continued success in her academic journey๐
Research and development funding in CZ has been declining for years. Recent cuts combined with high inflation further weaken the stability of the research environment and threaten key expert activities, incl. public policy evaluation.
Investing in science is investing in our future.
โจ Warm Wishes for the Season โจ
From all of us at CERGE-EI, we wish you a restful holiday season and a New Year filled with good health, professional fulfillment, and inspiring cooperation.
From Prague to Berkeleyโand far beyond the classroom, Tereza Burรฝลกkovรก reflects on what she discovered during her study stay at UC Berkeley.
Read the full interview: blog.cerge-ei.cz
