Impact of changes in excise duties on households in the Czech Republic
Janský, Petr
2014 - English Keywords: consumer behaviour; excise duties; tax reforms Available at various institutes of the ASCR Impact of changes in excise duties on households in the Czech Republic

Janský, Petr
Národohospodářský ústav, 2014

Inflation differentials among Czech households
Hait, P.; Janský, Petr
2014 - English Keywords: households; inflation; inflation differentials Available at various institutes of the ASCR Inflation differentials among Czech households

Hait, P.; Janský, Petr
Národohospodářský ústav, 2014

Does the study abroad experience affect attitudes towards other nationalities?
Cahlíková, Jana
2014 - English Every year, millions of people relocate to a foreign country for school or work. This research provides evidence of how such international experience shifts preferences and stereotypes related to other nationalities. I use participation in the Erasmus study abroad program as a source of variation in international experience. Students who are ready to participate in the Erasmus program are chosen as a control group for students who have returned from studies abroad. Individuals make decisions in a Trust Game and in a Triple Dictator Game to decompose changes to statistical discrimination from changes to taste-based discrimination. Results show that while students do not differentiate between partners from Northern and Southern Europe in the Trust Game prior to an Erasmus study abroad, students who have returned from Erasmus studies abroad begin to exhibit less trust towards partners from the South. Behavior towards other nationalities in the Triple Dictator Game is not affected by the Erasmus study experience. Overall, the results suggest that participants learn ab out cross-country variation in cooperative behavior while abroad and therefore statistical discrimination increases with international experience. Keywords: discrimination; inter-group contact; trust Available at various institutes of the ASCR Does the study abroad experience affect attitudes towards other nationalities?

Every year, millions of people relocate to a foreign country for school or work. This research provides evidence of how such international experience shifts preferences and stereotypes related to ...

Cahlíková, Jana
Národohospodářský ústav, 2014

Sand in the wheels or the wheels in sand? Tobin taxes and market crashes
Lavička, H.; Lichard, Tomáš; Novotný, Jan
2013 - English Keywords: price jumps; financial transaction taxes; agent-based modeling Available at various institutes of the ASCR Sand in the wheels or the wheels in sand? Tobin taxes and market crashes

Lavička, H.; Lichard, Tomáš; Novotný, Jan
Národohospodářský ústav, 2013

Mapování státní správy: počty a platy státních úředníků
Bouchal, P.; Janský, Petr
2013 - Czech Základem k zlepšení státní správy je analýza stávajícího stavu založená na dobrých informacích a tato studie proto poskytuje základní mapu zaměstnanců státní správy a souvisejících otázek. Mapujeme počty a platy státních úředníků a jejich vývoj za posledních deset let, ukazujeme problémy rozpočtování a plánování změn Diskutujeme jak zlepšit státní správu. The basis for improving the government's current situation is analysis based on good information and this study therefore provides a basic map of civil servants and related issues. Mapping the number and salaries of civil servants and their development over the last ten years show the problems of budgeting and planning for change. We discuss how to improve government administration. Keywords: government administration; civil servants Available at various institutes of the ASCR Mapování státní správy: počty a platy státních úředníků

Základem k zlepšení státní správy je analýza stávajícího stavu založená na dobrých informacích a tato studie proto poskytuje základní mapu zaměstnanců státní správy a souvisejících otázek. Mapujeme ...

Bouchal, P.; Janský, Petr
Národohospodářský ústav, 2013

Every vote counts: evidence on corruption culture peer effects from representatives' voting attendance
Lichard, Tomáš; Žúdel, Branislav
2013 - English In this paper we study the effect of peers and culture on corrupt behavior. We use the European Parliament (EP) as a natural laboratory, as Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) face the same institutional setting, however they differ in corruption culture due to different nationalities. The research question is whether and to what extent the corrupt behavior among MEPs from old EU member states changes after they interact with the MEPs from new EU member states who entered the European Parliament in 2004. We study this question by analyzing the patterns of shirking behavior, as MEPs recieve a per diem compensation for every day she signs the attendance sheet. Keywords: corrupt behavior; European Parliament; Corruption Perception Index Available at various institutes of the ASCR Every vote counts: evidence on corruption culture peer effects from representatives' voting attendance

In this paper we study the effect of peers and culture on corrupt behavior. We use the European Parliament (EP) as a natural laboratory, as Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) face the same ...

Lichard, Tomáš; Žúdel, Branislav
Národohospodářský ústav, 2013

Model TAXBEN pro hodnocení dopadů daňových změn
Dušek, Libor; Kalíšková, Klára; Münich, Daniel
2013 - Czech Metodika popisuje nově vyvinutý mikrosimulační model TAXBEN a software, který jej implementuje. Model simuluje výši přímých daní a sociálních dávek v reprezentativním souboru českých domácností. Generuje různé charakteristiky daňového systému, zejména průměrné, mezní, a participační daňové sazby, a příjmy a výdaje státního rozpočtu. Model je zaměřen na studium zdanění příjmů ze zaměstnání a podnikání v domácnostech, které jsou či alespoň mohou být ekonomicky aktivní, a na studium sociálních dávek pobíraných těmito domácnostmi. The certified methodology describes a newly developed microsimulation model (TAXBEN) and the software which implements it. The model simulates the amounts of direct taxes and welfare benefits in a representative sample of Czech households. It generates various characteristics of the tax system, such as the average, marginal, and participation tax rates, and the revenues expenditures of the government budget. Keywords: TAXBEN model; impact evaluation; tax reform; Czech Republic Available at various institutes of the ASCR Model TAXBEN pro hodnocení dopadů daňových změn

Metodika popisuje nově vyvinutý mikrosimulační model TAXBEN a software, který jej implementuje. Model simuluje výši přímých daní a sociálních dávek v reprezentativním souboru českých domácností. ...

Dušek, Libor; Kalíšková, Klára; Münich, Daniel
Národohospodářský ústav, 2013

Podklady pro RIA k návrhu zákona o dani z nemovitostí
Dušek, Libor; Šatava, Jiří
2013 - Czech Keywords: real estate tax; reform; bill Available at various institutes of the ASCR Podklady pro RIA k návrhu zákona o dani z nemovitostí

Dušek, Libor; Šatava, Jiří
Národohospodářský ústav, 2013

Modeling Myanmar
Cincibuch, M.; Kejak, Michal; Vávra, D.; Auda, O.; Aslanyan, Gurgen; Baksa, D.; Bečičková, Hana; Daniš, P.; Hřebíček, Hynek; Janjgava, Batlome; Kacer, R.; Kameník, O.; Konopecký, F.; Lukáč, J.; Mirzoyan, Armen; Motl, Tomáš; Musil, K.; Plotnikov, S.; Remo, A.; Szilágyi, K.; Vlček, J.
2013 - English The report has two chapters. Chapter 1 describes the structural model which lies at heart of the FPAS. It summarizes the main features of the Myanmar economy relevant for building the structural model and describes in detail the most distinctive parts of the model. The chapter concludes with an analysis of the model properties and an interpretation of past economic developments in Myanmar through the optic of the model. Chapter 2 evaluates how the FPAS performs empirically. The forecasting power is assessed by in-sample comparison with the standard random-walk benchmark. We conclude that the FPAS performs satisfactorily in this comparison. Keywords: Myanmar; forecasting and policy analysis system Available at various institutes of the ASCR Modeling Myanmar

The report has two chapters. Chapter 1 describes the structural model which lies at heart of the FPAS. It summarizes the main features of the Myanmar economy relevant for building the structural model ...

Cincibuch, M.; Kejak, Michal; Vávra, D.; Auda, O.; Aslanyan, Gurgen; Baksa, D.; Bečičková, Hana; Daniš, P.; Hřebíček, Hynek; Janjgava, Batlome; Kacer, R.; Kameník, O.; Konopecký, F.; Lukáč, J.; Mirzoyan, Armen; Motl, Tomáš; Musil, K.; Plotnikov, S.; Remo, A.; Szilágyi, K.; Vlček, J.
Národohospodářský ústav, 2013

Modeling Georgia
Cincibuch, M.; Kejak, Michal; Vávra, D.; Auda, O.; Aslanyan, Gurgen; Baksa, D.; Bečičková, Hana; Daniš, P.; Hřebíček, Hynek; Janjgava, Batlome; Kacer, R.; Kameník, O.; Konopecký, F.; Lukáč, J.; Mirzoyan, Armen; Motl, Tomáš; Musil, K.; Plotnikov, S.; Remo, A.; Szilágyi, K.; Vlček, J.
2013 - English The report has two chapters. Chapter 1 describes the structural model which lies at heart of the FPAS. It summarizes the main features of the Georgian economy relevant for building the structural model and describes in detail the most distinctive parts of the model. The chapter concludes with an analysis of the model properties and an interpretation of past economic developments in Georgia through the optic of the model. Chapter 2 evaluates how the FPAS performs empirically. The forecasting power is assessed by in-sample comparison with the standard random-walk benchmark. We conclude that the FPAS performs satisfactorily in this comparison. Keywords: Georgia; forecasting and policy analysis system Available at various institutes of the ASCR Modeling Georgia

The report has two chapters. Chapter 1 describes the structural model which lies at heart of the FPAS. It summarizes the main features of the Georgian economy relevant for building the structural ...

Cincibuch, M.; Kejak, Michal; Vávra, D.; Auda, O.; Aslanyan, Gurgen; Baksa, D.; Bečičková, Hana; Daniš, P.; Hřebíček, Hynek; Janjgava, Batlome; Kacer, R.; Kameník, O.; Konopecký, F.; Lukáč, J.; Mirzoyan, Armen; Motl, Tomáš; Musil, K.; Plotnikov, S.; Remo, A.; Szilágyi, K.; Vlček, J.
Národohospodářský ústav, 2013