Ing. Boris Fišera

Boris Fisera is a PhD student in Economics and Finance at the Institute of Economic Studies, Charles University. He also works as a researcher at the Institute of Economic Research of the Slovak Academy of Sciences. His key areas of research include international economics with a particular focus on exchange rates, international development, empirical monetary economics, and income inequality issues. He published his research in several highly regarded journals included International Review of Economics and Finance, Economic Systems, and Economic Modelling. He was awarded research grants by institutions such as the National Bank of Slovakia and Charles University.

Education

2019+          Ph.D. in Economics and Finance, Institute of Economic Studies, Charles University, Czech Republic

2018-2021   PhD. in Banking and Finance, University of Economics in Bratislava, Slovakia

2016-2018   MSc. in Banking, University of Economics in Bratislava, Slovakia

Job history

2019+       Researcher, Institute of Economic Research, Slovak Academy of Sciences

Other visiting, temporary and part-time professional experience

2022+          Adjunct lecturer, Webster Vienna Private University

2022-2023  External lecturer, University of Applied Sciences for Management & Communication 

Extra activities

Refereeing: Czech Journal of Economics and Finance, Eastern European Economics, International Economics, Ekonomicky casopis, Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, Economic Analysis and Policy, Prague Economic Papers, National Bank of Slovakia's Working Paper Series, International Economics and Economic Policy

Monographs

Chapters in monographs

Articles

• Fišera B., Workie Tiruneh M., & Hojdan D. (2021). Currency depreciations in emerging economies: A blessing or a curse for external debt management?. International Economics, 168(December), 132-165.
• Fišera B., & Horváth R. (2022). Are Exchange Rates Less Important for Trade in a More Globalized World? Evidence for the New EU Members. Economic Systems, 46(1), 1-27. UT-WOS link
• Fišera B. (2020). Income Inequality and the Distributional Effects of Monetary Policy: The Role of Financial Heterogeneity. Finance a úvěr, 70(6), 488-520. UT-WOS link
• Fišera B., Horváth R., & Melecky M. (2023). NATURAL DISASTERS AND DEBT FINANCING COSTS. Climate Change Economics, 14(03), UT-WOS link
• Fišera B., & Tiruneh M. (2023). Beyond the Balassa-Samuelson Effect: Do Remittances Trigger the Dutch Disease. Eastern European Economics, 61(1), 23-65. UT-WOS link
• Domonkos T., Fišera B., & Siranova M. (2023). Income inequality as long-term conditioning factor of monetary transmission to bank rates. Economic Modelling, 128(November 2023), UT-WOS link
• Širaňová M., Tiruneh M., & Fišera B. (2021). Creating the illicit capital flows network in Europe - Do the net errors and omissions follow an economic pattern?. International Review of Economics and Finance, 71(January), 955-973. UT-WOS link

Contributions in the conference proceedings

2022 SEA Award for Young Economists (1st prize), Slovak Economic Association

2021 National Bank of Slovakia Governor's Award (1st prize), National Bank of Slovakia

2020 Student Personality of Slovakia in Economics, Junior Chamber International-Slovakia

Bachelor theses

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

Master theses

Note: As a PhD candidate, I am primarily supervising Bachelor theses. You are encouraged to select your Master thesis supervisor from the current IES Faculty. If you still want me to supervise your Master thesis, get in touch with me via email.

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

2021-2022: Grant Agency of the Charles University (GAUK), No. 341421, "Exchange Rates and the Speed of Economic Recovery", Principal Investigator.

International finance, international macroeconomics, monetary policy