I am the main supervisor of the following PhD students at CERGE-EI:
PhD Students with a successful academic job market in 2024/2025
Sinara Gharibyan [Link to her personal webpage]
Title of thesis: Essays on economic history and political economy
Date of defense: October 13, 2025
Academic placement: IOS/University of Regensburg, Postdoc (6 years), since 06/2025
Flavio Malnati [Link to his personal webpage]
Title of thesis: Essays in economic history and regional development
Expected date of defense: Early 2026
Academic placement: EUBA Bratislava, Lecturer to be transformed to Assistant Professor, since 09/2025
Further PhD Students
Lusine Ivanov-Davtyan
Title of thesis: Essays on adverse shocks and shifted preferences
Expected date of defense: Fall 2026
Current status: Maternity leave
Riga Qi [Link to his personal webpage]
Title of thesis: Essays on regional economics
Expected date of defense: Fall 2026
Current status: Research Assistant of Christian Ochsner
Le Thy Ha Van
Title of thesis: Essays on war and intergenerational mobility
Expected date of defense: Summer 2027
Georgios Karakannas
Title of thesis: tba
Expected date of defense: 2028/2029
Official co-supervisor of theses at other universities
Philipp Kerler [Link to his personal webpage]
Title of thesis: Essays on accountability and participation in the Global South: How information shapes opinions and behavior
Place of PhD: University of Zurich, Department of Political Science (IPZ)
Date of defense: January 2024
Academic placement: Postdoc, University of Zurich, Department of Political Science (IPZ)