Research 

Working Papers

Fišar, M., Krčál, O., Špalek, J., Staněk, R., Tremewan, J. A Competitive Audit Selection Mechanism with Incomplete Information (MUNI ECON Working Paper n. 2019-08)
*** Submitted to International Tax and Public Finance,  June 2025

Published Papers

Experimental and Behavioral Research Papers

FIŠAR, Miloš & REGGIANI, Tommaso G. & SABATINI, Fabio & ŠPALEK, Jiří, 2020. "Media Bias and Tax Compliance: Experimental Evidence," International Tax and Public Finance (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10797-021-09706-w. Published 16 November 2021.

FIŠAR, M., KRČÁL, O., STANĚK, R., ŠPALEK, J. The Effects of Staff-rotation in Public Administration on the Decision to Bribe or be Bribed . Public Performance & Management Review, Taylor &  Francis,  Published online: 09 Sep 2020. doi: 10.1080/15309576.2020.1812410 

SHAW, Daniel Joel, Kristína CZEKÓOVÁ, Martin GAJDOŠ, Rostislav STANĚK, Jiří ŠPALEK and Milan BRÁZDIL. Social decision-making in the brain: Input-state-output modelling reveals patterns of effective connectivity underlying reciprocal choices. Human Brain Mapping, Wiley-Liss, 2019, vol. 40, No 2, p. 699-712.  doi:10.1002/hbm.24446.

ŘÍKOVSKÝ, Jan and Jiří ŠPALEK. Determinants of Decision-making on the Mitigation of Global Environmental Issues in the Context of Subjective Rationality. Fresenius Environmental Bulletin, Freising: Birkhäuser Verlag, 2019, vol. 28, No 1, p. 298-305. 

SHAW, Daniel Joel, Kristína CZEKÓOVÁ, Rostislav STANĚK, Radek MAREČEK, Jiří ŠPALEK, Jan ŘEZÁČ, Lenka KOPEČKOVÁ, Tomáš URBÁNEK and Milan BRÁZDIL. A dual-fMRI investigation of the iterated Ultimatum Game reveals that reciprocal behaviour is associated with neural alignment. Scientific reports, London: NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP, 2018, vol. 8, No 1, p. 1-13. doi:10.1038/s41598-018-29233-9.

FIŠAR, Miloš, Matúš KUBÁK, Jiří ŠPALEK and James TREMEWAN. Gender Differences in Beliefs and Actions in a Framed Corruption Experiment. Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics, Elsevier, 2016, vol. 63, No 63, p. 69-82.  doi:10.1016/j.socec.2016.05.004.

ŠPALEK, Jiří and Zuzana ŠPAČKOVÁ. Daňová morálka a daňové úniky v ekonomických experimentech (Tax Compliance in Econonomic Experiments). Sociální studia, 2015, vol. 2015, No 4, p. 57-72. ISSN 1214-813X. 

ŠPALEK, Jiří and Zuzana BERNÁ. Effectiveness of Charitable Lottery Design: Experimental Evidence from the Czech Republic and Russia. Ekonomický časopis / Journal of Economics, 2012, vol. 60, No 3, p. 239-258. ISSN 0013-3035. 

ŠPALEK, Jiří and Zuzana BERNÁ. Threshold effectiveness in contributing to the public good: Experiments involving Czech students. Prague Economic Papers, 2011, vol. 2011, No 3, p. 250-267. ISSN 1210-0455. 

ŠPALEK, Jiří and Zuzana ŠPAČKOVÁ. Daňové úniky v laboratoři: Vliv kontextu na ochotu platit daně. (Tax evasion in the lab: How context affects tax compliance.). Politická ekonomie, 2016, vol. 64, No 5, p. 524-540. . doi:10.18267/j.polek.1086.

ŠENEKLOVÁ, Jitka and Jiří ŠPALEK. Jsou ekonomové jiní? Ekonomický model versus realita. (Are Economists Different? Economic Model vs Reality.). Politická ekonomie, Praha: Oeconomica, 2009, vol. 57, No 1, p. 21-45. ISSN 0032-3233. 

Public Economics, Public Policy Papers

ŠPALKOVÁ, Dagmar and Jiří ŠPALEK. Housing of Seniors in the Czech Republic: Challenges for Social Services. Journal of Social Service Research, Taylor & Francis, 2017, vol. 43, No 5, p. 580-592. ISSN 0148-8376. doi:10.1080/01488376.2017.1345820.

HLADKÁ, Marie, Vladimír HYÁNEK and Jiří ŠPALEK. The Relationship between Public Subsidies and Unearned Revenues for Non-profit Organizations: Testing the Crowding-Out and Crowding-In Positions in the Czech Republic. Ekonomický časopis, 2017, vol. 65, No 3, p. 263-281.  

FÓNADOVÁ, Laura, Jiří ŠPALEK and Vladimír HYÁNEK. Changes in Revenue Structure in Czech Non-profit Organizations during the Financial Crises: Has the Importance of Public Sources Changed? Ekonomický časopis, 2016, vol. 64, No 7, p. 686-700. 

ŠPALKOVÁ, Dagmar and Jiří ŠPALEK. Does Rent Deregulation Influence Housing Tenure Choice? The Case of the Czech Republic. Ekonomický časopis, 2014, vol. 62, No 7, p. 692-708. 

JAHODA, Robert and Jiří ŠPALEK. Pension Reform through Voluntary Opt-Out: The Czech Case. Finance a úvěr Czech Journal of Economics and Finance, Praha, 2009, vol. 59, No 4, p. 309-333. 

DARMOPILOVÁ, Zuzana and Jiří ŠPALEK. Role of Interest Groups in Brokering Health Policy: The Case of Czech Health-Care Reform. The NISPAcee Journal of Public Administration and Policy, 2009, Vol. II, No 1, p. 43-76. 

ŠPALEK, Jiří and Dalibor MORAVANSKÝ. Evaluace predikcí daňových výnosů v ČR (Evaluation of Tax-Revenue Forecasts in the Czech Republic). Finance a úvěr Czech Journal of Economics and Finance, 2005, vol. 55, 3-4, p. 162-187.  

Research projects

Unintended consequences of promotions in organizations.  Supported by The Czech Science Foundation (GACR) with Maros Servatka, Barbora Baisa (2020-2022)

Tax Compliance with a Competitive Audit Selection Mechanism: An Experimental Approach. Supported by The Czech Science Foundation (GACR) with Miloš Fišar, Ondřej Krčál, Rostislav Staněk and James Tremewan (2017-2019)

 Back and Forth: Striking the balance between self and other goals in negotiation.  Supported by The Czech Science Foundation (GACR) PI: Daniel Joel Shaw (2018-2020).

MSCAfellow3@MUNI. Supported by Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR. PI: Lukáš Palko (2019-2022)