Research
RESEARCH OVERVIEW (2015-2021)
A summary of our main research activities conducted in the period 2015-2021 is available in the following report. Below you may find a more detailed list of journal articles published by our colleagues and additional relevant information.
News
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Czech Republic’s Top Economics & Finance Scientists are from the Institute of Economic Studies according to Research.com
In the latest edition of the prestigious Research.com ranking, which evaluates the most successful researchers in the field of economics and finance, only four scientists represent the Czech Republic — all of them from the IES, Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University: Professors Ladislav Krištoufek, Tomáš Havránek, Roman Horváth, and Evžen Kočenda. Congratulations! -
IES researchers published an article in Journal of Public Economics
Matěj Bajgar and Martin Srholec have published an article titled "Crowding in or crowding out? Evidence from discontinuity in the assignment of business R&D subsidies" in the Journal of Public Economics, the most prestigious journal in the field of public economics and one of the 30 most influential economics journals according to both Web of Science and the IDEAS/RePEc rankings. -
Finance a úvěr - Czech Journal of Economics and Finance
We would like to draw your attention to the first issue of Czech Journal of Economics and Finance in the year 2025, which has just been published. -
7 new grants (GA UK) for our doctoral students
Our doctoral students have been awarded the opportunity to solve the 7 projects in the current call of the Charles University Grant Agency (GA UK). -
New database available at IES: BankFocus
The BankFocus database by Bureau van Dijk/Moody's Analytics is now available at IES. Access is automatically enabled for all IES faculty members and interested doctoral students. Students can receive a username and password via email from Dagmar Schnellerova. This database can be accessed by 5 simultaneously logged users. -
Martin Gregor's research covered by Duke Financial Economics Center, Columbia University, and UCLA
Recent research by our colleague Martin Gregor has been featured in expert forums on financial regulation and corporate governance. In this interdisciplinary research, Martin Gregor examines the optimal compensation practices for corporate board members and the links between the optimal contracts of CEOs and independent directors.