Talking Economics

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Center for Economic Research and Graduate Education - Economics Institute (CERGE-EI) A podcast on recent economic research and its challenges and opportunities in the changing world.

  1. 18 FEB

    Talking Economics Emerging Scholars: Sona Badalyan

    The Talking Economics: Emerging Scholars podcast series highlights the research and career journeys of CERGE-EI PhD in Economics candidates and recent graduates. In this episode, we speak with Sona Badalyan, one of our current job market candidates. Sona is an applied microeconomist with interests in labor, public, and personnel economics. Her job market paper examines internal labor markets, exploring how firm organization, labor market institutions, and frictions shape outcomes for workers and firms in an aging economy. 00:00 Introduction 01:20 Path to a PhD decision 05:10 Challenges and mobility stays 08:06 Motivation for a dissertation topic 08:53 Intra-firm spillovers of raised retirement age 15:30 Old-age employment and organizational structures 17:50 Peer Effects in old-age employment https://cerge-ei.cz/https://instagram.com/cergeei/https://facebook.com/cergeei/https://x.com/CERGE_EI/https://bsky.app/profile/cerge-ei.bsky.social

    21 min

  2. 27/10/2025

    The Economics of Discrimination with Vojtěch Bartoš

    Why does discrimination persist even when it’s costly for firms and societies? CERGE-EI alumnus and Associate Professor at the University of Milan, Vojtěch Bartoš, explains how behavioral economics helps uncover the mechanisms behind bias — and how evidence-based tools can help reduce it. https://www.cerge-ei.cz/ https://www.instagram.com/cergeei/ https://www.facebook.com/cergeei/ https://x.com/CERGE_EI/

    35 min
  3. Matching Matters: The Hidden Economics of Who Works Where with Luca Mazzone

    19/08/2025

    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/

    33 min

  4. 19/06/2025

    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/

    27 min

  5. 16/05/2025

    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/

    25 min

  6. 27/02/2025

    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/

    27 min

  7. 09/01/2025

    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/

    37 min

  8. 10/12/2024

    Talking Economics Emerging Scholars: Sinara Gharibyan

    Our next guest on the Talking Economics: Emerging Scholars series is Sinara Gharibyan, one of CERGE-EI’s job market candidates this year In her job market paper, Sinara examines how memories influence human behavior, particularly political behavior. Her innovative work distinguishes between two types of memory effects: fam-ily memory and collective memory. This paper earned her the prestigious PEDD Young Scholar Award in 2024 in Münster. 🎧 Tune in to hear about Sinara’s personal journey and dive deeper into her fascinating research! https://www.cerge-ei.cz/ https://www.instagram.com/cergeei/ https://www.facebook.com/cergeei/ https://twitter.com/CERGE_EI/

    28 min
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Center for Economic Research and Graduate Education - Economics Institute (CERGE-EI) A podcast on recent economic research and its challenges and opportunities in the changing world.

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  • Creator
    CERGE-EI
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    38
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © CERGE-EI
  • Show Website
    Talking Economics