Most research on retirement asks a simple question: when do people choose to stop working, and why? CERGE-EI job market candidate Sona Badalyan takes a different angle: she looks at raised retirement age as something that also happens to firms and coworkers, and follows its ripples through promotions, hiring, and peer effects.

Using game theory, a recent study shows how the pope gets elected, why this system can last indefinitely, and how economists model such elections to understand what kinds of winners the rules tend to produce.

After four years in office as the first woman to lead Charles University, Milena Králíčková is stepping down as rector. “Being a rector is a service that involves seeking paths and connecting worlds. I'm sure we succeeded in some cases, but four years isn't enough time to do everything, ” she says, looking back on her time in office.

Ondřej Václavek and Filip Zavoral developed a seminar on cloud technologies at CU MATHPHYS which bridges academia and the corporate world.

During her studies, Rose Smith travelled around the world. She now shares her experience with a joint degree programme at CU and the University of Groningen, Netherlands.

In our latest Talking Economics episode, we spoke with Luca Mazzone, Assistant Professor at CERGE-EI and Economist at the International Monetary Fund, about the hidden dynamics behind wage inequality, employment policy, and how households shape labour market outcomes.

On 1 March 2025, an amendment to the Higher Education Act, adjusting the conditions for doctoral studies, came into force. “The reform is a step in the right direction, even if it hasn’t been handled so well in terms of process,” says Ladislav Krištoufek, CU’s Vice-Rector for Research.

The Czech-American Fulbright Commission plays a key role in fostering academic exchange, bringing international scholars to Czech institutions, and contributing to cross-cultural dialogue. Scholar Djurdja Padejski spent the last year at Charles University.

For over 30 years, Olga Kotková has lived among the Old Masters. Now, a major exhibition she curated — Women Artists 1300–1900 — is one of the most important events of the season at the National Gallery’s Waldstein Riding School in Prague.