Regulace trhu s hnědým uhlím v ČR Internal Research Seminar 11 Mar 2015 12:00 PM Vláda ČR se vrací k otázce prolomení limitů těžby hnědého uhlí v severních Čechách. Nechává na toto téma zpracovat dílčí studii týkající se přímo trhu s hnědým uhlím a zvažuje zadání širší/obsáhlejší studie...
Local price competition: Evidence from the Czech retail gasoline market 12 Mar 2015 12:00 PM We analyze the effect of local competition on prices in the retail gasoline market in Czech Republic. Our analysis suggests that spatial clustering of gas stations of the same brand increases the equilibrium...
External validity of prospect theory: Experimental estimates vs. evidence from football betting 19 Mar 2015 1:00 PM In this paper, we test whether the prospect theory parameters estimated from laboratory experiments correspond to behavior in betting markets. Using Czech sports betting data, we estimate the functional...
Do auctions improve public procurement? Evidence from the Czech Republic 26 Mar 2015 12:00 PM The paper explores the effect of different contract awarding procedures on the price of the contract. We provide a theoretical model that compares prices in different procurement procedures. The model...
Information and Price Dispersion: Evidence from Retail Gasoline 3 Apr 2015 2:30 PM We examine the relationship between information and price dispersion in the retail gasoline market. We first show that the clearinghouse models in the spirit of Stahl (1989) generate an inverted-U relationship...
Jak fungovalo centrální plánování v Československu? 7 Apr 2015 6:00 PM Abstract: V době komunistické diktatury byl v Československu uplatňován model centrálně plánované ekonomiky. Přednáška bude hledat odpoveď na otázky, jaké byly základní charakteristiky tohoto modelu,...
The Right Look: Conservative Politicians Look Better and Their Voters Reward It 15 May 2015 1:00 PM Previous research has established that good-looking political candidates win more votes. We extend this line of research by examining differences between parties on the left and on the right of the political...
Property rights predictability and FDI 21 Aug 2015 12:00 PM This paper deals with the role of predictability of property rights protection in source countries on the bilateral stock of foreign direct investments allocated in OECD countries. The poor predictability...
Visits MUNI - international visiting professors at 5 Czech universities In person 1 Sep – 20 Dec 2015 3:27 PM – 11:07 PM
Návrat firmy Baťa do Československa 8 Oct 2015 12:50 PM Přednáška/diskuse se týká okolností návratu firmy Baťa na československý trh. Majetek firmy Baťa byl znárodněn po roce 1945. Paní Steinsky byla pověřena zajištěním návratu firmy do Československa po roce...
Career Breaks after Childbirth and the Role of Parental Leave Policies 9 Oct 2015 1:00 PM The Czech Republic is a country with a strong attachment of women to the labor market but one of the longest paid parental leave durations. Using a difference-in-differences methodology, we study the effect...
Childcare arrangements: Parental preferences in the Czech Republic 9 Oct 2015 1:00 PM The research explores how cultural values, policy arrangements and economic pressures influence the preference for childcare. We study the parents preferences towards the childcare arrangements of pre-school...
Migrace v proměnách tisíciletí 21 Oct 2015 6:00 PM Přednáška vysvětlí pojmy "penetrace", "velká migrace" a stát ve starověku i v přechodném mezi starověkem a středověkem, které jsou potřebné k porovnání situace současné migrační vlny s těmi historickými....
On the regularity of smooth production economies with externalities: Competitive equilibrium à la Nash 29 Oct 2015 12:00 PM Abstract: We consider a general equilibrium model of a private ownership economy with consumption and production externalities. The choices of all agents (households and firms) may affect utility functions...
Call for MU bursary applications for students in difficult social situation In person 1 – 20 Nov 2015
Veřejné finance a daně z evropské perspektivy 2 Nov 2015 4:20 PM Ekonomická téma v evropské diskusi dnes překrývá imigrační krize, přesto však jsou podstatná a dominovala diskusi minulých let. Jedním z nich byla otázka rozpočtových pravidel, které krize konce minulých...
The marginal cost of justice: A theory of optimal use of alternative criminal procedures 3 Nov 2015 12:00 PM Abstract: Criminal cases can be adjudicated via court trials or alternative criminal procedures, such as penal order and plea bargaining. We develop a model of optimal allocation of cases across these...
Housing regimes in post socialist countries 13 Nov 2015 1:00 PM Presentation adds to the research on the role of the housing sector in transition countries. The East European Housing Model (Hegedüs and Tosics, 1996) summarizes the main characteristics and elements...