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A better life does not always make us happier. Higher aspirations can enrich our lives while leaving us less satisfied

Niclas Berggren, economist, Prague University of Economics and Business  Imagine a country that makes higher education accessible to a larger share of the population. Suppose that graduates secure better jobs, earn higher incomes, and gain access to richer cultural, social and intellectual lives. At the same time, they may develop higher expectations of their careers, […]

A better life does not always make us happier. Higher aspirations can enrich our lives while leaving us less satisfied

“The Cheapest Energy May Not Be the Best.” An Interview with Prof. Teplý on a Fair Energy Market and Consumer Protection

Energy literacy is difficult to define, yet its absence is very clearly reflected in household decision-making, says Prof. PhDr. Petr Teplý, Ph.D., Director of the Institute of Sustainable Finance at the Faculty of Finance and Accounting, Prague University of Economics and Business. In this interview, he explains why choosing an energy supplier is not only […]

“The Cheapest Energy May Not Be the Best.” An Interview with Prof. Teplý on a Fair Energy Market and Consumer Protection

How Selected Health Risks Relate to Healthcare Expenditure

The sustainability of public budgets and the financing of healthcare are among the important topics in today’s public debate. A new study, The impact of health risks on healthcare expenditure in European countries, focuses on how selected risk factors may be associated with healthcare expenditure at the country level. The authors, Jarmila Zimmermannová, Karel Helman […]

How Selected Health Risks Relate to Healthcare Expenditure

Artificial Intelligence as a Data Guardian: Researchers from VŠE Are Contributing to a Next-Generation Security System

Security systems can detect suspicious handling of sensitive data, but they do not always correctly determine whether it represents a real threat. The project “Next Gen User Interface Using Local AI” will develop a solution that enables risks to be assessed more accurately and appropriate responses to be selected. The Faculty of Economics at the […]

Artificial Intelligence as a Data Guardian: Researchers from VŠE Are Contributing to a Next-Generation Security System

Resilience Is Not a Coincidence. Companies Should Not See Competitive Intelligence as Mere Analytics.

How can Competitive Intelligence (CI) contribute to building organizational resilience in an environment of hypercompetition, digital disruption and growing uncertainty? A new study by a research team from the Faculty of Informatics and Statistics at Prague University of Economics and Business shows that CI cannot be understood merely as a technical process of data collection […]

Resilience Is Not a Coincidence. Companies Should Not See Competitive Intelligence as Mere Analytics.

How AI Identifies Words That Predict Higher Citation Rates of Research Articles

Artificial intelligence can now estimate which research publications will be successful and which will not. New research goes even further: it aims to show which words in an abstract contribute most to this estimate and also explains the reasons behind it. This enables authors of scientific studies and evaluators to better understand the factors that […]

How AI Identifies Words That Predict Higher Citation Rates of Research Articles

A Voice That Is Not Heard: Invisible Work and Women’s Talent in Czech Micro-enterprises

Imagine a small workplace where people learn mostly on the job and where close working relationships shape everyday life. It might seem that in such an environment, talent would naturally come to the fore. However, research by Zdena Hrušková and Lenka Komárková from the Faculty of Management at Prague University of Economics and Business shows […]

A Voice That Is Not Heard: Invisible Work and Women’s Talent in Czech Micro-enterprises

Debt Limit Works. Mayors Respond Before Sanctions Are Imposed.

What makes a mayor keep municipal debt under control? The threat that a municipality may lose part of its tax revenues, or the fear of being publicly labelled fiscally irresponsible? New research by Lucie Sedmihradská and Markéta Arltová from the Faculty of Finance and Accounting at the Prague University of Economics and Business, published in […]

Debt Limit Works. Mayors Respond Before Sanctions Are Imposed.

Across Disciplines Against Inequality: The CONOS Project Opens Up Key Issues of Our Time

An expert workshop focused on research into social inequalities took place at Prague University of Economics and Business on 17 June as part of the CONOS project (Center for Issues of Inequality and Open Society). The project brings together experts from law, economics, psychology and political science, and seeks answers to key questions facing contemporary […]

Across Disciplines Against Inequality: The CONOS Project Opens Up Key Issues of Our Time