International Economics
The Center broadly undertakes research in all fields of international economics. It looks into macro-finance, economic development, innovation, growth, and institutional governance. It investigates international trade issues, with a particular focus on the role of product quality and non-homothetic demand in influencing trade patterns.
It scrutinizes financial markets, covering aspects such as regulation and white-collar crimes. It studies the effects of economic policies, consequences of technological change, especially ICT, and the economic transition in CEE. It analyzes migration and its impact on the labor market and the issue of remittances. It inspects international knowledge spillovers, patents, smart specialization, and upgrading in global value chains/production networks.
Main directions of the research:
- International trade
- Regional economics
- Macro-finance
#International economics; #International trade; #Global Value Chains; #Economic transition; #International spillovers; #Economic development
Representatives of the research team
Vincenzo Merella
Ayaz Zeynalov
Top publications of the team
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de Batz, L. (2023). Financial market enforcement in France. European Journal of Law and Economics, 55, 409-468.
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Jaimovich, E., Madzharova, B., and Merella, V. (2023). Inside the white box: Unpacking the determinants of quality and vertical specialization. European Economic Review, 152, 104374.
- Ugur, M., Solomon, E., and Zeynalov, A. (2022). Leverage, competition and financial distress hazard: Implications for capital structure in the presence of agency costs. Economic Modelling, 108, 105740.
Selected research projects
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Reducing the risk of corporate bankruptcies: the role of the discipline effect (GA CR project 2023-2025 by Ayaz Zeynalov)
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Digitization of the public sector: impacts on growth and innovation of domestic IT sectors (GA CR project 2023-2025 by Smaranda Pantea)
- Pricing-To-Market, Entry Dynamics, and Store-of-Value: The Role of Nonhomothetic Preferences along the Quality Dimension (submitted to GACR 2025-2028 by Vincenzo Merella)
Contact
merv01@vse.cz
fir.vse.cz/research/international-research-centre/about/