25 Apr

Jiaqi Zhao: Shareholder activism: Blessing or affliction for incumbent CEOs? (MUES seminar)

10:00 AM

We examine the CEO career consequences following shareholder activism in their companies. To address endogeneity, we employ a control function approach, using expected mutual fund flow-induced sales and...

29 Apr

Ugo Fratesi: On the mechanics of S3: firm competitiveness and territorial employment growth (MUES seminar)

12:00 PM

Smart specialisation strategies involve selective interventions in firms, expecting that these will spread to the wider local economic system (“entry” mechanism). This mechanism is tested here, examining...

29 Apr

Joacim Larsson von Garaguly, Victoria Kihlström, Ravi Dar: Case Studies in Commercialization and Institutional Evolution (MUES seminar)

1:00 PM

This joint presentation of four research projects explores how institutions and markets evolve through processes of commercialization, innovation, and adaptation. The first study examines the transformation...

29 Apr

Advances in Healthcare Modeling: Microsimulation as a Tool for Applied Research (Seminar Series)

5:00 PM

ROLAND STURM

Mendel´s refectory in the Mendel Museum Brno

15 May

Caterina Pavese: Integrated vs. Separated Schooling for Refugee Children: Long-Term Effects on Education and Assimilation (MUES seminar)

2:00 PM

The large influx of refugees over recent decades challenges many Western countries to devise effective policies for long-term integration. A key policy question is whether refugee children should be directly...

23 May

David Neumark: What Can We Conclude from the Evidence on Minimum Wages and Employment? Recent Progress (MUES seminar)

1:00 PM