Tomáš Houška: Odhad dopadu a škod kartelových dohod (Seminář z cyklu MUES)

16:00

Kartelové dohody mezi konkurenty oslabují konkurenci na trhu a vedou k vyšším cenám. Firmy v takovýchto případech platí svým dodavatelům, kteří se domluvili na ceně, více, než kolik by platily na správně...

Adam Mrozowicki: The Winding Roads of Union Revitalization: the Old and New Challenges to Trade Unionism in Poland (Seminář z cyklu MUES)

14:00

(Coffee and cake will be available from 13:45 with the seminar starting promptly at 14:00)

Abstract: In the context of ongoing discussion on the changing nature of union power resources, this presentation...

Martin Halla: Extractive Institutions: A Little Goes a Long Way. The Soviet Occupation of Germany versus Austria (Seminář z cyklu MUES)

13:00

As a consequence of World War II, Austria was divided into four different occupation zones for 10 years. Before tight travel restrictions came into place, about 11 percent of the population residing in...

Rainer Michael Rilke: Hierarchies and honesty (Seminář z cyklu MUES)

11:00

Every organization rests on hierarchical structures. In organizations hierarchies are essential to structure and delegate which agent is responsible for which kind of task, but also which agent in the...

James Alm: Is Economics Useful for Public Policy? (Seminář z cyklu MUES)

9:00

Prof. James Alm is Chair of Economics at Tulane University in New Orleans. Alm’s most recent research areas include tax compliance and tax evasion, the marriage tax, tax and expenditure limitations, tax...

Barbora Chmelíková: Financial Decision-Making among Finance Students (Seminář z cyklu MUES)

12:00

Making sound financial decisions is an essential skill which can have an impact on life of each consumer of financial products. The aim of this paper is to examine decision-making concerning financial...

Štěpán Jurajda: What’s in a Name in a War (Seminář z cyklu MUES)

13:30

We propose a novel empirical strategy for identifying and studying nationalism using name choices. We first show that having been given a first name that is synonymous with the leader(s) of the fascist...

David Masclet: Discrimination in the Workplace : Experimental Evidence (Seminář z cyklu MUES)

17:00

We examine labor market favoritism in a unique laboratory experiment design.  Group identities are created and both employment preference rankings and wage offers favor in-group members.  Workers positively...