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Our colleague Miroslav Palanský is the main organizer of the workshop "Unlocking the Potential of Tax Administrative Data for Tax Abuse Research" within the DemoTrans project, which will bring international tax experts to Prague on December 16 and 17, 2025, and present a database of newly available data that will be beneficial for researchers, institutions, public administration, and policymakers.
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Review of Accounting Studies, one of the leading journals in Business and Finance, recently published corporate governance research by Martin Gregor. The journal is the highest-ranked outlet in the field of Business and Finance that has ever published research carried out at IES.
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The prestigious journal Energy Economics published an article Geopolitical risk and extreme spillovers among oil-based energy commodities co-authored by our colleague, Professor Evžen Kočenda.
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We would like to invite you to a research seminar by Davide Romelli, Associate Professor of Economics at Trinity College Dublin. Davide Romelli will present his paper called Uncovering Disagreement in Central Bank Communication: Social Media and Monetary Policy Surprises. The seminar will take place on *Thursday*, December 11, 2025, in Room 105 at 14:00.
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The Chamber of Deputies has appointed Professor Luboš Komárek — a long-standing expert of the Czech National Bank and an academic affiliated with our Institute of Economic Studies — as a new member of the three-member Czech Fiscal Council. Congratulations!
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Read an interview with Jakub Hostačný, an IES graduate and now head of the Czech branch of Bolt Food. You will learn how his experiences at IES, McKinsey, start-ups, and e-commerce shaped his approach to business and leadership. Jakub openly describes why he believes in small teams, what surprised him after joining Bolt, and what skills he believes are key to rapid career growth. He also shares his personal view on work-life balance and what inspires him most to this day.
