Matěj Bajgar, D.Phil.

Vzdělání

2011-2016 doktorské studium ekonomie, University of Oxford
2009-2010 magisterské studium rozvojové ekonomie, University of Oxford
2006-2009 bakalářské studium ekonomie IES FSV UK

Odborná praxe

2023+ Odborný asistent, Institut ekonomických studií, Fakulta sociálních věd Univerzity Karlovy
2021+ Výzkumník, Národohospodářský ústav Akademie věd České Republiky
2021-2022 Postdoktorand, Institut ekonomických studií, Fakulta sociálních věd Univerzity Karlovy
2015-2020 Ekonom, Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation, OECD, Paříž

Výzkumné pobyty

Únor-duben 2015 Stanford University, Department of Economics

2009-10, 2011-14 Weidenfeld Scholarship and Leadership Award (University of Oxford)
2011 Cena Renomia za ekonomii hospodářského rozvoje (1. místo)
2009 Cena Josefa Vavrouška (1. místo)
2009 Cena SAS Institutu (2. místo)
2008 Generali Top Talent (1. místo)

JEB001/JEB154 - Bachelor's Thesis Seminar I

JEB002/JEB155 - Bachelor's Thesis Seminar II

JEB108 - Microeconomics II

JED109 - Institutional Economics and Economic Policy I

JED110 - Institutional Economics and Economic Policy II

JEB156 - Industrial Organization

Bakalářské práce

I am happy to supervise empirical theses in the fields of industrial organisation, innovation economics and international trade. Below I put some suggestions for inspiration but do not hesitate to get in touch if you have an idea for a topic that falls within these fields.

Some general themes
- Heros and zombies: who receives R&D grants?
- Impact of technology on firms and the economy
- Start-up creation and growth
- R&D, innovation, patenting
- International trade, productivity, product quality
- Competition, mark-ups, profitability, industry concentration
- Monopsony, labour market concentration, buyer concentration

Some more specific topics
- Do R&D grants boost firm innovation?
- Scientific grants and researchers' careers
- Impacts of within-route railway competition: Case of the Czech Republic
- Do movie subsidies lead to better movies?
- Covid, firm exit and firm entry
- Competition in the food chain: Are groceries too expensive in Czechia?
- How competitive is Czech telecom market?
- Do employers in concentrated local labour markets pay lower wages?
- Foreign direct investment and wages of researchers in local firms
- Technology diffusion and local labour markets
- Impact of EU structural funds on regional economic performance
- R&D tax incentives and the quality of exports

Diplomové práce

I am happy to supervise empirical theses in the fields of industrial organisation, innovation economics and international trade. For potential topics, see the section about bachelor's theses above.

Mezinárodní ekonomie, ekonomie odvětví, ekonomie inovací