IES Director presented the Awards for Distinguished Master’s and Bachelor’s Theses

The IES Director's Award for Distinguished Master’s and Bachelor’s Theses has been awarded since the beginning of 2024 at the occasion of each Bachelor's and Master's Final State Exams. These are organized as a thesis defense with a follow-up general discussion on the thesis topic and are held three times a year - usually in January, June and September. 

Apart from the IES Director, the Directors of the Master’s and Bachelor’s Study Programs and the members of the State Final Exam committees jointly assess the exceptional quality of the theses and the excellent performance at the thesis defense. 

For those receiving the IES Director's Award, this is a sign that their thesis was among the best defended at IES in a given round. It is also a signal that it is advisable to submit it to various student competitions (e.g. Bolzano Award, etc.) or that there is a high chance that the work will be nominated directly by the IES for other student prizes (e.g. DOT Award or Prof. JUDr. Karel Engliš Award) 

The award is presented in a symbolic and ecological way in the form of a certificate in an electronic version, which the awardees can further use e.g. on their LinkedIn profile or attach to their applications for universities abroad or job interviews. There is no financial reward associated with the award.

In September, the IES Director's Award was presented to the following graduates:  

Bachelor’s theses:

• Bc. Nikola  Bošković:
  Impact of government subsidies on the quantity and quality of movie production
  advisor: Bajgar, M. D.Phil.
• Bc. Anna Marie Břicháčková:
  The effect of SSRIs on the severity of COVID-19
  advisor: PhDr. Mgr. Votápková,J. Ph.D.
• Bc. Tomáš Burian:
  The Impact of Insider Ownership on the Efficiency of Capital Allocation
  advisor: doc. PhDr. Baruník,J. Ph.D.
• Bc. Matyáš Horák:
  The Effects of Quantitative Easing: A Meta-Analysis
  advisor: prof. PhDr. Havránek,T. Ph.D.
• Bc. Daniela Javůrková:
  Language Skills and Employability: The Case of Ukrainian Refugees in the Czech Republic
  advisor: Mgr. Pertold-Gebicka,B. M.A., Ph.D.
• Bc. Kateřina Kozlíková:
  Price elasticities of meat, fish and seafood: A meta-analysis
  advisor: doc. PhDr. Havránková,Z. Ph.D.
• Bc. Matyáš Švehla:
  olatility spillovers between Cocoa Futures markets and selected currency pairs
  advisor: PhDr. Čech,F. Ph.D.

Master’s theses:

• Mgr. Jan Bartůněk: 
  The Impact of Stablecoin Depegging on Bitcoin's Volatility
  advisor: prof. PhDr. Krištoufek,L. Ph.D.
• Mgr. Pavel Řežábek: 
  Analysis of Prediction Markets in Crypto: Investigating Convergence in Time, Volatility, and Biases in Polymarket
  advisor: prof. PhDr. Krištoufek,L. Ph.D.
• Mgr. Tereza Veselá: 
  Disagreement about Expected Inflation and the Transmission of Monetary Policy in the Czech Republic
  advisor: PhDr. Baxa,J. Ph.D.

The theses will be available during October 2024 in the electronic thesis repository at Charles University at https://dspace.cuni.cz/.

We would like to congratulate all the awarded students and wish them many more successes in their professional or academic life!