Talking Economics

Matching Matters: The Hidden Economics of Who Works Where with Luca Mazzone

What happens when the labor market doesn’t match workers and firms efficiently? Can online platforms and better data solve the problem? And what role do families play in shaping the workforce of tomorrow?Luca Mazzone, Assistant Professor at CERGE-EI and Economist at the IMF, talks about the hidden dynamics behind wage inequality, employment policy, and how households shape labor market outcomes. His research looks into how people and firms find each other—and why this matching process matters for productivity, inequality, and growth.https://www.cerge-ei.cz/https://www.instagram.com/cergeei/https://www.facebook.com/cergeei/https://x.com/CERGE_EI/

Marta Cota: Household Financial Choices

What determines the financial decisions we make throughout our lives—like choosing a mortgage, saving for retirement, or deciding whether to invest? In the latest episode of Talking Economics, we explore these questions with Marta Cota, a CERGE-EI PhD alumna and Assistant Professor of Finance at Nova School of Business and Economics in Lisbon.https://www.cerge-ei.cz/https://www.instagram.com/cergeei/https://www.facebook.com/cergeei/https://twitter.com/CERGE_EI/

Vladimír Novák: Polarization, Policy, and Structural Challenges

In the latest episode of Talking Economics, we speak with Vladimír Novák, Senior Economist at the National Bank of Slovakia and CERGE-EI PhD alumnus, about his recent research and how it connects to real-world policy challenges. Vladimír’s academic work focuses on how individuals process information—and how that, in turn, shapes their beliefs, decisions, and broader societal outcomes.https://www.cerge-ei.cz/https://www.instagram.com/cergeei/https://www.facebook.com/cergeei/https://twitter.com/CERGE_EI/

Ctirad Slavík: Taxation, Wages, and Growth

Associate Professor at CERGE-EI, Ctirad Slavík, discusses taxation, inequality, and the economic impact of policy reforms in our latest episode. He shares insights on optimal capital taxation, the effects of automation on wages, and the 2021 Czech income tax reform.https://www.cerge-ei.cz/https://www.instagram.com/cergeei/https://www.facebook.com/cergeei/https://twitter.com/CERGE_EI/

Talking Economics Emerging Scholars: Theodor Kouro

Our next guest on the Talking Economics: Emerging Scholars series is Theodor Kouro, one of CERGE-EI’s job market candidates this year. Theo’s research spans behavioral, experimental, and development economics, with a particular focus on gender economics. In his job market paper, he explores the mechanics of autonomy in a large-scale natural field experiment on effort provision. This paper earned him the 2023 Young Economist of the Czech Republic award. https://www.cerge-ei.cz/ https://www.instagram.com/cergeei/ https://www.facebook.com/cergeei/ https://twitter.com/CERGE_EI/