prof. Roman Horváth, Ph.D.

prof. Roman Horváth, Ph.D.

Posts:

  • Department of Macroeconomics and Econometrics
  • Academic Council

E-mail: roman.horvath@fsv.cuni.cz , roman.horvath@fsv.cuni.cz

Telephone: +420 222 112 317

Website

Rooms: No. O409, Opletalova 26

ResearcherID: G-7344-2014

Scopus Author ID: 8421423300

ORCID ID: 0000-0002-9036-9746

CV

Roman Horvath is a Professor at the Institute of Economic Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University, Prague. He served as the Head of Research Unit and Advisor to the Board at the Czech National Bank and as the President of Czech Economic Society. He has published in the Journal of International Economics, IMF Economic Review, Journal of Money, Credit and Banking(2x), World Bank Economic Review, and Review of Economic Dynamics among many other journals. He is Editor-in-Chief of the Czech Journal of Economics and Finance, Associate Editor of Open Economies Review and Associate Editor of Journal of Financial Stability. He served as the consultant to a number of different institutions, including the European Parliament (a member of Monetary Experts Panel of the European Parliament) and World Bank.

Education

2004-2008 Institute of Economic Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University (PhD.)
2002-2004 Central European University, Department of Economics, Budapest, Hungary (M.A.)
1999-2002 Institute of Economic Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University (Bc.)

Additional Academic Training - summer schools, courses, workshops:
International Monetary Fund, Georgetown University, Southern Illinois University, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Bank of England, Swiss National Bank, Austrian National Bank, University of Salento, CEMFI, Universidade do Minho

Job history

Main position:
Institute of Economic Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University (2011+)
- Deputy Director (from 1/2011) & Professor (6/2017+) & Head, Department of Macroeconomics and Econometrics (4/2019+)
- Head, Department of European Economic Integration and Economic Policy (4/2015-3/2019)
- Associate Professor (5/2012-6/2017)
- Assistant Professor (12/2010-4/2012)

Czech National Bank (2004-2010):
– Head of Research Unit and Adviser to the Bank Board,
Research and Financial Stability Department (Oct. 2009-Nov. 2010)
– Deputy Head of Research Unit,
Research and Financial Stability Department (Oct. 2007-Sept. 2009)
– Senior Economist,
Research Department (March 2007-Sept. 2007)
– Head of Monetary Analysis Unit,
Monetary and Statistics Department (Sept. 2005-Feb. 2007)
– Junior Analyst,
Monetary and Statistics Department (Aug. 2004-Aug. 2005)

Other current, visiting, short-term and past part-time positions:
World Bank
Department of Econometrics, Institute of Information Theory and Automation, Czech Academy of Sciences
Institute of Economic Research, Slovak Academy of Sciences
Masaryk University
Leibniz Institute for East and Southeast European Studies
Université Paris Ouest Nanterre La Défense
Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius
University of Economics, Bratislava
National Bank of Slovakia
Central Bank of Hungary
Czech National Bank

Rok vydání

Monographs

Chapters in monographs

Articles

Contributions in the conference proceedings

2010 European Association of Comparative Economic Studies Dissertation Award 
2007-2010 Czech National Bank Economic Research Award (2007, 2009, 2010)
2006 Karel Englis Prize (Czech Economic Society)
2006 Young Economist (Czech Economic Society), 2nd prize
2004 Young Economist (Czech Economic Society), 3rd prize
2003 Central European University, Full University Fellowship
2003 IES Alumni Award 
2002 Young Economist (Czech Economic Society), 3rd prize

JEM116 - Applied Econometrics
JEM177 - Intermediate Macroeconomics I
JEB114 - Macroeconomics I
JEB115 - Macroeconomics II
JED414 - Quantitative Methods in Macroeconomics and Finance I
JED415 - Quantitative Methods in Macroeconomics and Finance II

Bachelor theses

See the topics for M.A. theses below.

Master theses

Empirical investigations in the following broadly defined areas are welcomed.

1) Central banking
2) Financial stability
3) Financial development
4) Natural resource curse
5) Wealth inequality

More specific suggestions I am willing to supervise are listed below:
What determines financial inclusion around the globe?
Does financial development promote growth only in countries with high quality institutions?
Can macroprudential policies curb house price booms? International evidence
Financial development and wealth inequality: Panel data evidence
Natural catastrophes and access to finance

2019–21 Czech Science Foundation (GACR) “Central Bank Governance: Transparency and Communication after the Crisis”, Principal Investigator
2012–14 Czech Science Foundation (GACR) “Quantitative Modelling of Monetary and Fiscal Policies after the Crisis”, Principal Investigator
2011–13 Czech Science Foundation (GACR) “Monetary Policy, Financial Stability and Financial Crisis”, Principal Investigator
2010–11 Czech Science Foundation (GACR) “The Effects of Monetary Policy Transparency”, Principal Investigator
2007 Global Development Network RSS – World Bank, Principal Investigator

Monetary Policy, Political Economy, Financial Institutions