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3rd Arts & Humanities Conference, Barcelona

he International Institute of Social and Economic Sciences invites you to participate in the 3rd Arts & Humanities Conference to be held on May 15 – 18, 2018 in Barcelona, Spain, at the Pompeu Fabra University. The conference is co-organized by the University of Economics Prague (Department of Philosophy), and hosted by the Pompeu Fabra University. Two conference tours are included: Montserrat and Girona/Besalú. Combine two conferences: The Barcelona […]

Part-time grant manager

Grant Manager. The Department of Institutional Economics at VSE is looking for a part-time grant manager. The job duties involve administering and managing several grant projects (mostly GACR), and searching for new research funding opportunities. Requirements: At least Bachelor degree, very good English. Prior experience with grants and similar publicly-funded project is a plus. Flexible hours, […]

8th Economics & Finance Conference, London

The International Institute of Social and Economic Sciences invites you to participate in the 8th Economics & Finance Conference to be held on May 29 – June 1, 2017 at the University of London, United Kingdom. The conference is co-organized by the IISES and the Department of Economics – University of Economics, Prague, and in co-operation with the University […]

7th Economics & Finance Conference, Tel Aviv

The International Institute of Social and Economic Sciences invites you to participate in the 7th Economics & Finance Conference to be held on March 7-11, 2017 at the College of Law and Business, Tel Aviv, Israel. The conference is jointly organized by the IISES, the Department of Economics – University of Economics, Prague and the Department of Business […]

Seminar on Establishment of Social Safety Net during Transition

The seminar will be held at the premises of the University of Economics, Prague on Wednesday, November 9, 2016, in conference room NB 169. The seminar is organized by the Government of the Republic of Korea, through its Embassy in Prague. The keynote speakers of the seminar are: Martin Potůček, head of the Center for […]

Conference on the Law and Economics of Health Care

Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze Prague, 26-27 May 2016 Keynote speaker: Michael Frakes, Northwestern University a Modern health care systems struggle to reduce the burden of inappropriate health care. Inappropriate health care services increase expenditures without improving the medical condition of patients. Their main cause is a misalignment between the best interest of physicians/hospitals, the best […]

Job openning: Assistant Professor, Applied/Empirical Microeconomics

The Faculty of Economics at the University of Economics in Prague is seeking candidates for an Assistant Professor position, starting September 2016. We are seeking candidates doing research in Applied Microeconomics, broadly defined to include fields such as empirical microeconomics, behavioral economics, law and economics and policy evaluation. The appointment is for 3 years, with […]

NF won 2 grants from the Grant agency of the Czech Republic

Years Principal investigator Topic Team members 2016 – 2017 Prof. Pavel Pelikan Why economies fail – Introduction to Institutional, Behavioral and Evolutionary Political Economy — 2016 – 2018 Doc. Niclas Berggren Trust, Tolerance and Religion – New Evidence on the Cultural Foundations and Effects of the Market Economy Dr. Miroslav Zajíček, Dr. Therese Nilsson  

Neuron Impuls Prize 2015 awarded to Dr. Cvrcek of KIE

Neuron Impuls Prize in social sciences for 2015 was awarded to Tomáš Cvrček for creation of Central European Historical Microdata Center. Other details http://kie.vse.cz/veda/neuron/ (in Czech only).

Minor of Department of Economic History in English: Modern Economic and Political History