prof. Mgr. Jiří Špalek, Ph.D.

Curriculum vitae

Person Identification

• Jiri Spalek, 11.4.1973 in Prilepy
  Personal webpage

Workplace

• Masaryk University in Brno
  Faculty of Economics and Administration
  Department of Public Economics
  Lipova 41A
  602 00 Brno

Employment Position

• Dean

Education and Academic Qualifications

• 2011: Associate professor, Public Economics, Faculty of Economics and Administration, Masaryk University
• 2003: Doctoral degree, Public Economics, Ph.D., thesis "Tax Revenue Forecasting Methods in the Czech Republic", Faculty of Economics and Administration, Masaryk University
• 1996: Master degree, Mathematics and Physics, Mgr., thesis "Modelling Processes in Electric Circuits", Faculty of Natural Sciences, Palacky University, Olomouc

Employment Summary

• 2016 - present: Director of the research institute Masaryk University Experimental Economics Laboratory (MUEEL)
• 2010-2019: Head of the Department of Public Economics, Faculty of Economics and Administration, Masaryk University
• 1998-present Faculty of Economics and Administration at Masaryk University, lecturer, senior lecturer(2003), associate professor (2011)
• 2007-2010: Research Centre for the Competitiveness of the Czech Economy at the Faculty of Economics and Administration at Masaryk University, Data analysis and data processing

Pedagogical Activities

• Public Economics
• Public Choice
• Introduction to Experimental and Behavioral Economics
• Behavioral Public Policy

Scientific and Research Activities

• Research topics: Experimental and behavioral economics; public choice; applications of quantitative methods in the public sector research
• Principal Investigator of 3 research projects by Czech Grant Agency (GAČR), co-investigator of 7 projects (4 GA ČR)
• Author of 30 papers in peer-reviewed journals (18 with non-zero IF)
• Hirsch index h = 6

Academical Stays

• 2019 Macquarie University, Vernon Smith Experimental Economics Laboratory, Sydney - visiting professor
• 2016 Université Rennes 1, Faculté de sciences économiques de Rennes 1 - visiting professor
• 2013 Universitá degli Studi di Piemonte Orientale Alessandria - short-term stay
• 2008 Universitá degli Studi di Verona (Lifelong Learning Programme ERASMUS)
• 2005 University College Dublin: Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences - European Science Foundation scientific programme
• 2004 Institute for Advancement Studies, Vienna: Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences - European Science Foundation scientific programme

University Activities

• 2021 - present: Member of Masaryk University Scientific Board
• 2018 - 2020: Member of Academic Senate – Masaryk University
• 2016 - 2020: Member of Masaryk University Equal Opportunity Panel
• 2014 - 2021: Member of Doctoral Board Social Policy and Social Work
• 2012 - present: Member of Doctoral Board Public Economics
• 2012 – present: Member of Faculty of Economics and Administration Scientific Board
• 2004 - 2010: Member of Academic Senate - Faculty of Economics and Administration MU (chair, 2008)

Extrauniversity Activities

• 2023 - present: Member of the University of Economics in Bratislava Scientific Board
• 2023 - present: Member of Faculty of Business and Economics Scientific Board, Mendel University, Brno
• 2022 - present: Member of the University of Economics, Prague Scientific Board
• 2020 - present: Member of the Doctoral Study Programme Board "Regulatory and Behavioral Studies, Faculty of social-economics, UJEP Usti nad Labem
• 2019 - present: Technological Agency CR, The Research, ETA Programme for Applied Research, Experimental Development and Innovation in Social Sciences and Humanities, Evaluator, Member of Panel
• 2018 - present: National Accreditation Bureau for Higher Education, evaluator
• 2018 - present: Office of the Government of the Czech Republic, The Research, Development and Innovation Council: Member of Evaluator Panel
• 2016 - present: Member of Faculty Scientific Board, Faculty of Economics and Administration, University of Pardubice
• 2016 - present: Member of Faculty Scientific Board, Faculty of Military Leadership, University of Defence, Brno
• 2014 - present: Member of Editorial Board European Financial and Accounting Journal (EFAJ) 2013 - present: Member of Progamme Board of the Doctoral Study Programme "State Defence Economy", Faculty of Military Leadership, University of Defence
• 2012 - present: Member of Progamme Board of the Doctoral Study Programme "Regional and Public Economics", Faculty of Economics and Administration, University of Pardubice
• 2013 - 2015: Member of Faculty Scientific Board, The School of Business Administration, The Silesian University, Opava

• Membership in professional associations

• 2023 - present: International Behavioural Public Policy Association (IBPPA)
• 2010 - present: Economic Science Association (ESA)
• 1999 - present: Czech and Slovak Public Economics Association (Asociace veřejné ekonomie)

Appreciation of Science Community

• 2023: The vice-rector’s award for excellent results in doctoral studies (for mentoring PhD thesis Diya Elizabeth Abraham)
• 2012: Dean Award - Best publication - monograph (1st place)
• 2012: Dean Award - Best publication - journal paper (2nd place)
• 2011: Dean Award - Best publication - journal paper (2nd place)
• 2010: Dean Award - Best publication - journal paper (2nd place)

Selected Publications

• ABRAHAM, Diya Elizabeth a Jiří ŠPALEK. Cena prorektorky za excelentní výsledky v doktorském studiu. 2023. info
• FIŠAR, Miloš, Tommaso REGGIANI, Fabio SABATINI a Jiří ŠPALEK. Media negativity bias and tax compliance: experimental evidence. INTERNATIONAL TAX AND PUBLIC FINANCE. DORDRECHT (NETHERLANDS): Springer, 2022, roč. 29, č. 5, s. 1160-1212. ISSN 0927-5940. Dostupné z: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10797-021-09706-w. URL info
• FIŠAR, Miloš, Ondřej KRČÁL, Rostislav STANĚK a Jiří ŠPALEK. Committed to reciprocate on a bribe or blow the whistle: The effects of periodical staff-rotation in public administration. Public Performance & Management Review. Abingdon (England): ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD, 2021, roč. 44, č. 2, s. 404-424. ISSN 1530-9576. Dostupné z: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15309576.2020.1812410. URL info
• SHAW, Daniel Joel, Kristína CZEKÓOVÁ, Martin GAJDOŠ, Rostislav STANĚK, Jiří ŠPALEK a Milan BRÁZDIL. Social decision-making in the brain: Input-state-output modelling reveals patterns of effective connectivity underlying reciprocal choices. Human Brain Mapping. Wiley-Liss, 2019, roč. 40, č. 2, s. 699-712. ISSN 1065-9471. Dostupné z: https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hbm.24446. URL info
• ŘÍKOVSKÝ, Jan a Jiří ŠPALEK. Determinants of Decision-making on the Mitigation of Global Environmental Issues in the Context of Subjective Rationality. Fresenius Environmental Bulletin. Freising: Birkhäuser Verlag, 2019, roč. 28, č. 1, s. 298-305. ISSN 1018-4619. URL URL info
• SHAW, Daniel Joel, Kristína CZEKÓOVÁ, Rostislav STANĚK, Radek MAREČEK, Jiří ŠPALEK, Jan ŘEZÁČ, Lenka KOPEČKOVÁ, Tomáš URBÁNEK a Milan BRÁZDIL. A dual-fMRI investigation of the iterated Ultimatum Game reveals that reciprocal behaviour is associated with neural alignment. Scientific reports. London: NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP, 2018, roč. 8, č. 1, s. 1-13. ISSN 2045-2322. Dostupné z: https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-29233-9. URL info
• HLADKÁ, Marie, Vladimír HYÁNEK a Jiří ŠPALEK. The Relationship between Public Subsidies and Unearned Revenues for Non-profit Organizations: Testing the Crowding-Out and Crowding-In Positions in the Czech Republic. Ekonomický časopis. Slovensko: SAP - Slovak Academic Press, 2017, roč. 65, č. 3, s. 263-281. ISSN 0013-3035. URL info
• ŠPALEK, Jiří, Vladimír HYÁNEK, Laura FÓNADOVÁ, Marie HLADKÁ, Marie JAKUBCOVÁ, Tomáš KATRŇÁK, Markéta MATULOVÁ, Klára PLACIER a Zuzana PROUZOVÁ. Na penězích záleží. České neziskové organizace v 21. století. 1. vydání. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2017, 146 s. ISBN 978-80-210-8431-5. Dostupné z: https://dx.doi.org/10.5817/CZ.MUNI.M210-8431-2017. URL info
• ŠPALKOVÁ, Dagmar a Jiří ŠPALEK. Housing of Seniors in the Czech Republic: Challenges for Social Services. Journal of Social Service Research. Taylor & Francis, 2017, roč. 43, č. 5, s. 580-592. ISSN 0148-8376. Dostupné z: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01488376.2017.1345820. URL info
• ŠPALEK, Jiří a Zuzana ŠPAČKOVÁ. Daňové úniky v laboratoři: Vliv kontextu na ochotu platit daně. Politická ekonomie. Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2016, roč. 64, č. 5, s. 524-540. ISSN 0032-3233. Dostupné z: https://dx.doi.org/10.18267/j.polek.1086. info
• FIŠAR, Miloš, Matúš KUBÁK, Jiří ŠPALEK a James TREMEWAN. Gender Differences in Beliefs and Actions in a Framed Corruption Experiment. Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics. Elsevier, 2016, roč. 63, č. 63, s. 69-82. ISSN 2214-8043. Dostupné z: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.socec.2016.05.004. URL info
• FÓNADOVÁ, Laura, Jiří ŠPALEK a Vladimír HYÁNEK. Changes in Revenue Structure in Czech Non-profit Organizations during the Financial Crises: Has the Importance of Public Sources Changed? Ekonomický časopis. SAP - Slovak Academic Press, 2016, roč. 64, č. 7, s. 686-700. ISSN 0013-3035. info
• ŠPALEK, Jiří a Zuzana ŠPAČKOVÁ. Daňová morálka a daňové úniky v ekonomických experimentech. Sociální studia. 2015, roč. 2015, č. 4, s. 57-72. ISSN 1214-813X. info
• ŠPALKOVÁ, Dagmar a Jiří ŠPALEK. Does Rent Deregulation Influence Housing Tenure Choice? The Case of the Czech Republic. Ekonomický časopis. SAP - Slovak Academic Press, 2014, roč. 62, č. 7, s. 692-708. ISSN 0013-3035. info
• ŠPALEK, Jiří a Zuzana BERNÁ. Effectiveness of Charitable Lottery Design: Experimental Evidence from the Czech Republic and Russia. Ekonomický časopis / Journal of Economics. Bratislava: EÚ SAV, 2012, roč. 60, č. 3, s. 239-258. ISSN 0013-3035. info
• RAGUSEO, Domenico, Martin KLUS a Jiří ŠPALEK. A simple in-class experiment on the efficient production of the pure public good touching the median voter theorem. Acta universitatis agriculturae et silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis. Brno: Mendelova univerzita v Brně, 2012, roč. 60, č. 4, s. 319-326. ISSN 1211-8516. info
• ŠPALEK, Jiří a Zuzana BERNÁ. Threshold effectiveness in contributing to the public good: Experiments involving Czech students. Prague Economic Papers. Praha: Oeconomica, 2011, roč. 2011, č. 3, s. 250-267. ISSN 1210-0455. Dostupné z: https://dx.doi.org/10.18267/j.pep.399. URL info
• ŠPALEK, Jiří. Veřejné statky: Teorie a experiment. 1. vyd. Praha: C.H, Beck, 2011, 224 s. Edice Ekonomie. ISBN 978-80-7400-353-0. info
• ŠPALEK, Jiří. Dobrovolné přispívání na veřejný statek: mýtus nebo realita. In Medveď, J., Nemec, J. Verejné financie. 1. vydání. Bratislava: Sprint dva, 2011, s. 96-102. ISBN 978-80-89393-46-6. info
• ŠPALEK, Jiří a Ondřej ČÁSTEK. Přínos učících se metod statistického rozpoznávání obrazů při hledání faktorů konkurenceschopnosti českých podniků. Ekonomický časopis/Journal of Economics. Bratislava: Ekonomický a Prognostický ústav SAV, 2010, roč. 58, č. 9, s. 922-937. ISSN 0013-3035. URL info
• ŠENEKLOVÁ, Jitka a Jiří ŠPALEK. Jsou ekonomové jiní? Ekonomický model versus realita. Politická ekonomie. Praha: Oeconomica, 2009, roč. 57, č. 1, s. 21-45. ISSN 0032-3233. info
• DARMOPILOVÁ, Zuzana a Jiří ŠPALEK. Role of Interest Groups in Brokering Health Policy: The Case of Czech Health-Care Reform. The NISPAcee Journal of Public Administration and Policy. Bratislava, 2009, Vol. II, No 1, s. 43-76, 33 s. ISSN 1337-9038. info
• JAHODA, Robert a Jiří ŠPALEK. Pension Reform through Voluntary Opt-Out: The Czech Case. Finance a úvěr Czech Journal of Economics and Finance. Praha, 2009, roč. 59, č. 4, s. 309-333. ISSN 0015-1920. info
• ŠPAČEK, David a Jiří ŠPALEK. Communication and Electronic Public Administration: Some Issues in the Context of the Czech System of Public Administration. In Public Administration and Public Policy in Emerging Europe & Eurasia: For Professionalism, Impartiality and Transparency. Ljubljana: NISPAcee, 2006, s. 1-14. ISBN 80-89013-28-7. info
• ŠPALEK, Jiří a Dalibor MORAVANSKÝ. Evaluace predikcí daňových výnosů v ČR. Finance a úvěr Czech Journal of Economics and Finance. Praha, 2005, roč. 55, 3-4, s. 162-187. ISSN 0015-1920. info

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