Michal Bauer

Michal Bauer is a Professor at Charles University (since 2024) and holds tenure as an Associate Professor at CERGE-EI (a joint institution of Charles University and Czech Academy of Sciences) since 2017. He is also a Senior Researcher at the Economics Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences and affiliated with IZA, CEPR, and CESifo. His academic journey includes the title of Doctor of Sciences (DSc) awarded in 2024.

Education: He holds degrees including PhDr., Ph.D., and DSc., though specific institutional details of his education are not explicitly provided.

Research Interests: Bauer focuses on behavioral mechanisms underlying poverty, discrimination, and inter-group conflicts. His work integrates behavioral economics, development economics, and experimental economics through field experiments in disadvantaged communities. His experimental approaches address real-world challenges like vaccine hesitancy and group-based decision-making dynamics.

Awards:

• Doctor of Sciences (DSc) degree (2024)

Advising & Grants: No formal advisees (students) or grant details are listed in the provided texts. His research has been published in leading journals like the American Economic Review, PNAS, and Nature.

Labs/Teams: Active within CERGE-EI and the Institute of Economic Studies at Charles University, contributing to interdisciplinary collaborations in development and behavioral economics.