Maroš Servátka: Introduction to Experimental and Behavioral Economics (Seminář z cyklu MUES)

11:00

The lecture will introduce students to this increasingly popular method for testing and stimulating economic theory. Traditionally, economics research has sought to test the predicted effect of a policy...

Michal Krčál: Justifying the unjustifiable: How the intangible benefits of information systems can be evaluated (Seminář z cyklu MUES)

12:00

Abstract: From the introduction of Brynjolfsson’s “Productivity Paradox” and Bannister’s and Remenyi’s “act of faith”, the scientists are tackling the challenge of evaluating intangible benefits of information...

Michal Ďuriník: Maximizing vs. Satisficing in decision making (Seminář z cyklu MUES)

12:00

Abstract: Some people, called Maximizers, do not settle for good enough choices – they want to make sure what they select is the best. To discover the best options possible, they can exert large amounts...

Peter Molnár: Google searches and stock returns (Seminář z cyklu MUES)

14:00

We investigate whether Google searches can be used to forecast stock returns. We find that short-term (daily and weekly) increase in search activity leads to negative excess stock returns with subsequent...

Jaroslav Bil: Rocket and Feather Effect in Retail Gasoline Market : Evidence from the Czech Republic (Seminář z cyklu MUES)

11:30

This study investigate price adjustement in retail gasoline market in Czech Republic. Using weekly aggregated panel data of 1285 gas stations over years 2008-2013 error-corection model is estimated to...

Anca Covrigová: „Naše-vaše integrace“ aneb jak to vidí Češi (Seminář z cyklu MUES)

14:35

Jedna z nejčastějších definic integrace (včetně integrace menšinových skupin do majoritní společnosti) vychází z konceptu oboustranného procesu. Jinými slovy, má-li být integrace úspěšná, je třeba, aby...

Jana Závacká: Endogenous Economic Cycles: An Agent-based Model Of Consumers’ Confidence (Seminář z cyklu MUES)

12:00

Abstract: The main goal of this paper is to present consumers’ confidence as an important source of cyclical economic activity. We use a simplified agent-based model with a single production sector and...

Andreas Bergh: Explaining the labor market gaps between immigrants and natives in the OECD (Seminář z cyklu MUES)

13:00

Andreas Bergh at IDEAS

In most OECD-countries, immigrants have lower employment and higher unemployment than natives. On average, the gap in labor market outcomes is larger in countries with more immigrant...