This PhD project investigates the causal consequences of physical health shocks, primarily using linked administrative registers. Employing modern causal inference methods—staggered-adoption difference-in-differences and event-time models—the thesis will estimate the short- and medium-run effects of these shocks on employment, working hours, and transitions to disability or early retirement. It will also examine how job characteristics (e.g. cognitive load, physical strain, telework potential) and social-insurance features (e.g. waiting periods, benefit generosity) mediate these effects, and how outcomes vary by gender, education, and migrant status.

The supervisor for this topic is associate professor Štěpán Mikula. Detailed information about the supervisor, his publications and research projects can be found here.

This PhD project examines the causal effects of information provision on individual decision-making and behavioral responses within the health domain. It investigates how information provision, information content, and source credibility influence health-related choices, risk perceptions, and trust in information. Key research questions concern the effects of information on perceived health risks, willingness to vaccinate, and compliance with preventive behaviors. Employing survey experiments and complementary experimental designs, the study will identify behavioral mechanisms through which informational interventions shape attitudes and actions in controlled settings. The findings are expected to contribute to theoretical and empirical understanding of information processing in health contexts and inform the design of evidence-based communication strategies.

The supervisor for this topic is associate professor Rostislav Staněk. Detailed information about the supervisor, his publications and research projects can be found here.