27.03.2019 - Professor William Robert Reed in Prague
Professor Bob Reed of the University of Canterbury will visit the Czech National Bank and Institute of Economic Studies between April 8-12. His research interests include public economics, applied econometrics, labour economics, public choice, and meta-analysis. He has published, among other outlets, in the Journal of Political Economy and American Economic Review. During his stay in Prague, Professor Reed will have an office at the Czech National Bank.
If you want to schedule a meeting with him, please contact him directly. He will also give a seminar on meta-analysis on April 10 at 2pm; if you want to attend the seminar, please write to renata.zachova@cnb.cz.
Materials related to Bob Reed's visit are available here.
04.02.2019 - Ekonomie II: úvod do makroekonomie
Upozorňujeme na možnost zapsat si v letním semestru úvod do makroekonomie (JEB004 Ekonomie II) vyučovaný v češtině. Předmět volně navazuje na Principles of Economics I i Ekonomii I, ale jedná se o samostatný kurz na výrazně jiná témata. Důraz je kladen na relevanci vyučované makroekonomické teorie pro využití v praxi.
29.01.2019 - Deadline for Master's Thesis Proposals is February 8, 2019
If you want to defend your thesis at the end of the Winter Semester 2019/2020, your deadline is February 8, 2019 (use the "Thesis" module in SIS). You must send the proposal (following the example available on the website of JEM001 in SIS), approved by your supervisor, to mejstrik@fsv.cuni.cz, tomas.havranek@fsv.cuni.cz, and zuzana.havrankova@fsv.cuni.cz by e-mail till February 8, 2019 and have your topic confirmed by your supervisor in the SIS. You can choose from a list of offered topics in the SIS or come up with your own topic.
Please see the website for more details. In any case, you must find a suitable advisor. Please note that the supply of advisors is limited, and most of them accept students on a first come, first served basis.
Note also that this announcement is relevant mainly for second-year MA students. If you are a first-year MA student, you probably plan to defend your thesis at the end of the Summer Semester 2019/2020, so you will need to deliver your proposal in June.
10.06.2016 - Deadline for Sending Abstracts to CNB Research Competition is June 15
Prospective authors of research projects at the Czech National Bank are asked to express their interest by sending a summary (containing the title, the names of the research team members, a 100–200 word abstract, and an indication of the addressed priority topic such as A.1) to the following e-mail address: research.call@cnb.cz.
11.04.2016 - Czech National Bank Research Open Day 2016
We invite all students and faculty members to the twelfth CNB Research Open Day, which will be held in the Czech National Bank’s Commodity Exchange (Plodinová burza) building on Monday, 16 May 2016.
This event will provide an opportunity to see some of the best of the CNB’s current research work, to learn about the CNB Call for Research Projects 2017, and to meet CNB researchers informally.
Please note that places will be subject to availability owing to the limited capacity of the conference room. Registration is required: http://www.cnb.cz/en/research/seminars_workshops/research_open_day_2016_form.html
09.04.2015 - Deadline for Master's Thesis Proposals is June 19, 2015
The topic of your thesis must be confirmed by your supervisor in the Student Information System one year before the thesis defense. So if you want to defend your thesis at the end of the Summer Semester 2015/2016, your deadline is June 19, 2015. Use the "Thesis (Selection of subject)" module in SIS to assign to your topic. You can choose from a list of offered topics (the SIS and http://ies.fsv.cuni.cz/en/node/258) or come up with your own topic. In any case, you must find a suitable advisor. If your topic is not on the list, ask your supervisor to publish it. We recommend you choose a narrowly defined empirical topic. You can have one more month to submit the detailed thesis proposal (following the template and the example available on the website of JEM001 in SIS) if you agree on this with your supervisor ex ante. You must send the proposal, approved by your supervisor, to mejstrik@fsv.cuni.cz, tomas.havranek@fsv.cuni.cz, and zuzana.havrankova@fsv.cuni.cz by e-mail till July 19, 2015.
19.03.2015 - Přesun přednášky Ekonomie II
Vážení studenti, přednáška Ekonomie II ve středu 25.3. proběhne od 8 hodin v místnosti 109. Jako hostující přednášející vystoupí Jan Babecký z České národní banky.
07.01.2015 - Deadline for Master's Thesis Proposals is February 13, 2015
Dear students, please note that the topic of your thesis must be confirmed by your supervisor in the Student Information System one year before the defense. If you want to defend your thesis at the end of the Winter Semester 2015/2016, the deadline is February 13, 2015. Send the proposal (following the template available on the website of JEM001 in the SIS) to all teachers of the master thesis seminar by February 13. You can choose from a list of offered topics or come up with your own topic and try to contact a suitable advisor. I recommend you choose a narrowly defined empirical topic. Use the SIS module "Thesis (Selection of subject)" to assign to your topic. If your topic is not in the list, ask your supervisor to publish it. Please read carefully the information available on the seminar website in the SIS.
08.05.2014 - Deadline for Master Thesis Proposals is June 20, 2014
If you want to defend your thesis next year in the summer semester, your topic must be confirmed by your supervisor in the Student Information System by June 20, 2014 (use the "Thesis" module).
Then by July 31, 2014, you must send the detailed thesis proposal, conforming to the template and approved by your supervisor, to mejstrik@fsv.cuni.cz , tomas.havranek@ies-prague.org, and zuzana.irsova@ies-prague.org. Note that this version of the proposal should not be signed; you and your supervisor will only sign the final version later on.
You can choose from a list of topics in the SIS or come up with your own topic. In any case, you must find a suitable advisor willing to work with you.
14.02.2014 - Meta-Analysis Colloquium in Athens
We would like to invite interested PhD students and faculty members to the eighth annual MAER-Net colloquium, which will be hosted by the Economics Department of Athens University, Greece, on September 11-13, 2014. Two-page proposals are due by June 1. You can download the conference flyer by clicking on the title of this post.
Next year the event will be held at the IES.
29.01.2014 - JED415 - Quantitative Methods II
All doctoral students are welcomed to this course, which will be held on Tuesdays, room 016, at 5pm. You can sign up for your presentation and discussion here.
05.05.2013 - Invitation to seminar, Quantitative Methods II
Let me invite all students and faculty to the last seminar of Quantitative Methods II. The seminar will feature a guest speaker, Jan Babecky from the Czech National Bank, currently ranked among the top 5 Czech economists acording to RePEc. Dr. Babecky will give a lecture on Financial Integration at Times of Financial Instability. The seminar starts at 5 pm on Wednesday, May 15, in room 314.
19.07.2012 - Master Thesis Proposals
Dear first-year MA students, please send us your master thesis proposals (by e-mail to mejstrik@fsv.cuni.cz , tomas.havranek@ies-prague.org and zuzana.irsova@ies-prague.org) till July 22, 2012. Detailed instructions are provided on the website of the master thesis seminar (http://ies.fsv.cuni.cz/en/syllab/JEM001/).
16.05.2012 - Invitation to a Research Seminar at the CNB: Tom Stanley
Professor Tom Stanley, the pioneer of meta-analysis methods in economics, will give a seminar on Friday, May 25, at the Czech National Bank. The seminar will begin at 10 am and it will be a general introduction to meta-analysis. We have five places available for IES students; if you want to come, please write to tomas.havranek@ies-prague.org till Friday, May 18.
13.01.2012 - Deadline for Master Thesis Proposals is February 17, 2012
Please note that the topic of your thesis must be confirmed by your supervisor in the Student Information System one year before the thesis defense at the latest. If you want to defend your master thesis at the end of the Winter Semester 2012/2013, the deadline is February 17, 2012. Please also send the proposal to mejstrik@fsv.cuni.cz, tomas.havranek@ies-prague.org and zuzana.irsova@ies-prague.org until February 17, 2012 (electronic form is sufficient) at the latest. You can choose from a list of offered topics or come up with your own topic and contact a suitable advisor. Note that the supply of advisors is limited, and most of them apply the first-come, first-served rule. Once again, it is extremely important that you have your topic approved by your supervisor, registered in SIS and you send us thesis proposal by February 17. Use the module "Thesis (Selection of subject)" to assign to your topic. If your topic is not in the list, tell your supervisor to publish the topic and then assign to it. For detailed information on seminar to diploma thesis, read web to JEM124 (Handbook).
16.05.2011 - CNB Research Department invites IES students to Research Open Day
The seventh CNB Research Open Day will be held in the Czech National Bank’s Commodity Exchange (Plodinová burza) building on Tuesday, 24 May 2011.
This event will provide an opportunity to see some of the best of the CNB’s current economic research work, to learn about the CNB Call for Research Projects 2012 and to meet CNB researchers informally.
Please note that places will be subject to availability owing to the limited capacity of the conference facility. To secure your place, register at www.cnb.cz, direct link: http://www.cnb.cz/en/research/seminars_workshops/research_open_day_2011_form.html
01.02.2011 - Master thesis seminars
All students wishing to pass Master Thesis Seminar I in the summer semester should send their thesis proposals by email before the first seminar. The first seminar of JEM124 - Master´s Thesis Seminar I will take place in room 109, on Tuesday, February 22, 18:30.
See the course website and note the new requirements for JEM002 and JEM124.
22.09.2010 - Master Thesis Seminars
This academic year's first seminar of "JEM001 -- Master Thesis Seminar I" will be held on Sep 29, 6:30 PM (for Czech-speaking students) and on Oct 6, 6:30 PM (for IMESS and MEF students).
This academic year's first seminar of "JEM125 -- Master Thesis Seminar II" will be held on Sep 29, 6:30 PM.
