Our previous research has discovered that high-rank positions in Czech economic academia, government advisory boards, and public agencies granting research are mainly occupied by professors without a single publication in journals with impact factor. Here we present further bibliometric evidence...

This paper summarizes recent international evidence on the design, functioning and effects of fiscal rules. Special attention is paid to small open economies such as the Czech Republic. This paper (1) discusses pros and cons of the rules focusing on different types of fiscal constraints (e.g.,...

This paper uses novel ECB/Eurosystem data on non-bank financial intermediation to investigate the potential factors of shadow banking growth for a panel of 24 EU countries. We find the EU shadow banking system to be highly procyclical and positively related to the increasing demand of long-term...

For many academics, obtaining a professorship is the main goal, but only a few will succeed. We provide insight into the appointment process through a literature review of four related areas and empirical analysis. We focus on a wide area of economic sciences over a 22-year period. Our dataset...