Position: Junior Researcher
Field of interest: Behavioural Economics, Macroeconomics, Comparative analysis
Membership: Center for Doctoral Studies, Internal, Macroeconomics and Econometrics, PhD Candidates
Contact
Office:
Email: matej [DOT] opatrny [AT] fsv [DOT] cuni [DOT] cz
Phone: +420 728 154 022
Personal web pages: https://ies.fsv.cuni.cz/cs/staff/opatrny
Available: by appointment
More information
PhD study
Tutor: doc. PhDr. Tomáš Havránek Ph.D.
Studying from: 2017
PhDr examination:
Final exam: 09/2019
Dissertation Proposal defence: Fulfilled on 21/10/2020
Dissertation defence: Planning on 20/05/2021
Current work:
Evaluating Economic Policy Using the Synthetic Control Method
Dissertation topic:
Evaluating Economic Policy Using the Synthetic Control Method
Disertation abstract:
The main focus of the project is to apply SCM on various economic policy intervention, starting with Czech Nation Bank exchange rate commitment from the year 2013, impact of agricultural subsidies on the farm production (the intervention year is 2004 when the Czech Republic joined the European Union), and impact of Brexit voting on British financial markets. This project will examine the way of implementing the con fidence interval as one of the robustness check of the SCM.
Optional courses:
TA at Microeconomics I
TA at Advanced Microeconomics
TA at Ekonomie I
CV
Organisation Memberships
Center for Doctoral Studies Czech Priorities Thesis
Education
PhD candidate - Charles University, FSV UK IES
MSc - Erasmus University Rotterdam, Behavioral Economics
Bc - FSV UK IES, Economics and Finance
Job history
2018 - 2019 Expobank a.s. - macroanalyst
2017 - 2018 EEIP, a.s. - business analyst
2017 - 2017 Research Assitant at Erasmus University Rotterdam
2015 - 2016 McKinsey&Company - sourcing analyst
Extra activities
I run a small farm with cows close to Sumava mountains.
Orcid ID: 0000-0003-2322-6187
ResearcherID: E-9766-2018
Scopus Author ID: 57199405358
Awards and prizes
Award in the competition of Young Economist 2016 - Honourable recognition for outstanding working paper.
Award in the competition of czech econometric society 2018 - Honourable recognition for promising paper.
Topics for supervision
Bachelor theses
Impact of Common Agriculture Policy on Czech farmers
Subsidy and motivation - behavioral aspects
Application of Synthetic Control Method on any relevant and interesting topic
Anything related to Behavioral Economics and Comparative studies.
Supervised Bachelor thesis:
Do National Hockey League Players Perform Better During Their Contract Years? - Jan Liehman (research won 1st prize in multinational competition Roger Noll Prize in 2019)
Master theses
Impact of Common Agriculture Policy on Czech farmers
Subsidy and motivation - behavioral aspects
Application of Synthetic Control Method on any relevant and interesting topic
Anything related to Behavioral Economics and Comparative studies.
I am a member of Czech Priorities Thesis, where you can apply for the stipend if youc conduct Master thesis in aformentioned research areas.
Supervised Bachelor theses
all/awarded: 1/0
Awarded:
Downloadable
CV
Czech Priorities Thesis - proposal
Dissertation thesis
Individual study plan
ISP update 20/21
