Based on a large panel of Czech manufacturing firms, we estimate firm-level production functions in 2003–2007 using the Levinsohn and Petrin (2003) and Wooldridge (2009) approaches, correcting for the measurement error in capital. We show that measurement error plays a significant role in the...

Based on a large panel of Czech manufacturing firms, we estimate firm-level production functions in 2003–2007 using the Levinsohn and Petrin (2003) and Wooldridge (2009) approaches, correcting for the measurement error in capital. We show that measurement error plays a significant role in the...

In this paper we compare the nature and determinants of outflows from unemployment in the case of the Czech and Slovak Republics which in early 1990’s experienced a process close to a controlled experiment. Overall, our study suggests that the exceptionally low unemployment rate in the Czech...

We present empirical distributions of the average, marginal and participation tax rates on earnings across the population of Czech taxpayers under the current tax-and-benefit system. We quantify significant differences between the taxation of employees and the self-employed: the average tax...

CERGE-EI's publication summarizing the economic situation in the Czech Republic was published in December 1999. This edition was edited by Dr. Jan Hanousek, Director of CERGE-EI, and Dr. Daniel Münich, Deputy Director for Graduate Studies, and features articles by a number of CERGE-EI faculty...

CERGE-EI's fifth annual summary was published in December 2000. As with the 1999 edition, Dr. Jan Hanousek, Director of CERGE-EI, and Dr. Daniel Münich, Deputy Director for Graduate Studies served as editors. Articles were written by a number of CERGE-EI faculty members and researchers. This...

If school admission committees use alphabetically sorted lists of applicants in their evaluations, one's position in the alphabet according to last name initial may be important in determining access to selective schools. In Jurajda and Münich (2010) we provided evidence consistent with this...

Much has been written on the distinction between vertical and horizontal foreign direct investment. However, most of the empirical literature relies on indirect and aggregated measures only. The aim of this paper is to help fill this gap by examining the differences between German affiliates in...

We measure the importance of candidate characteristics listed on ballots for a candidate's position on a slate, for preferential votes received by a candidate, and, ultimately, for getting elected. We focus on the effects of gender, various types of academic titles, and also several novel...

This book provides a detailed analysis of the transition experience of Czech workers and students. The first chapter starts with a cross-sectional comparative study of the transition from communist to market wage structures and returns to human capital. The second chapter provides insight into...