Jan Hanousek

Jan Hanousek is a Professor of Economics at CERGE-EI (joint institution of Charles University and Czech Academy of Sciences) and Senior Researcher at the Economics Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences. His academic career spans over three decades, including visiting positions at Princeton University and University of Michigan. He holds a PhD in Statistics and undergraduate degree in Probability Theory from Charles University.

• Research Focus: Applied econometrics, corporate finance, public finance, and transition economies
• Teaching: Statistics, econometrics, and applied economics
• Key Awards: 2014/2015 Katherine Terrell teaching award; 2009 Czech Science Foundation's Presidential Award

His publications in top journals like Journal of Economic Literature and Journal of Corporate Finance focus on corruption, FDI spillovers, privatization effects, and financial markets in emerging economies. His work has been featured on CEPR's Policy Portal VOX.

Scientific Awards:

• 2014/2015 Education price (Jan Svejnar & Katherine Terrell teaching price at CERGE-EI)
• 2009 Czech Science Foundation's Presidential Award for research on Czech corporate efficiency