Unveiling the factors of student mobility: The case study of Armenia 30 May 2017 12:00 PM This research will concentrate on studying the major pushing and pulling factors that underlie the decisions of Armenian students to pursue education abroad.
Discrimination in the Workplace : Experimental Evidence 1 Jun 2017 5:00 PM We examine labor market favoritism in a unique laboratory experiment design. Group identities are created and both employment preference rankings and wage offers favor in-group members. Workers positively...
What’s in a Name in a War 2 Jun 2017 1:30 PM We propose a novel empirical strategy for identifying and studying nationalism using name choices. We first show that having been given a first name that is synonymous with the leader(s) of the fascist...
Financial Decision-Making among Finance Students 28 Jun 2017 12:00 PM Making sound financial decisions is an essential skill which can have an impact on life of each consumer of financial products. The aim of this paper is to examine decision-making concerning financial...
Room for Children at FSS 22 Sep 2017 The FSS Room for Children ("Dět-ko") offers baby-sitting and seeks volunteers
Is Economics Useful for Public Policy? 13 Oct 2017 9:00 AM Prof. James Alm is Chair of Economics at Tulane University in New Orleans. Alm’s most recent research areas include tax compliance and tax evasion, the marriage tax, tax and expenditure limitations, tax...
Hierarchies and honesty 24 Oct 2017 11:00 AM Every organization rests on hierarchical structures. In organizations hierarchies are essential to structure and delegate which agent is responsible for which kind of task, but also which agent in the...
Extractive Institutions: A Little Goes a Long Way. The Soviet Occupation of Germany versus Austria 13 Nov 2017 1:00 PM As a consequence of World War II, Austria was divided into four different occupation zones for 10 years. Before tight travel restrictions came into place, about 11 percent of the population residing in...
The Winding Roads of Union Revitalization: the Old and New Challenges to Trade Unionism in Poland 16 Nov 2017 2:00 PM (Coffee and cake will be available from 13:45 with the seminar starting promptly at 14:00) Abstract: In the context of ongoing discussion on the changing nature of union power resources, this presentation...
Odhad dopadu a škod kartelových dohod 16 Nov 2017 4:00 PM Kartelové dohody mezi konkurenty oslabují konkurenci na trhu a vedou k vyšším cenám. Firmy v takovýchto případech platí svým dodavatelům, kteří se domluvili na ceně, více, než kolik by platily na správně...
Old sins cast long shadows: Long-term effects of social capital destruction on residential migration 20 Nov 2017 12:50 PM The theoretical models suggest there is a negative relationship between social capital and migration (Glaeser et al 2002, David et al 2010, Bräuninger and Tolciu 2011). The simultaneity between investment...
The effect of anchors on task duration estimates 24 Nov 2017 12:00 PM The ability to accurately estimate the duration of planned tasks is the cornerstone of successful time and project management. It is naturally appealing to expect that the accuracy of estimates increases...
Conventional vs. Digital Vigilante Practices in the Far Right and Anti-Far Right Strategies 24 Nov 2017 2:00 PM Abstract: The lecture will focus on the concept of vigilantism in the strategies of far right groups in Slovakia as well as in the context of the response from the civil society initiatives. While in the...
Commitment to Pay Taxes: A Field Experiment on the Importance of Promise 8 Dec 2017 1:00 PM The ability of a tax authority to successfully collect taxes depends critically on both its relationship with the taxpayers and how strongly these taxpayers are committed to contributing to the common...