Position: PhD Candidate
Field of interest: Economic Modelling, Macroeconomics, Monetary Economics
Membership: Macroeconomics and Econometrics, PhD Candidates
Contact
Office: 602
Email: jan [DOT] zacek [AT] fsv [DOT] cuni [DOT] cz
Phone:
Available: upon request, please write me an email
More information
Syllabi
Course supervisor
JEM143 - New Keynesian DSGE Modelling
JEM184 - New Keynesian DSGE Modelling
Teacher
JEM143 - New Keynesian DSGE Modelling
JEM184 - New Keynesian DSGE Modelling
Assistant
JEM004 - Advanced Macroeconomics
JEM111 - International Macroeconomics and Finance
PhD study
Tutor: doc. Mgr. Tomáš Holub Ph.D.
Studying from: 2016
PhDr examination:
Final exam: 05/2019
Dissertation Proposal defence: 01/2021 (expected)
Dissertation defence: 05/2021 (expected)
Current work:
Currently working on an empirical research paper devoted to the financial cycle and monetary policy.
Dissertation topic:
Essays on Monetary Policy
Disertation abstract:
Please see my Individual study plan in the section "downloadable".
Optional courses:
2019/2020 SS: JED414 Quantitative Methods in Macroeconomics and Finance II
2019/2020 WS: JED414 Quantitative Methods in Macroeconomics and Finance I
2017/2018 SS: JED415 Quantitative methods II
2017/2018 WS: JED414 Quantitative methods I
2016/2017 SS: JED415 Quantitative methods II
2016/2017 WS: JED414 Quantitative methods I
CV
Organisation Memberships
Česká společnost ekonomická
Education
10/2016 – present: Ph.D. in Economics, IES FSV UK
10/2014 – 06/2016: Mgr. (MSc. equivalent) in Economics, IES FSV UK
10/2011 – 06/2014: Bc. (BSc. equivalent) in Economics, IES FSV UK
Job history
Professional Experience
12/2018 – present: Analyst, Czech National Bank (Macroeconomic Forecasting Division)
12/2016 – 11/2018: Expert Analyst, Office of the Government of the Czech Republic (EU Economic Policy Division)
Academia
10/2019 – present: Lecturer, IES FSV UK
08/2018 – 11/2018: Visiting Scholar, Columbia University in the City of New York (USA)
10/2016 – 09/2020: Junior Researcher and Member of the Centre for Doctoral Studies, IES FSV UK
02/2015 – 06/2019: Teaching Assistant, IES FSV UK and ISS FSV UK
Teaching
2019 – present: JEM184 New Keynesian DSGE Modelling
2018: JEM027 Monetary Economics (seminar)
2017 – present: JEM111 International Macroeconomics (seminar)
2016 – 2017: JEM004 Advanced Macroeconomics (seminar)
2015 – 2016: JSB017 Statistics I (seminar)
2014 – 2016: JSB035 Introduction to Logic and Mathematics (seminar)
Researcher's identification
ORCID, RePEc, Scopus Author ID, Publons with WoS RID
Extra activities
Refereeing: Prague Economic Papers (1), International Journal of Finance and Economics (1)
Awards and prizes
12/2018: Young Economist of the Year Award of the Czech Economic Society (2nd place)
11/2016: Karel Engliš Prize of the Czech Economic Society
06/2016: graduated from the university summa cum laude
06/2014: Distinction from the Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences for an excellent state-final examination performance
Topics for supervision
Bachelor theses
Topics related to macroeconomics and monetary economics investigated by DSGE models, such as research questions focused on inflation targeting. Students are welcome to specify the topic on their own. Only theses written in English and LaTeX are to be supervised.
Master theses
Topics related to macroeconomics and monetary economics investigated by DSGE models, such as research questions focused on inflation targeting. Students are welcome to specify the topic on their own. Only theses written in English and LaTeX are to be supervised.
Downloadable
Curriculum Vitae (academic)
Individual study plan
Individual study plan (update 2019)
