(NMgr) Programme: Master in Economic Research (NP_MER) ****************************************************************************************** * Programme N0311A050011: Master in Economic Research – master, full-time ****************************************************************************************** Academic year 2025/2026 The MA in Economic Research is a Western-style graduate program designed for students who their undergraduate studies and are interested in modern economic research. The program is spread over the course of two years. In each semester, students take three equip them with the systematic knowledge of economic theory and empirical research techniq Academic Writing training. At the end of the second year, they defend their MA thesis. The aim of this program is to prepare students for further postgraduate education in econo CERGE-EI’s PhD in Economics program or at other high-quality universities in Europe and No Graduates not wishing to continue on with a PhD study will be equipped with all the tools necessary for developing a career in research, analyst and quantitative positions at inter government organizations, public policy institutions, non-profit think-tanks and private s Academic supervisor: doc. Krešimir Žigić, Ph.D. ****************************************************************************************** * Course Structure and Study Requirements ****************************************************************************************** Total ECTS 120 ECTS Compulsory courses 39 ECTS Elective courses min. 69 ECTS Optional courses max. 12 ECTS Optional courses see article 5 para 4 of Consolidated University Code of Study and Examina University in Prague. ****************************************************************************************** * Master state examination ****************************************************************************************** (JDIP01) Master's thesis defence ****************************************************************************************** * Compulsory courses ****************************************************************************************** Group J#0192 Code Course title Course leaderSemester Hours per weekCourse ECTS credit assessment points JCM001 Statistics Hanousek [ URL WS 4/2 Examination 9 [ URL "https:// "https:// is.cuni.cz/ is.cuni.cz/ studium/ studium/eng/ predmety/ predmety/ index.php? index.php? do=ucit&kod=20274"] do=predmet&kod=JCM001&skr=2025"] JCM002 Econometrics Anatolev [ URL SS 4/2 Examination 9 [ URL "https:// "https:// is.cuni.cz/ is.cuni.cz/ studium/ studium/eng/ predmety/ predmety/ index.php? index.php? do=ucit&kod=66947"] do=predmet&kod=JCM002&skr=2025"] JCM003 Research SS 0/2 Examination 6 Writing I [ URL "https:// is.cuni.cz/ studium/eng/ predmety/ index.php? do=predmet&kod=JCM003&skr=2025"] JCM004 Research WS 0/2 Examination 6 Writing II [ URL "https:// is.cuni.cz/ studium/eng/ predmety/ index.php? do=predmet&kod=JCM004&skr=2025"] JCM005 Master ThesisJurajda [ URL WS/SS 0/4 Course credit 9 Seminar [ URL "https:// "https:// is.cuni.cz/ is.cuni.cz/ studium/ studium/eng/ predmety/ predmety/ index.php? index.php? do=ucit&kod=01811"] do=predmet&kod=JCM005&skr=2025"] Total ECTS: 39 *========================================================================================= * Prerequisites, co-requisites, interchangeable and incompatible courses *========================================================================================= Code Course title Pre-requisiteCo-requisitInterchangeabiIncompatibility JCM002 Econometrics JCM001 JCM004 Research Writing JCM003 II ****************************************************************************************** * Elective courses ****************************************************************************************** Group J#0193 Code Course title Course leaderSemester Hours per weekCourse ECTS credit assessment points JCM006 Advanced GameSteiner [ URL WS 4/2 Examination 9 Theory [ URL "https:// "https:// is.cuni.cz/ is.cuni.cz/ studium/ studium/eng/ predmety/ predmety/ index.php? index.php? do=ucit&kod=41991"] do=predmet&kod=JCM006&skr=2025"] JCM007 Applied Slavík [ URL WS 4/2 Examination 9 Macroeconomic "https:// Analysis [ URis.cuni.cz/ "https:// studium/ is.cuni.cz/ predmety/ studium/eng/ index.php? predmety/ do=ucit&kod=00547"] index.php? do=predmet&kod=JCM007&skr=2025"] JCM008 Energy & Van Koten SS 4/2 Examination 9 Environment [ URL Economics "https:// [ URL is.cuni.cz/ "https:// studium/ is.cuni.cz/ predmety/ studium/eng/ index.php? predmety/ do=ucit&kod=00566"] index.php? do=predmet&kod=JCM008&skr=2025"] JCM009 Financial Slavík [ URL WS 4/2 Examination 9 Markets "https:// I [ URL is.cuni.cz/ "https:// studium/ is.cuni.cz/ predmety/ studium/eng/ index.php? predmety/ do=ucit&kod=00547"] index.php? do=predmet&kod=JCM009&skr=2025"] JCM010 Financial Michelucci SS 0/0 Examination 9 Markets [ URL II [ URL "https:// "https:// is.cuni.cz/ is.cuni.cz/ studium/ studium/eng/ predmety/ predmety/ index.php? index.php? do=ucit&kod=41992"] do=predmet&kod=JCM010&skr=2025"] JCM011 Industrial Žigić [ URL SS 0/0 Examination 9 Organization "https:// [ URL is.cuni.cz/ "https:// studium/ is.cuni.cz/ predmety/ studium/eng/ index.php? predmety/ do=ucit&kod=32837"] index.php? do=predmet&kod=JCM011&skr=2025"] JCM012 International Žigić [ URL SS 4/2 Examination 9 Trade [ URL "https:// "https:// is.cuni.cz/ is.cuni.cz/ studium/ studium/eng/ predmety/ predmety/ index.php? index.php? do=ucit&kod=32837"] do=predmet&kod=JCM012&skr=2025"] JCM013 Labor Műnich [ URL WS 4/2 Examination 9 Economics "https:// I [ URL is.cuni.cz/ "https:// studium/ is.cuni.cz/ predmety/ studium/eng/ index.php? predmety/ do=ucit&kod=25018"] index.php? do=predmet&kod=JCM013&skr=2025"] JCM014 Labor Pytliková SS 4/2 Examination 9 Economics [ URL II [ URL "https:// "https:// is.cuni.cz/ is.cuni.cz/ studium/ studium/eng/ predmety/ predmety/ index.php? index.php? do=ucit&kod=67134"] do=predmet&kod=JCM014&skr=2025"] JCM015 Topics in Kapička [ URL WS 4/2 Examination 9 Dynamic "https:// Macroeconomicis.cuni.cz/ [ URL studium/ "https:// predmety/ is.cuni.cz/ index.php? studium/engdo=ucit&kod=44293"] predmety/ index.php? do=predmet&kod=JCM015&skr=2025"] JCM016 MacroeconomicsKejak [ URL WS 4/2 Examination 9 I [ URL "https:// "https:// is.cuni.cz/ is.cuni.cz/ studium/ studium/eng/ predmety/ predmety/ index.php? index.php? do=ucit&kod=45208"] do=predmet&kod=JCM016&skr=2025"] JCM017 MacroeconomicsKejak [ URL SS 4/2 Examination 9 II [ URL "https:// "https:// is.cuni.cz/ is.cuni.cz/ studium/ studium/eng/ predmety/ predmety/ index.php? index.php? do=ucit&kod=45208"] do=predmet&kod=JCM017&skr=2025"] JCM018 Topics in Zápal [ URL WS 4/2 Examination 9 Microeconomics"https:// [ URL is.cuni.cz/ "https:// studium/ is.cuni.cz/ predmety/ studium/eng/ index.php? predmety/ do=ucit&kod=21060"] index.php? do=predmet&kod=JCM018&skr=2025"] JCM019 Cross- Jurajda [ URL WS 4/2 Examination 9 Sectional "https:// Econometrics is.cuni.cz/ I [ URL studium/ "https:// predmety/ is.cuni.cz/ index.php? studium/engdo=ucit&kod=01811"] predmety/ index.php? do=predmet&kod=JCM019&skr=2025"] JCM020 MicroeconomicSteiner [ URL WS 4/2 Examination 9 I [ URL "https:// "https:// is.cuni.cz/ is.cuni.cz/ studium/ studium/eng/ predmety/ predmety/ index.php? index.php? do=ucit&kod=41991"] do=predmet&kod=JCM020&skr=2025"] JCM021 MicroeconomicSteiner [ URL SS 4/2 Examination 9 II [ URL "https:// "https:// is.cuni.cz/ is.cuni.cz/ studium/ studium/eng/ predmety/ predmety/ index.php? index.php? do=ucit&kod=41991"] do=predmet&kod=JCM021&skr=2025"] JCM022 Experimental Bauer [ URL SS 4/2 Examination 9 Economics "https:// [ URL is.cuni.cz/ "https:// studium/ is.cuni.cz/ predmety/ studium/eng/ index.php? predmety/ do=ucit&kod=00394"] index.php? do=predmet&kod=JCM022&skr=2025"] JCM023 MacroeconomicsJeong [ URL SS 4/2 Examination 9 of Growth and "https:// Inequality is.cuni.cz/ [ URL studium/ "https:// predmety/ is.cuni.cz/ index.php? studium/engdo=ucit&kod=41983"] predmety/ index.php? do=predmet&kod=JCM023&skr=2025"] JCM024 Coding in SS 4/2 Examination 9 Python and R [ URL "https:// is.cuni.cz/ studium/eng/ predmety/ index.php? do=predmet&kod=JCM024&skr=2025"] JCM025 Empirical Selezneva SS 4/2 Examination 9 Finance [ URL [ URL "https:// "https:// is.cuni.cz/ is.cuni.cz/ studium/eng/ studium/ predmety/ predmety/ index.php? index.php? do=predmet&do=ucit&kod=66962"]"] JCM026 Quantitative Hanousek [ URL WS 4/2 Examination 9 Methods "https:// I [ URL is.cuni.cz/ "https:// studium/ is.cuni.cz/ predmety/ studium/eng/ index.php? predmety/ do=ucit&kod=20274"] index.php? do=predmet&kod=JCM026&skr=2025"] JCM027 Quantitative Pokorná WS 4/2 Examination 9 Methods Bičáková [ URL II [ URL "https:// "https:// is.cuni.cz/ is.cuni.cz/ studium/ studium/eng/ predmety/ predmety/ index.php? index.php? do=ucit&kod=58127"] do=predmet&kod=JCM027&skr=2025"] JCM028 Time Series Anatolev [ URL WS 4/2 Examination 9 Econometrics "https:// [ URL is.cuni.cz/ "https:// studium/ is.cuni.cz/ predmety/ studium/eng/ index.php? predmety/ do=ucit&kod=66947"] index.php? do=predmet&kod=JCM028&skr=2025"] JCM029 MicroeconometJurajda [ URL WS 4/2 Examination 9 I [ URL "https:// "https:// is.cuni.cz/ is.cuni.cz/ studium/ studium/eng/ predmety/ predmety/ index.php? index.php? do=ucit&kod=01811"] do=predmet&kod=JCM029&skr=2025"] JCM030 MicroeconometJurajda [ URL SS 4/2 Examination 9 II [ URL "https:// "https:// is.cuni.cz/ is.cuni.cz/ studium/ studium/eng/ predmety/ predmety/ index.php? index.php? do=ucit&kod=01811"] do=predmet&kod=JCM030&skr=2025"] JCM031 Macro Topics WS 4/2 Examination 9 I [ URL "https:// is.cuni.cz/ studium/eng/ predmety/ index.php? do=predmet&kod=JCM031&skr=2025"] JCM032 Macro Topics SS 4/2 Examination 9 II [ URL "https:// is.cuni.cz/ studium/eng/ predmety/ index.php? do=predmet&kod=JCM032&skr=2025"] JCM033 Public Kapička [ URL WS 4/2 Examination 9 Finance [ URL "https:// "https:// is.cuni.cz/ is.cuni.cz/ studium/ studium/eng/ predmety/ predmety/ index.php? index.php? do=ucit&kod=44293"] do=predmet&kod=JCM033&skr=2025"] JCM034 Political Zápal [ URL SS 4/2 Examination 9 Economy [ URL "https:// "https:// is.cuni.cz/ is.cuni.cz/ studium/ studium/eng/ predmety/ predmety/ index.php? index.php? do=ucit&kod=21060"] do=predmet&kod=JCM034&skr=2025"] JCM035 Economic Korovkin [ URLWS/SS 4/2 Examination 9 Development "https:// and is.cuni.cz/ Institutions studium/ [ URL predmety/ "https:// index.php? is.cuni.cz/do=ucit&kod=73402"] studium/eng/ predmety/ index.php? do=predmet&kod=JCM035&skr=2025"] JCM036 Quantitative Ochsner [ URL SS 4/2 Examination 9 Economic "https:// History [ URLis.cuni.cz/ "https:// studium/ is.cuni.cz/ predmety/ studium/eng/ index.php? predmety/ do=ucit&kod=73401"] index.php? do=predmet&kod=JCM036&skr=2025"] JCM040 Development Menzel [ URL SS 4/2 Examination 9 Economics "https:// [ URL is.cuni.cz/ "https:// studium/ is.cuni.cz/ predmety/ studium/eng/ index.php? predmety/ do=ucit&kod=66948"] index.php? do=predmet&kod=JCM040&skr=2025"] JCM042 MicroeconometMittag [ URL WS/SS 4/2 Examination 9 [ URL "https:// "https:// is.cuni.cz/ is.cuni.cz/ studium/ studium/eng/ predmety/ predmety/ index.php? index.php? do=ucit&kod=44083"] do=predmet&kod=JCM042&skr=2025"] JCM043 Applied Jurajda [ URL WS/SS 4/2 Examination 9 Microeconometr"https:// [ URL is.cuni.cz/ "https:// studium/ is.cuni.cz/ predmety/ studium/eng/ index.php? predmety/ do=ucit&kod=01811"] index.php? do=predmet&kod=JCM043&skr=2025"] JCM054 Machine WS 4/2 Examination 9 Learning for Social Scientists [ URL "https:// is.cuni.cz/ studium/eng/ predmety/ index.php? do=predmet&kod=JCM054&skr=2025"] JCM061 Industrial WS 4/2 Examination 9 Organization I [ URL "https:// is.cuni.cz/ studium/eng/ predmety/ index.php? do=predmet&kod=JCM061&skr=2025"] JCM062 Industrial SS 4/2 Examination 9 Organization II [ URL "https:// is.cuni.cz/ studium/eng/ predmety/ index.php? do=predmet&kod=JCM062&skr=2025"] JCM063 Economic WS 4/2 Examination 9 History I [ URL "https:// is.cuni.cz/ studium/eng/ predmety/ index.php? do=predmet&kod=JCM063&skr=2025"] JCM064 Economic SS 4/2 Examination 9 History II [ URL "https:// is.cuni.cz/ studium/eng/ predmety/ index.php? do=predmet&kod=JCM064&skr=2025"] JCM065 Monetary SS 4/2 Examination 9 Economics [ URL "https:// is.cuni.cz/ studium/eng/ predmety/ index.php? do=predmet&kod=JCM065&skr=2025"] Minimum ECTS: 69 *========================================================================================= * Prerequisites, co-requisites, interchangeable and incompatible courses *========================================================================================= Code Course title Pre-requisiteCo-requisitInterchangeabiIncompatibility JCM006 Advanced Game JCM017 JCM002 Theory JCM021 JCM007 Applied JCM002 JCM017 Macroeconomic JCM021 Analysis JCM008 Energy & JCM002 JCM017 Environment JCM021 Economics JCM009 Financial JCM002 JCM021 Markets I JCM017 JCM010 Financial JCM002 JCM009 Markets II JCM017 JCM021 JCM011 Industrial JCM017 JCM002 Organization JCM021 JCM012 International JCM017 JCM002 Trade JCM021 JCM013 Labor EconomicsJCM017 JCM002 I JCM021 JCM014 Labor Economics JCM021 II JCM015 Topics in JCM002 JCM017 Dynamic JCM021 Macroeconomics JCM017 Macroeconomics JCM016 II JCM018 Topics in JCM017 JCM002 Microeconomics JCM021 JCM019 Cross-SectionalJCM002 JCM017 Econometrics I JCM021 JCM021 Microeconomics JCM020 II JCM022 Experimental JCM002 JCM021 Economics JCM017 JCM023 Macroeconomics JCM017 JCM002 of Growth and JCM021 Inequality JCM025 Empirical JCM002 JCM017 Finance JCM021 JCM028 JCM026 Quantitative JCM002 JCM017 Methods I JCM021 JCM027 Quantitative JCM002 JCM017 Methods II JCM021 JCM026 JCM028 Time Series JCM017 JCM002 Econometrics JCM021 JCM029 MicroeconometriJCM021 JCM017 JCM042 I JCM002 JCM030 MicroeconometriJCM021 JCM017 JCM042 II JCM002 JCM029 JCM031 Macro Topics I JCM017 JCM002 JCM021 JCM032 Macro Topics IIJCM021 JCM017 JCM002 JCM031 JCM033 Public Finance JCM002 JCM017 JCM021 JCM034 Political JCM021 JCM017 Economy JCM002 JCM033 JCM035 Economic JCM002 JCM017 Development and JCM021 Institutions JCM036 Quantitative JCM002 JCM017 Economic History JCM021 JCM042 Microeconometrics JCM029 JCM030 JCM062 Industrial JCM061 Organization II JCM064 Economic History JCM063 II Study plan code: J25NPMER1705