Mgr. Barbara Pertold-Gebicka, M.A., Ph.D.

Education

2011 Ph.D. in Economics
Charles University in Prague, Czech Academy of ScienceCenter for Economic Research and Graduate Education –
Economic Institute (CERGE-EI), Czech Republic
2007 M.A. in Economics
CERGE-EI, Czech Republic
2004 M.Sc. in Management (summa cum laude) Technical University of Lodz, Poland
International Faculty of Engineering
(One semester at the University of Abertay Dundee, Scotland)

Job history

2010-currently Assistant Professor
Institute of Economic Studies
Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic
2011-currently Post-doctoral affiliate at Aarhus University, Denmark
2008-2011 Junior Researcher
Economic Inctitute of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
2008-2010 Lecturer
Institute of Economic Studies
Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic
2008 Research assistant
CERGE-EI, Czech Republic
2006-2007 Teaching assistant
CERGE-EI, Czech Republic
2004-2005 Market Analyst
COMPER – a consulting company, Poland

Monographs

• Lovasz A., & Pertold-Gebicka B. (2011). College Degree Supply, Productivity Spillovers and Occupational Allocation of Graduates in Central European Countries. Institute of Economics, Hungarian Academy of Sciences.

Chapters in monographs

Articles

• Pertold-Gebicka B., & Špolcová D. (2022). Family Size and Subjective Well-Being in Europe: Do More Children Make Parents (Un)Happy?. Economic and Social Review, 53(2), 89-136. UT-WOS link
• Pertold-Gebicka B. (2024). Medium-run effects of COVID-19 induced distant learning on students' academic performance. Labour Economics, Neuveden(89), UT-WOS link
• Pertold-Gebicka B. (2020). Parental leave length and mothers' careers: what can be inferred from occupational allocation?. Applied Economics, 52(9), 879-904. UT-WOS link
• Pertold-Gebicka B. (2014). Job Market Polarization and Employment Protection in Europe. Acta VŠFS, 8(2), 132-148.
• Bartoš V., & Pertold-Gebicka B. (2018). Parental leave length, social norms, and female labor market re-entry frictions. International Journal of Manpower, 39(4), 600-620. UT-WOS link
• Blasco S., & Pertold-Gebicka B. (2013). Employment policies, hiring practices and firm performance. Labour Economics, 25(December), 12-24. UT-WOS link
• Bauer M., Chytilová J., & Pertold-Gebicka B. (2014). Parental Background and Other-Regarding Preferences in Children. Experimental Economics, 17(1), 24-46. UT-WOS link

Contributions in the conference proceedings

2013 František Vencovský Prize
2009 Young Economist (Czech Economic Society)

JEM007 - Applied Microeconometrics
JEB110 - Econometrics II

Bachelor theses

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.

Master theses

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
- analysis of crime level/ happiness/ public spendings (e.g. measuring the local effects of amnesty) etc.
- estimation of demand elasticity
- influence of institutions on country performance
- etc.
(2) Labor economics
-Measuring and explaining the extent of occupation gender segregation
-Experimental investigation of discrimination of mothers in the labor market
- studies using the European Union Labour Force Survey microdata or the Structure of Earnings and Living Conditions microdata (analyzing unemployment duration, occupational sorting, marriage patterns, fertility, happiness, political preferences etc.)
- 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.
(4) Economics of education
- modeling educational choices of Czech youth
- analyzing cross-country differences in educational attainment
- etc.
(3) Family economics
- Estimation of the optimal length of maternity leave
- Experimental investigation of discrimination of mothers in the labor market
- female employment across European countries - does institutional setup matter?
- division of work within families
- etc.

2017–19 Junior Grant, Czech Science Foundation, Principal Investigator

2014–16 Post-doctoral Grant, Czech Science Foundation, Principal Investigator

2009–10 Global Development Network IX Regional Research Competition Grant, Principal Investigator

Labor Economics, Applied Microeconometrics