MSc. Shahriyar Aliyev
Unconventional Monetary Policy, Economic Growth, International Trade and Fiscal Policy.
PhDr. Lucie Bryndová
Any topic from the health economics field - for inspiration see for example: A J. Culyer J.P. Newhouse (2000), Handbook of Health Economics, Volumes 1A and 1B, North Holland; or Mark Pauly Thomas McGuire Pedro Barros (2011), Handbook of Health Economics, Volume 2, North Holland
Possible topics:
1/ Tax progresivity of health insurance revenue in the CZ
Mahsa Asadieydivand M.Sc.
Topics in energy economics and energy modelling
Mgr. Oguz Aslay
Credit Risk, Risk Management with Machine Learning Applications
Matěj Bajgar M.Sc., DPhil.
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
MSc. Fisnik Bajrami
Topics on the fields of macroeconomics, Monetary Policy, Exchange Rate Impact, Macroprudential Policy
Mgr. Josef Bajzík
Monetary policy and its effect on economy. Macroprudential policy and its effect on economy. Interactions of monetary and macroprudential policies. Meta-analysis (any area). Alternatively financial markets and international trade. For more specific topics follow me in SIS.
doc. PhDr. Jozef Baruník Ph.D.
I welcome any topic in the field of Applied Financial Econometrics. The decision on the topic will be made after the discussion with the student.
PhDr. Jaromír Baxa Ph.D.
If you wish to write a bachelor thesis with me, don't hesitate to stop by.
Currently, I'm increasingly interested in EU policies, inflation dynamics, fiscal and monetary policies. Nevertheless, topics from fields like economic history or economic growth are also welcomed. Some topics I offer can be quite simple but there are some that can be more challenging.
Levan Bezhanishvili M.A., MSc.
Energy Economics, Environmental Economics, Labor Economics, Mathematical and Quantitative Methods
Mgr. Božena Bobková
Gravity equation, its estimation and application.
DSGE models.
Moreover, I am open to any interesting application of econometrics (especially for crossectional and panel data).
Mgr. Ing. Kseniya Bortnikova
I welcome any topic related to the field of labor economics, labor market discrimination or economics of beauty. Theses are to be written in English and LaTeX.
Mgr. Václav Brož
Please check my IDEAS/RePEc page about the research I do, mostly on financial stability. I am ready to supervise theses which would use the BankScope/Orbis database and/or dynamic panel data models and/or would be focused on the Czech Republic/Europe.
Nino Buliskeria
Monetary and fiscal policies; Inequality; Quantitative Macro
doc. Ing. Tomáš Cahlík CSc.
Please look into the SIS
Mgr. Kristýna Čechová
Topics on labor market policies and generally on impact estimation
RNDr. Michal Červinka Ph.D.
I will provide details to available topics during my office hours.
Mgr. Martin Čovan
Applied econometrics, Finance - financial markets, financial stability, regulation, prediction models, asset pricing, risk management
Laure de Batz M.A.
- Information and Market Efficiency • Event Studies • Insider Trading
- Criminal Law
- Illegal Behavior and the Enforcement of Law
doc. PhDr. Ing. Antonie Doležalová Ph.D.
History of Economic Thought (Figures and Topics; Economics in Exile)
Economic History (Fiscal Policy, Monetary Policy, Film Industry in Czechoslovakia; Taxation, Multinationals, Socialist Economy, Quantitative Approach)
Pavel Doležel
Efektivita volebních systémů, analýza volebních systémů, power indexy
Optimalizace v ekonomii, vícerozměrný dopravní problém a jeho použití, kombinatorická optimalizace, Gradient Boosting, Rozhodovací stromy
Řízení kreditních rizik (Basel, IFRS9, scoring, ALLL, CCAR)
Mgr. Evgeniya Dubinina
I am ready to consider supervising your thesis - do not hesitate to get in touch. Please have a look at my field of interest to see whether we have shared research interests.
Mgr. Lenka Dvořáková Švejdová
Behaviorální finance, finanční trhy, IPO
Ali Elminejad
Monetary economics, macro-finance, and labor markets.
Samuel Fiifi Eshun (MCom)
I am happy to consider supervising English theses on financial markets, institutional structures, financial development, and economic growth. Please feel free to contact me. Prospective students are also encouraged to suggest their own topics – a final topic will be selected based on consultation.
Mgr. Nicolas Fanta
I am open to any topics regarding high frequency trading strategies or forecasting in financial markets in general.
PhDr. František Čech Ph.D.
Applied Financial Econometrics - multivariate volatility modelling
Applied Financial Econometrics - volatility modelling
PhDr. Kamila Fialová
- Různé aspekty fungování trhu práce jak na mikro tak na makro úrovni, dle výběru studenta (např. institucionální rámec, regionální diferenciace, daňový a sociální systém, mzdová diferenciace atd.).
- Problematika na rozhraní demografie a ekonomie, population economics.
- Témata z okruhu public finance.
Konkrétní výběr témata dle zájmu studenta.
Ing. Boris Fišera PhD.
Empirical investigations in the topics related to international macroeconomics, monetary policy, income inequality and international illicit financial flows.
More specifically:
Macroeconomic effects of exchange rate movements
Equilibrium exchange rate models
Determinants of economic growth
Transmission of monetary policy
Relationship of monetary policy and income inequality
Relationship of exchange rate and illicit financial flows
Mgr. Milan Frydrych
Topics related to economic growth, especially empirical applications are welcome.
Bathusi Gabanatlhong MSc
I will be happy to supervise any thesis related to Public Finance and Development Economics. Please feel free to contact me.
Mgr. Barbara Pertold-Gebicka M.A., Ph.D.
Students interested in writing an empirical thesis are invited to contact me by e-mail in order to discuss specific topics. Below I present some general inspirations:
(1) Applied topics using econometric analysis
- Impact of railway station/underground station proximity on real estate value
- The effect of lecture/seminar attendance on exam results
- Measuring the local effects of amnesty
- Other topics involving the analysis of crime level/ happiness/ public spendings, etc.
- estimation of demand elasticity
- influence of institutions on country performance
- etc.
(2) Labor economics
- Measuring and explaining the extent of occupation gender segregation
- discrimination in the labor market (gender/racial)
- regional differences in employment structure (are there typically "female" regions? are there typically "uneducated" regions?)
- influence of labor market institutions (e.g. minimum wage settings, employment protection legislation) on unemployment
- etc.
(3) Economics of education
- analyzing cross-country differences in educational attainment
- etc.
(4) Family economics
- Estimation of the optimal length of maternity leave
- female employment across European countries - does institutional setup matter?
- etc.
doc. PhDr. Adam Geršl Ph.D.
see topics for master theses
Sarah Godar M.A.
Corporate tax avoidance, offshore wealth, tax havens
doc. PhDr. Martin Gregor Ph.D.
I will happily supervise undergraduate and Master theses in economics and finance in the following broad areas:
• applied microeconomic theory: information economics, especially currently active topics in information economics (markets with expertise, advisors, Bayesian persuasion, information design, strategic communication)
• management and governance: decision-making in corporations and organizations and agency issues (contracting, decentralization, delegation, communication, voting, committees, performance schemes), including models of economic policy-making
• corporate finance: corporate governance (boards, executive networks, proxy advisors, shareholder voting, shareholder coalitions, shareholder heterogeneity especially with respect to ESG, ownership structures, large and minority shareholders), financial contracting (esp. venture capital and private equity), selected topics in accounting and economics (reporting and governance, ratings)
• political finance: corporate lobbying, political connections
• industrial organization: certifications, CSR, topics in digital IO
I am working as an applied theorist but I am happy to supervise empirical projects as long as the research design is credible enough.
PhDr. Lenka Šťastná Ph.D.
Topics from following fields are welcome:
Efficiency analysis (DEA, SFA, FDH)
Local public finance
Spatial economics
Mgr. Luboš Hanus
I am open to any topic concerning an empirical application of theoretical problems in current economics.
- empirical time-series analysis.
Marek Hauzr
For bachelor students, I am open to any topic concerning forecasting in financial markets or forecasting using neural networks.
prof. PhDr. Tomáš Havránek Ph.D.
Please write your thesis in English and use LaTeX. For current topics see the SIS. Still, I welcome your own topics in meta-analysis (especially publication bias), international economics (trade and FDI), monetary economics (optimal inflation), and energy economics (demand for energy and issues related to the social cost of carbon). Send me your GPA from bachelor studies.
PhDr. Michal Hlaváček Ph.D.
Interakce makroobezřetnostní politiky a vývoje cen nemovitostí
Vývoj cen komerčních nemovitostí v ČR v době finanční krize
Dopady stárnutí populace na důchodové systémy zemí CEEC
Vyhodnocení cykličnosti fiskální politiky
Role fiskálních pravidel v zemích EU
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