CES VSEM
CES VSEM research activities are focused on the sources and results of the Czech economy competitiveness 
Centre for Economic Studies is a research institute of the College of Economics and Management. The head of the centre is Prof. Ing. Milan Žák, CSc., advisory body is the Scientific Board. Research activities are supported from the resoureces of Grant Agency, Ministry of Education and home company VSEM.
Research is directed especially at the competitiveness of the Czech economy in international comparison (within the EU-27) and on the identification of related economic (particularly structural) and political implications for the support of economic convergence and transition to knowledge-based economy (within the goals of Lisbon strategy).
The research activities, including field surveys and case studies, have been realized since 2005 within the framework of two long-term research projects (Growth performance and quality competitiveness of the Czech economy and The Centre for research on the competitiveness of the Czech economy). The activites are realized in cooperation with the National Observatory of Employment and Training (NOET) and Faculty of Economics and Administration of Masaryk University Brno.
Thematically the research is aimed at qualitative components of the long-term growth perfomance and competitiveness in a stable macroeconomic framework. The qualitative components includes mainly institutional quality (governance), innovation perfomance, business application of information and communication technologies, and quality of human resources (realized by National Observatory of Employment and Training).
CES supervises master degree program in economic analysis and competitive strategy in which the results of the research activities have been exploited extensively. CES cooperates with a number of academic and governmental institutions as well as businesses, and with foreign expert bodies.
Research is directed especially at the competitiveness of the Czech economy in international comparison (within the EU-27) and on the identification of related economic (particularly structural) and political implications for the support of economic convergence and transition to knowledge-based economy (within the goals of Lisbon strategy).
The research activities, including field surveys and case studies, have been realized since 2005 within the framework of two long-term research projects (Growth performance and quality competitiveness of the Czech economy and The Centre for research on the competitiveness of the Czech economy). The activites are realized in cooperation with the National Observatory of Employment and Training (NOET) and Faculty of Economics and Administration of Masaryk University Brno.
Thematically the research is aimed at qualitative components of the long-term growth perfomance and competitiveness in a stable macroeconomic framework. The qualitative components includes mainly institutional quality (governance), innovation perfomance, business application of information and communication technologies, and quality of human resources (realized by National Observatory of Employment and Training).
CES supervises master degree program in economic analysis and competitive strategy in which the results of the research activities have been exploited extensively. CES cooperates with a number of academic and governmental institutions as well as businesses, and with foreign expert bodies.