📊Cognitive abilities aren't enough. A new IDEA at CERGE-EI policy brief explores why Czech students' social and emotional skills matter for future success. 💡 idea-en.cerge-ei.cz/publications...

📱Can a smartphone help detect disease earlier? 🔬Czech-Swiss researchers are developing tools for early neurodegenerative disease detection. Read the full interview here blog.cerge-ei.cz?p=5233 #CERGEEI #CzechSwissCooperation #ResearchImpact #PreventiveMedicine

If you’re thinking about joining CERGE-EI, now is the time to apply! ⏳ We look forward to hearing from candidates eager to develop their skills and become part of CERGE-EI’s international academic community. More information here: www.cerge-ei.cz/news/cerge-e...

Šimon Trlifaj, a visiting student at CERGE-EI, reflects on what makes an academic environment truly stimulating. “I would certainly recommend it to anyone who aspires to conduct high-quality quantitative social science research.” Read the full interview: blog.cerge-ei.cz?p=5240

How are AI, automation and digital technologies reshaping education, science and work? A major research project led by Prof. Štěpán Jurajda, funded through the Programme Jan Amos Comenius, is investigating some of the most pressing questions raised by technological change. t.co/da3K2zOq0s

What is it like to study economics at CERGE-EI in Prague? Blend Berisha, CERGE-EI PhD student, shares what he values most about CERGE-EI programs. 🎥 Watch the reel to hear Blend’s story. #economics #research #studywithus #cergeei

Migration is often discussed through assumptions — but what does the evidence actually show? Listen to the new episode of Talking Economics with Achim Ahrens, CERGE-EI Assistant Professor, on migration, refugees and labour market integration.

🎉 Congratulations to our PhD student 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐬𝐢𝐦 𝐒𝐦𝐢𝐫𝐧𝐨𝐯 on winning this year’s Best Conference Paper Award at the Royal Economic Society Annual Conference 2026! 🏆 #RES2026 #Economics #Research #AppliedEconomics #Econometrics #PublicPolicy #PhDStudent #AcademicAchievement

What was the most exciting part of studying at CERGE-EI? For Jaroslav Borovička, CERGE-EI alumnus and Associate Professor of Economics at NYU, it was discovering economic research — its relevance and its power to explain society and the real world. 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gpS...

🎓 Congratulations to our recent #PhD graduate, Flavio Malnati! Flavio successfully defended his #dissertation "Essays in Long-Run Development and Economic History" in July 2026. We wish him continued success in his academic journey! 🌍 #cergeei #economics #proudofouralumni

What helps refugees integrate into the labour market — and what holds them back? 🎧 Listen to the new episode of Talking Economics with CERGE-EI Assistant Professor Achim Ahrens. 👉 Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/5lcu... 👉 Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

🎓 Newly Admitted Students Day 🍦 Thank you to everyone who came to our Newly Admitted Students Day. We’re excited to welcome you this fall — bright minds, fresh questions, and a lot of work ahead! 💙 #NewlyAdmittedStudents #AdmittedStudentsDay #WelcomeStudents #Fall2026 #BrightMinds #FreshQuestions

CERGE-EI is pleased to announce the Dissertation Completion Scholarships for selected advanced PhD students. Congratulations to this year’s recipients: Ilisa, Salamatu, Sofiana, and Vladimir! 👏

🎓 CERGE-EI welcomed Nobel laureate Philippe Aghion as part of its Distinguished Speakers Series and on the occasion of the institution’s 35th anniversary. Watch the full video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3bk...

An IDEA_ThinkTank study by CERGE-EI researchers Lukáš Nádvorník and Filip Pertold has helped shape the debate on reforming Czech third-pillar pension savings. Their analysis identified key weaknesses in the current system. 👉Read more: tinyurl.com/2s3w9v3k

“A huge sea of research.” That is how Abylay Tursyn, a #PhD student from Narxoz University and visiting student at #CERGE-EI, describes what he discovered during his stay in Prague. Read the full interview: blog.cerge-ei.cz?p=5196

✨ CERGE-EI Anniversary Gala ✨ The CERGE-EI #community came together for a special anniversary #gala. An evening dedicated to our shared history, our people, and the ideas that continue to shape #research, #education, and public life. 🥂 Here’s to the next 35 years of ideas that matter.

🎥 Watch the video and discover academic life at CERGE-EI, where research and learning come together. Here, people from around the world meet to explore economics, data, and ideas that matter. 🌍 Tune in to hear experiences and insights from the CERGE-EI community. 🤝✨ www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvWt...

From honorary recognition to public debate: Nobel laureate Philippe Aghion at @charlesuni.cuni.cz and CERGE-EI. Watch the public lecture: tinyurl.com/k6z2t48k

What does research mobility bring to a PhD journey? In the latest interview from the Places You’ll Go series, CERGE-EI PhD student Winnie Wanjiru Njoroge shares insights from her research stay at UC Berkeley. 👉 blog.cerge-ei.cz?p=5176

🌍📈 Economics & Econometrics at Charles University ranks among the top 25.3% of 699 schools worldwide 🏆 🎓 Ready for top-level economic research? Explore the PhD in Economics at CERGE-EI 👉 www.cerge-ei.cz/phd-in-econo....

🎓 Congratulations to our recent #PhD graduate, Theodor Kouro! Theodor successfully defended his #dissertation "Essays in Experimental Economics" in March 2026. Read the abstract here: lnkd.in/dPaMKi2y We wish him success in his journey! 🌍 #proudofouralumni #cergeei

🎓 Congratulations to our #PhD graduate, Sona Badalyan! She successfully defended her dissertation, “Essays in Personnel Economics: Aging Workforce and Worker Substitutability,” and joined @unibonn.bsky.social, Institute for Applied Microeconomics, as a postdoc researcher. #proudofouralumni #cergeei

How do innovation and competition shape long-term prosperity? Few economists have influenced this question as deeply as Philippe Aghion. The Nobel laureate and CERGE-EI ESC member will receive an honorary doctorate from @charlesuni.cuni.cz. Congratulations, Professor Aghion.👏 tinyurl.com/3tebp7pt

Meet Sinara Gharibyan, CERGE-EI #alumna and Postdoctoral Researcher at the @leibniz-ios.de in Regensburg. What can a CERGE-EI PhD lead to? In our Meet Our Alumni series, we follow the paths of #graduates shaping #research and academia around the world. #CERGEEI #MeetOurAlumni #Economics #PhD

CERGE-EI alumnus @crisisstudent.bsky.social of Moody’s Analytics explains why economists need to think in #scenarios. Listen to the latest episode of Talking Economics to get a practical macro guide for uncertain times. youtu.be/iHZfG9dObSc?... #GlobalEconomy #EconomicOutlook #RiskAnalysis

Join us at CERGE-EI for a special seminar with Hippolyte Weneyam Balima from the IMF’s World Economic Outlook team, Washington, DC, presenting two analytical chapters from the Spring 2026 World Economic Outlook: “Defense Spending, Conflict, and Recovery.” www.cerge-ei.cz/news/the-spr...

How do migrants integrate, and what happens when policy does not just regulate, but stigmatizes? CERGE-EI’s new faculty member Teresa Freitas-Monteiro on her current research at www.blog.cerge-ei.cz. #CERGEEI #Migration #Economics #Ghetto #Research

🎓 Congratulations to our recent PhD graduate, Michal Hakala ✨ Michal successfully defended his dissertation “Modeling Conditional Distribution of Intraday Returns" in March 2026. He is Senior Data Scientist at MSD, Prague. We wish him continued success in his journey! 🌍

The new episode of Talking Economics brings a timely discussion with Kamil Kovář, Director at Moody’s Analytics and our alumnus, on how today’s overlapping shocks are reshaping the global economy. 🎧Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube