- CERGE-EI
Infobox_University
name = CERGE-EI
motto =
established =1991
type = Public
director = Lubomir Lizal
city =Prague
country =Czech Republic
students = 138 Ph.D.
staff =
website = [http://www.cerge-ei.cz www.cerge-ei.cz]CERGE-EI is an
academic institution that provides an American-stylePh.D. program ineconomics and conducts research in theoretical and policy-relatedeconomics . The institution is located at the historical center ofPrague , theCzech Republic . [ [http://www.cerge-ei.cz/about Read more about CERGE-EI on its official website] ] [ [http://www.cerge-ei.cz/about/history/ CERGE-EI: About ] ] [ [http://www.cerge-ei.cz/about/building_tour/ The CERGE-EI building] ]The CERGE-EI acronym stands for Center for Economic Research and Graduate Education - Economics Institute. CERGE-EI is institutionalized as a joint workplace of two separate entities: the Center for Economic Research and Graduate Education of
Charles University inPrague and the Economics Institute of theAcademy of Sciences of the Czech Republic . The center was founded in 1991 byJan Švejnar andJozef Zieleniec with a goal to educate a new generation of economists from post-communist countries.CERGE-EI's Academic Community
The institution’s student body of approximately 120 students is drawn from over 30 countries from all over the world, primarily from Central and
Eastern Europe and thepost-Soviet states . [ [http://www.cerge-ei.cz/phd/students/ Students] ] The permanent faculty of CERGE-EI is currently composed of 19 scholars from a diverse set of countries. Most faculty members have earned theirPh.D. ineconomics from renownedU.S. andWestern European universities. New faculty members are recruited via the international market for academic economists. The working language of the institution is English. [ [http://www.cerge-ei.cz/people/faculty/ Faculty and Researchers] ] [http://www.cerge-ei.cz/news/data/Country-of-Origin_Chart_2007.pdf]The Ph.D. Programme
The
Ph.D. program consists of two years of coursework followed by two years of supervised dissertation research. The Master of Arts (M.A.) degree is awarded to students who successfully complete the two years of coursework. CERGE-EI students generally conduct part of their dissertation research at partner universities inWestern Europe andNorth America . CERGE-EI also hosts astudy abroad program forundergraduate students from theUnited States (UPCES). [ [http://www.cerge-ei.cz/abroad/ More on the UPCES Program] ] [ [http://www.cerge-ei.cz/abroad/faq/ FAQ for the study abroad program] ]CERGE-EI is accredited by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the
Czech Republic and by the The Board of Regents of the Education Department of the New York State, a board grantingcharters to programs outside theU.S.A . The New York State Board granted CERGE-EI temporarycharter to award Ph.D. and M.A. degrees ineconomics in 2000, and a permanentcharter in 2005.CERGE-EI graduates are usually employed by
international organizations such as theIMF and theEBRD , universities, consulting firms, privatefinancial institutions , and regional central banks and ministries.Research
In addition to education, CERGE-EI stimulates and supports advanced economic research. Faculty members and advanced students regularly publish papers in international peer-refereed journals. In the 1990’s, CERGE-EI has built significant reputation in research on the economics of transition. As the post-communist countries developed into market economies, the research interests of CERGE-EI faculty and students have expanded to other areas of
economics , such as dynamic macroeconomic theory,experimental economics , labor andpublic economics , and many others.CERGE-EI publishes an in-house
working paper series, organizes regular research seminars at which academics from universities around the world present their current papers (including several Nobel laureates), hosts professional conferences, and houses the largest economicslibrary in Central andEastern Europe . CERGE-EI is also the Central andEast European Regional Network representative for theGlobal Development Network (GDN).Funding
CERGE-EI is financed by educational and research grants from the Czech government, by grants from other Czech and foreign entities, as well as private donations from individuals, foundations, and
corporations . The fundraising activities are carried out by two affiliated institutions, CERGE-EI Foundation U.S.A. and Nadace CERGE-EI.Governance
CERGE-EI is governed by an Executive and Supervisory Committee (ESC), which makes major strategic and financial decisions, supervises local management, and makes decisions on the hiring and promotion of faculty members. The ESC is composed of internationally recognized scholars in the field of
economics , representatives ofCharles University and the Academy of Sciences, andtenured faculty members of CERGE-EI.Members of the ESC
*Prof.Jan Švejnar , Ph.D. (Chair),University of Michigan , andCERGE-EI
*Prof. Phillippe Aghion, Ph.D.,University College London and Department of Economics,Harvard University
*Prof.Richard Blundell , Ph.D.,Department of Economics,University College London
*Prof. Henry S. Farber, Ph.D.,Department of Economics,Princeton University
*Prof. Randall Filer, Ph.D.,Hunter College and the Graduate Center,City University of New York
*Prof. Roger Gordon, Ph.D.,Department of Economics,University of California, San Diego
*Prof. RNDr. Vaclav Hampl, DrSc. (represented by Prof. PhDr. Stanislav Stech, CSc.),Charles University
*Prof. RNDr. Jan Hanousek, CSc.,CERGE-EI
*Byeongju Jeong, Ph. D,CERGE-EI
*Doc. Stepan Jurajda, Ph.D.,CERGE-EI
*Miriam Klipper, Esq., Asst. District Attorney, New York County
*Prof. Jan Kmenta, Ph.D.,Department of Economics,University of Michigan
*Doc. Lubomir Lizal, Ph.D. (ex officio),CERGE-EI
*Doc. Andreas Ortmann, Ph.D.,CERGE-EI
*Prof. RNDr.Václav Pačes , DrSc. (represented by PhDr. Petr Nejedly),Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
*Prof.Gerard Roland , Ph.D.,University of California, Berkeley
*Prof. Avner Shaked, Ph.D., Department of Economics,University of Bonn
*Prof.Joseph Stiglitz , Ph.D.,Columbia University , New York City, Nobel Prize in Economics 2001
*Prof. Michelle White, Ph.D., Department of Economics,University of California, San Diego
*Doc. Ing.Josef Zieleniec , CSc., Member of theEuropean Parliament
*Kresimir Zigic, Ph.D.,CERGE-EI References
External links
* [http://www.cerge-ei.cz CERGE-EI's official website]
* [http://www.cuni.cz/UKENG-1.html Charles University's official website (in English)]
* [http://www.cas.cz/en/ Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic official website (in English)]
* [http://www.cerge-ei.cz/foundation/CERGE-EI_US/ CERGE-EI Foundation USA]
* [http://www.cerge-ei.cz/foundation/CERGE-EI_CZ/ Foundation Nadace CERGE-EI]
* [http://www.wdi.umich.edu/ The William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan]
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