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CERGE-EI Researcher Cagin Keskin Wins AMES–CSW Best Paper Award 2026

CERGE-EI is proud to announce that Cagin Keskin has received the AMES–CSW Best Paper Award 2026, presented at the Asia Meeting of the Econometric Society.

Step Into a CERGE-EI Classroom: Week of Open Classes

CERGE-EI will hold a Week of Open Classes from February 23 to 27, 2026.

“A New Door Opened”: Yaroslav Korobka Reflects on His Princeton Study Stay

In the new blog post “A New Door Opened,” part of the Places You’ll Go series on study mobility, PhD student Yaroslav Korobka shares how his stay at Princeton University became a defining academic experience. 

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CERGE-EI is inviting talented students to apply to its economics programs, offering rigorous academic training, strong research opportunities, and excellent career prospects. Admissions are open now.

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Korovkin Vasily, and Alexey Makarin. 2023. “Conflict and Inter-Group Trade: Evidence from the 2014 Russia-Ukraine Crisis.” American Economic Review, 113(1): 34–70.

Buchholz, Nicholas, Laura Doval, Jakub Kastl, Filip Matejka, and Tobias Salz. 2025. “Personalized Pricing and the Value of Time: Evidence from Auctioned Cab Rides.” Econometrica, 93(3): 929–958.

Ottinger, Sebastian, and Nico Voigtländer. 2025. “History’s Masters The Effect of European Monarchs on State Performance.” Econometrica, 93(1): 95–128.

Mackowiak, Bartosz, Filip Matejka, and Mirko Wiederholt. 2023. “Rational Inattention: A Review.” Journal of Economic Literature, 61(1): 226–273.

Ochsner, Christian, and Felix Roesel. 2024. “Activated History: The Case of the Turkish Sieges of Vienna.” American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 16(3): 76–112.

Robson, Arthur, Larry Samuelson, and Jakub Steiner. 2023. “Decision Theory and Stochastic Growth.” American Economic Review: Insights5(3): 357–376.

Samuelson, Larry, and Jakub Steiner. 2025. “Growth and Redistribution: The Hedging Perspective.” American Economic Review: Insights, 7(2): 250–267.

Kina, Özlem, Ctirad Slavík, and Hakki Yazici. 2024. “Redistributive Capital Taxation Revisited.” American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, 16(2): 182–216.

Ashenfelter, Orley, and Štěpán Jurajda. Forthcoming. “The U.S. Low-Wage Structure: A McWage Comparison.” Review of Economics and Statistics.

Celhay, Pablo, Bruce D. Meyer, and Nikolas Mittag. Forthcoming. “Stigma in Welfare Programs.” Review of Economics and Statistics.

Anatolyev, Stanislav, and Mikkel Sølvsten. 2023. “Testing Many Restrictions Under Heteroskedasticity.” Journal of Econometrics, 236(1): 105473.

Celhay, Pablo, Bruce D. Meyer, and Nikolas Mittag. 2024. “What Leads to Measurement Errors? Evidence from Reports of Program Participation in Three Surveys.” Journal of Econometrics, 238(2): 105581.

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Nobel Prize Laureate Alvin E. Roth Visits CERGE-EI... more

 

Professor Švejnar Was Awarded a State Decoration for His Work... more

 

Christian Ochsner in the American Economic Association Research Highlights... more

 

The Czech Academy of Sciences Awards Two CERGE-EI Scientists with the Title "Doctor of Science"... more

 

Nobel Prize Laureate Paul Milgrom Receives Honorary Scientific Degree from Charles University... more

 

Mariola Pytliková Elected Vice-President of the Czech Economic Society... more

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