PhDr. Pavel Vacek Ph.D., Česká spořitelna Corporate Chair

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Email: vacek [AT] fsv [DOT] cuni [DOT] cz
Phone: 733-644-300
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Syllabi

Course supervisor

JEM131 - Antitrust Economics
JEM044 - International Finance
JEM140 - Quantitative Multivariate Finance

Teacher

JEM131 - Antitrust Economics
ELBF - Economics and Law in Banking and Finance
JEM044 - International Finance

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Organisation Memberships

American Economic Associaton

Education

Cornell University, USA (Ph.D.)
IES FSV UK Praha (PhDr.)
Central European University (M.A.)
IES FSV UK Praha (Mgr.)
IES FSV UK Praha (Bc.)

Job history

University of Alberta, School of Business, Assistant Professor, Edmonton, Canada, 2007-2009.

CRS Economics, s.r.o., partner, consulting work in the field of competition economics, Prague, from 2009 – present.

C. E.G. - North America (Competititon Economist Group), occasional consulting work in the area of competition economics, 2008 – 2009.

CRA International, Analyst, European Competition Practice, Summer Internship, London, United Kingdom, 2006.

Extra activities

Pracovní komise Legislativní rady vlády - Komise pro hodnocení dopadů regulace (RIA)

Awards and prizes

Graduate Assistantship, Cornell University, 2003-2007.
Fulbright Fellowship to Study in the U.S., 2002.
Open Society Fund Scholarship, Central European University, Hungary, 2001-2002.

Topics for supervision

Bachelor theses

A) ANTITRUST ECONOMICS

1. Application of the Articles 101 and 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) in the Czech Republic
2. Antitrust Decisions of the Czech Office for Protection of Competition
3. Margin Squeeze in Telecommunications
4. Margin Squeeze in Electricity sector
5. Antitrust cases in the Czech Republic – Case Studies
6. An Economic Approach to Abuse of Dominance
7. Market Definition of the Access to the Broadband Internet
8. Issues of the New Law about Significant Market Power in the CZ
9. Predatory Pricing in Transport Sector
10. Effectiveness of Antitrust Sanctions on Cartels
11. Sector Analysis in the Czech Republic (telecommunications, transportation, electricity, banking, coal)


B) INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS
1. Productivity Spillovers from Foreign Direct Investment
2. Meta analysis of horizontal spillovers from foreign direct investment
3. Meta analysis of vertical spillovers from foreign direct investment
4. Exporting and Productivity
5. Does Supplying to Multinationals Ease Liquidity Constraints?
6. Offshoring and Outsourcing
7. Influence of Imports from Countries with a Low Wage Level to Labor Market


C) INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
1. Central Bank Interventions and their Influence on Exchange Rates
2. Influence of Sales of Central Bank’s Reserves on Exchange Rates


D) ECONOMIC POLICY
1. Simulation of Impacts of Fiscal Policies
2. Simulation of Impacts of Labor Laws on Labor Market
3. Simulation of Impacts of Structural Policies
4. Measurement of the Impact of Unemployment Benefits Financing on Duration of Unemployment

E) REAL ESTATE ECONOMICS
1. Demand for Housing and other Real Estate in the Czech Republic – trends, forecasts, determinants
2. Supply of Housing, and other Real Estate in the Czech Republic – trends, forecasts, determinants
3. Housing Bubble in the Czech Republic
4. Real Estate Trends in the Czech Republic
5. Czech House Renting Market

Master theses

A) ANTITRUST ECONOMICS

1. Application of the Articles 101 and 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) in the Czech Republic
2. Antitrust Decisions of the Czech Office for Protection of Competition
3. Margin Squeeze in Telecommunications
4. Margin Squeeze in Electricity sector
5. Antitrust cases in the Czech Republic – Case Studies
6. An Economic Approach to Abuse of Dominance
7. Market Definition of the Access to the Broadband Internet
8. Issues of the New Law about Significant Market Power in the CZ
9. Predatory Pricing in Transport Sector
10. Effectiveness of Antitrust Sanctions on Cartels
11. Sector Analysis in the Czech Republic (telecommunications, transportation, electricity, banking, coal)


B) INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS
1. Productivity Spillovers from Foreign Direct Investment
2. Meta analysis of horizontal spillovers from foreign direct investment
3. Meta analysis of vertical spillovers from foreign direct investment
4. Exporting and Productivity
5. Does Supplying to Multinationals Ease Liquidity Constraints?
6. Offshoring and Outsourcing
7. Influence of Imports from Countries with a Low Wage Level to Labor Market


C) INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
1. Central Bank Interventions and their Influence on Exchange Rates
2. Influence of Sales of Central Bank’s Reserves on Exchange Rates


D) ECONOMIC POLICY
1. Simulation of Impacts of Fiscal Policies
2. Simulation of Impacts of Labor Laws on Labor Market
3. Simulation of Impacts of Structural Policies
4. Measurement of the Impact of Unemployment Benefits Financing on Duration of Unemployment

E) REAL ESTATE ECONOMICS
1. Demand for Housing and other Real Estate in the Czech Republic – trends, forecasts, determinants
2. Supply of Housing, and other Real Estate in the Czech Republic – trends, forecasts, determinants
3. Housing Bubble in the Czech Republic
4. Real Estate Trends in the Czech Republic
5. Czech House Renting Market

Supervised Bachelor theses

all/awarded: 1/0
Awarded:

Supervised Master Theses

all/awarded: 6/0
Awarded:

Current Ph.D. students

number: 1
PhDr. Petra Luňáčková