Events at CERGE-EI: 2017

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January 

Monday, 23 January, 2017 | 16:00 | Special Event

Webinar: Studying PhD in Economics at CERGE-EI

Thursday, 26 January, 2017 | 15:00 | Defense - PhD

Vítězslav Babický: “Essays on Fairness, Inequality, and Uncertainty”

Thursday, 26 January, 2017 | 16:30 | Macro Research Seminar

Roman Šustek, Ph.D. (Qeen Mary U. of London) “Nominal Rigidities in Debt and Product Markets”

February 

Thursday, 2 February, 2017 | 16:30 | Macro Research Seminar

Marcus Hagedorn, Ph.D. (U. of Oslo) “A Demand Theory of the Price Level”

Monday, 6 February, 2017 | 18:30 | Economics Discovery Hub

First Meeting iekonomie.cz - Discussion about Markets and Taxi Service Regulations

Wednesday, 8 February, 2017 | 16:30 | Micro Theory Research Seminar

David Rodina (Job Talk) “Information Design and Career Concerns”

Monday, 13 February, 2017 | 16:30 | Applied Micro Research Seminar

Prof. Jörn-Steffen Pischke (LSE) “Poorly Measured Confounders Are More Useful on the Left Than on the Right”

Monday, 13 February, 2017 | 19:45 | Economics Discovery Hub

Corporate Finance and Valuation Master Class

Wednesday, 15 February, 2017 | 16:00 | Special Event

Webinar: Studying PhD in Economics at CERGE-EI

Tuesday, 21 February, 2017 | 17:00 | Economics Discovery Hub

Data Visualization with Tableau

Thursday, 23 February, 2017 | 18:00 | Economics Discovery Hub

Introduction to Machine Learning

Friday, 24 February, 2017 | 15:00 | Micro Theory Research Seminar

Helios Herrera, Ph.D. (U. of Warwick) “The Marginal Voter’s Curse”

March 

Wednesday, 1 March, 2017 | 17:00 | Special Event

Webinar: Studying MA in Applied Economics at CERGE-EI

Friday, 3 March, 2017 | 15:00 | Micro Theory Research Seminar

Alessandro Riboni, Ph.D. (École Polytechnique) “Nation-Building, Nationalism and Wars”

Monday, 6 March, 2017 | 18:00 | Economics Discovery Hub

Introduction to R Programming

Tuesday, 7 March, 2017 | 17:30 | Economics Discovery Hub

Financial Services Advisory practice with EY

Thursday, 9 March, 2017 | 16:30 | Macro Research Seminar

Pavel Ševčík, Ph.D. (UQAM) “Occupational Choice, Human Capital, and Financial Constraints”

Thursday, 9 March, 2017 | 17:00 | Economics Discovery Hub

What the Retailers Know from the Customers Data

Thursday, 9 March, 2017 | 18:30 | Economics Discovery Hub

Mastering Excel Basics

Monday, 13 March, 2017 | 16:30 | Applied Micro Research Seminar

Prof. Andrew Clark (PSE, France) “Childhood Circumstances and Adulthood Outcomes: The Effects of Financial Insecurity”

Wednesday, 15 March, 2017 | 16:00 | Special Event

Webinar: Studying PhD in Economics at CERGE-EI

Friday, 17 March, 2017 | 15:00 | Applied Micro Research Seminar

Prof. Bo E. Honoré (Princeton U.) “Easy Bootstrap-Like Estimation of Asymptotic Variances”

Monday, 20 March, 2017 | 13:30 | Public Lecture

ADEMU Lecture: Prof. Fabrizio Zilibotti (U. of Zurich and Yale U.) "Sovereign Debt and Structural Reforms"

Monday, 20 March, 2017 | 16:30 | Applied Micro Research Seminar

Prof. Francesco Lissoni (U. of Bordeaux) “Foreign‐origin inventors in the US: Testing for Diaspora and Brain Gain Effects”

Tuesday, 21 March, 2017 | 17:00 | Economics Discovery Hub

Introduction to Python

Wednesday, 22 March, 2017 | 16:30 | Special Event

Project Snapshot

Wednesday, 22 March, 2017 | 17:00 | Special Event

Webinar: Studying MA in Applied Economics at CERGE-EI

Thursday, 23 March, 2017 | 16:30 | Macro Research Seminar

Georg Dürnecker, Ph.D. (U. of Mannheim) “Unbalanced Growth Slowdown”

Thursday, 23 March, 2017 | 17:00 | Economics Discovery Hub

Introducing IBM Data Science Experience Platform

Monday, 27 March, 2017 | 16:30 | Applied Micro Research Seminar

Prof. Dominic Rohner (U. of Lausanne) “The Violent Legacy of Victimization: Post-Conflict Evidence on Asylum Seekers, Crimes and Public Policy in Switzerland”

Monday, 27 March, 2017 | 18:00 | Economics Discovery Hub

Intermediate R Programming

Wednesday, 29 March, 2017 | 11:00 | Public Lecture

EEAG Report on the European Economy

Thursday, 30 March, 2017 | 16:30 | Macro Research Seminar

Hakki Yazici, Ph.D. (Sabanci U.) “Taxation, Redistribution and Frictional Labor Supply”

Friday, 31 March, 2017 | 23:59 | Special Event

Application Deadline for MA in Applied Economics

April 

Monday, 3 April, 2017 | 16:30 | Applied Micro Research Seminar

Roberto Mura, Ph.D. (Manchester Business School) “The Effect of ‘Underwriter–Issuer’ Personal Connections on IPO Underpricing”

Wednesday, 5 April, 2017 | 16:00 | Applied Micro Research Seminar

Sebastian Panthöfer (Job Talk) “Do Doctors Prescribe Antibiotics Out of Fear of Malpractice?”

Thursday, 6 April, 2017 | 16:30 | Macro Research Seminar

Christian Stoltenberg, Ph.D. (U. of Amsterdam) “How Much Do Households Really Know About Their Future Income?”

Thursday, 6 April, 2017 | 18:00 | Economics Discovery Hub

McKinsey Valuation Workshop

Thursday, 6 April, 2017 | 18:30 | Economics Discovery Hub

Mastering Advanced Excel Functions

Monday, 10 April, 2017 | 15:00 | Applied Micro Research Seminar

Maxime Liégey (Job Talk) “Search frictions, the use of knowledge, and the dispersion in firm dynamics”

Monday, 10 April, 2017 | 16:00 | Special Event

Webinar: Studying PhD in Economics at CERGE-EI

Tuesday, 18 April, 2017 | 18:00 | Economics Discovery Hub

Data-driven Customer Experience at Česká spořitelna

Wednesday, 19 April, 2017 | 14:00 | Special Event

Visiting Master´s Scheme Presentation

Thursday, 20 April, 2017 | 16:00 | Special Event

Webinar: Studying PhD in Economics at CERGE-EI

Monday, 24 April, 2017 | 16:30 | Applied Micro Research Seminar

Alessandro Tarozzi, Ph.D. (UPF, Spain) “An Evaluation of Alternative Strategies to Increase Demand for and Responses to Information on Arsenic-contaminated Tubewell Water in Bangladesh”

Wednesday, 26 April, 2017 | 14:00 | Macro Research Seminar

Jose Luis Luna Alpizar, Ph.D. (Job Talk) “Worker Heterogeneity and the Asymmetric Effects of Minimum Wages”

Wednesday, 26 April, 2017 | 17:30 | Economics Discovery Hub

Practical Workshop: Advanced Modeling in Financial Services Advisory Practice

Thursday, 27 April, 2017 | 16:30 | Macro Research Seminar

Prof. Paul Klein (Stockholm U.) “Making a Miracle: Ireland 1980-2005”

Sunday, 30 April, 2017 | 23:59 | Special Event

Application Deadline for PhD in Economics

May 

Wednesday, 3 May, 2017 | 14:00 | Defense - PhD

Oleg Sidorkin: “Essays in Economics of Innovation”

Thursday, 4 May, 2017 | 16:30 | Macro Research Seminar

Prof. Ayse Imrohoroglu (Marshall, USC) “The Chinese Saving Rate: Long-Term Care Risks, Family Insurance, and Demographics”

Thursday, 18 May, 2017 | 16:30 | Applied Micro Research Seminar

Rhita Simorangkir (Job Talk) “Environmental Consequences of Poverty Alleviation Programs: Evidence from a Conditional Cash Transfer Program in Indonesia”

Friday, 19 May, 2017 | 10:00 | Public Lecture

The New Economics of Higher Education

Friday, 26 May, 2017 | 11:00 | Special Event

MA and PhD Graduation Ceremony

Saturday, 27 May, 2017 | 18:30 | Special Event

Graduation Gala 2017

Wednesday, 31 May, 2017 | 12:15 | Macro Research Seminar

Prof. Philippe Bacchetta (U. of Lausanne) “Gradual Portfolio Adjustment: Implications for Global Equity Portfolios and Returns”

Wednesday, 31 May, 2017 | 15:00 | Public Lecture

The exchange rate as a monetary policy instrument

June 

Thursday, 1 June, 2017 | 16:30 | Macro Research Seminar

Prof. Martin Ellison (U. of Oxford) “Managing the UK National Debt 1694-2016”

Wednesday, 7 June, 2017 | 18:00 | Special Event

"Free To Rock": documentary film screening at the American Center

Thursday, 15 June, 2017 | 16:30 | Macro Research Seminar

Kamila Sommer, Ph.D. (Fed Board) “Student Loans and Homeownership”

Wednesday, 21 June, 2017 | 16:30 | Micro Theory Research Seminar

Prof. Philip Reny (U. of Chicago) “Perfect Conditional ε-Equilibria of Multi-Stage Games with Infinite Sets of Signals and Actions”

Thursday, 29 June, 2017 | 16:30 | Macro Research Seminar

William Peterman, Ph.D. (Fed) “Optimal Public Debt with Life Cycle Motives”

July 

Thursday, 27 July, 2017 | 11:00 | Special Event

MA in Applied Economics Graduation Ceremony

August 

Tuesday, 15 August, 2017 | 14:00 | Defense - PhD

Volha Audzei: “Essays on Macroeconomic Models with Imperfect Information”

Thursday, 17 August, 2017 | 10:00 | Defense - PhD

Aliya Algozhina: “Monetary and Fiscal Policy in Small Open Economies”

Monday, 21 August, 2017 | 15:45 | Special Event

Career Integration Fellows Snapshots

Tuesday, 29 August, 2017 | 10:00 | Defense - PhD

Azamat Valei: “Essays on Economics of Advertising”

September 

Monday, 11 September, 2017 | 08:00 | Special Event

Discovery Week of the MA in Applied Economics Program

Monday, 11 September, 2017 | 17:30 | Economics Discovery Hub

Demo Lecture of the Projects in Applied Economics for Talented Students 2017

Thursday, 21 September, 2017 | 14:00 | Macro Research Seminar

Tobias Broer, Ph.D. (IIES, Stockholm U.) “The New Keynesian Transmission Mechanism: A Heterogenous-Agent Perspective”

Monday, 25 September, 2017 | 13:00 | Applied Micro Research Seminar

Prof. Stephen Ferris (U. of Missouri) “Brag, Brag, Brag: Corporate Crowing and Shareholder Wealth”

Monday, 25 September, 2017 | 17:30 | Economics Discovery Hub

Projects in Applied Economics for Talented Students 2017

October 

Wednesday, 4 October, 2017 | 14:00 | Defense - PhD

Iuliia Kuntsevych: “Essays on Remittances and Bribery”

Thursday, 5 October, 2017 | 16:00 | Special Event

International Food Party

Thursday, 5 October, 2017 | 17:30 | Economics Discovery Hub

Introduction to Machine Learning

Friday, 6 October, 2017 | 14:00 | Micro Theory Research Seminar

Antonio Penta, Ph.D. (U. of Wisconsin - Madison) “Rationalizability and Observability”

Tuesday, 10 October, 2017 | 18:00 | Economics Discovery Hub

Introduction to Python

Wednesday, 11 October, 2017 | 18:00 | Economics Discovery Hub

Data Visualization with Tableau

Thursday, 12 October, 2017 | 14:00 | Macro Research Seminar

Carlos Garriga, Ph.D. (St. Louis Fed) “Housing Finance, Boom-Bust Episodes, and the Macroeconomy”

Monday, 16 October, 2017 | 14:00 | Applied Micro Research Seminar

Selim Gulesci, Ph.D. (Bocconi U.) “Moral Hazard: Experimental Evidence from Tenancy Contracts”

Tuesday, 17 October, 2017 | 14:00 | Defense - PhD

Tomáš Miklánek: “Essays in Experimental Economics”

Thursday, 19 October, 2017 | 14:00 | Macro Research Seminar

Matthias Kredler, Ph.D. (U. Carlos III de Madrid) “Why Do People Leave Bequests? A Quantitative Exploration”

Monday, 23 October, 2017 | 14:00 | Applied Micro Research Seminar

Prof. Martin Kocher (Ludwig Maximilian U., Munich) “Citizenship, Identity and Trust in a Migration Society: Combining a Large-Scale Artefactual Field Experiment with a Natural Experiment”

Monday, 30 October, 2017 | 14:00 | Applied Micro Research Seminar

SHARE-CZ+ seminar, Prof. Peter Martinsson (U. of Gothenburg) “Cooperation, sanction and age: Evidence from behavior among children and adolescents”

Tuesday, 31 October, 2017 | 10:00 | Defense - PhD

Zurab Abramishvili: “Essays on Economics of Education and Social Policy”

Tuesday, 31 October, 2017 | 13:00 | Macro Research Seminar

Felicia Ionescu, Ph.D. (Fed Board) “Stock Market Investment: The Role of Human Capital”

November 

Wednesday, 1 November, 2017 | 18:00 | Economics Discovery Hub

Introduction to R Programming

Thursday, 2 November, 2017 | 18:30 | Economics Discovery Hub

Mastering Excel Basics

Monday, 6 November, 2017 | 14:00 | Applied Micro Research Seminar

Gianmarco León, Ph.D. (UPF) “Accountability, Political Capture and Selection into Politics: Evidence from Peruvian Municipalities”

Friday, 10 November, 2017 | 14:00 | Macro Research Seminar

Dominik Sachs, Ph.D. (U. of Munich) “Nonlinear Tax Incidence and Optimal Taxation in General Equilibrium”

Monday, 13 November, 2017 | 14:00 | Applied Micro Research Seminar

Prof. Matthias Schündeln (Goethe U. Frankfurt) “The Evolution of Networks During the Development Process: Evidence from Rural Gambia”

Wednesday, 15 November, 2017 | 16:00 | Special Event

Webinar: Studying MA in Applied Economics at CERGE-EI

Monday, 20 November, 2017 | 14:00 | Special Event

Honorary Degree Ceremony for Professor Christopher Sims

Tuesday, 21 November, 2017 | 18:00 | Economics Discovery Hub

Practical Workshop: Credit Risk Stress Testing

Thursday, 23 November, 2017 | 18:00 | Economics Discovery Hub

Practical Workshop: Business Communication Skills

Friday, 24 November, 2017 | 19:45 | Economics Discovery Hub

Prague Wall Street Club: M&A Days

Monday, 27 November, 2017 | 14:00 | Applied Micro Research Seminar

SHARE-CZ+ seminar, Prof. Ádám Szeidl (CEU) “Media Capture through Favor Exchange”

Tuesday, 28 November, 2017 | 18:00 | Economics Discovery Hub

Practical Workshop: Working with Loyalty Data

Wednesday, 29 November, 2017 | 14:00 | Applied Micro Research Seminar

SHARE-CZ+ seminar, Fabrizio Mazzonna, Ph.D. (USI, Lugano) “Self-assessed cognitive abilities and financial wealth. Are people aware of their cognitive decline?”

Wednesday, 29 November, 2017 | 17:00 | Economics Discovery Hub

Practical Workshop: Data Exploration in Qlik Sense

December 

Friday, 1 December, 2017 | 09:00 | Special Event

Bank Chess Festival

Friday, 1 December, 2017 | 13:00 | Micro Theory Research Seminar

Nina Bobkova (Job Talk) “Knowing What Matters to Others: Information Selection in Auctions”

Monday, 4 December, 2017 | 14:00 | Applied Micro Research Seminar

SHARE-CZ+ seminar, Prof. Thomas Dohmen (BGSE, U. of Bonn) “Global Evidence on Economic Preferences”

Tuesday, 5 December, 2017 | 18:00 | Economics Discovery Hub

Practical Workshop: Getting Things Done

Thursday, 7 December, 2017 | 14:00 | Macro Research Seminar

SHARE-CZ+ seminar, Prof. Alex Ludwig (Goethe U. Frankfurt) “Precautionary Savings and Pecuniary Externalities: A Full Analytical Characterization of Optimal Capital Taxes in an OLG Economy”

Friday, 8 December, 2017 | 14:00 | Micro Theory Research Seminar

Alex Teytelboym, Ph.D. (U. of Oxford) “Refugee Resettlement”

Monday, 11 December, 2017 | 17:30 | Economics Discovery Hub

Final presentations of the Projects in Applied Economics for Talented Students

Thursday, 14 December, 2017 | 14:00 | Macro Research Seminar

Prof. Árpád Ábrahám (EUI) “Tax Progressivity, Performance Pay, and Search Frictions”