Ing. Milan Bednář, Ph.D.

Brief Introduction

Milan Bednář

He works as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Economic and Social Policy at the Faculty of Economics, Prague University of Economics and Business, where he has been engaged in academic work for several years, focusing on economic policy and macroeconomic analysis in the context of European Union countries.

In the past, Milan Bednář completed a study stay at the prestigious University of Queensland in Australia, which has consistently ranked highly in global university rankings. Since 2023, he has been a member of the International Association for Energy Economics.

As part of his academic work, he focuses on the analysis of macroeconomic phenomena and their impact on economic stability and policy, thereby providing valuable insights for both academia and practical economic policymaking. His professional contribution is particularly evident in the field of applied macroeconomics and macroeconomic analysis. Specifically, his research covers fiscal policies and government debt in the southern EU countries, issues related to the common euro currency, political and budgetary cycles, the economic synchronization of the Czech Republic with the euro area, and related topics.

Until 2022, he served as the Internationalization Coordinator of the Faculty of Economics at the Prague University of Economics and Business. He continues to coordinate professional internships for master’s students in cooperation with the Permanent Mission of the Czech Republic to the OECD in Paris and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in Paris. Since 2024, he has also held the position of Specialist for Doctoral Education.

Milan Bednář is actively involved in public debate and frequently provides commentary on current economic issues on Czech Television, CNN Prima News, and TV Nova. In 2023, he regularly published articles and commentaries in Lidové noviny, thereby contributing significantly to the popularization of research in the field of economic policy and enhancing public awareness of key economic issues.

Milan Bednář is the recipient of several awards. In 2020, during his doctoral studies, he received the Rector’s Award of the Prague University of Economics and Business for research publication activity. In 2023, he was awarded the Rector’s Award for a prestigious publication—an award granted by the university for outstanding scholarly work published in leading international journals and publishing houses. In the same year, Dr. Bednář also received the prestigious Josef Hlávka Award for his contributions to the field of economic policy.

Ongoing Projects, Studies, and Articles

	Study analysing the economic impacts and multiplier effects of constructing new nuclear facilities in Dukovany with the involvement of Czech industry – Contract research conducted in collaboration with the Czech Energy Alliance.
	Review study on the production and consumption mix of electricity in the Czech Republic from 1990 to 2023
	Evaluation of a survey investigating the motivations and reasons behind energy savings by Czech households during the energy crisis in 2022 and 2023

List of Selected Articles and Publications

Fiscal Policy in the Southern European Union Countries: The Aftermath of COVID-19.	Obchodně-politické překážky vývozu zboží z Evropské unie do USA: význam liberalizace obchodních toků	Cyclical Synchronization of the Czech Republic and the Euro Area: A Case of Structural Discrepancies in a Time-Frequency Domain. Eastern European Economics

Contract Research

• Analysis and research on the current implementation of activities and objectives set out in the strategic documents of the Ministry of Industry and Trade within the supported Enterprise Europe Network consortium
  • SILOVSKÁ, Hana, BEDNÁŘ, Milan, ZUBÍKOVÁ, Adéla, ŠEVČÍK, Miroslav. Analýza a výzkum k dosavadnímu plnění aktivit a cílů strategických dokumentů Ministerstva průmyslu a obchodu v podporovaném konsorciu Enterprise Europe Network. Výzkumná zpráva pro potřeby státní správy. 2024.
• An expert estimate of the impacts of constructing the Dukovany II and Temelín II nuclear power plants by Czech industry on public budgets and the gross domestic product of the Czech Republic
  • ŠEVČÍK, Miroslav, BEDNÁŘ, Milan, KOTEN, Marek, ZUBÍKOVÁ, Adéla, ŠEVČÍKOVÁ, Michaela. Kvalifikovaný odhad dopadů výstavby jaderných elektráren Dukovany ll a Temelín ll českým průmyslem na veřejné rozpočty a hrubý domácí produkt České republiky. Praha : Vysoká škola ekonomická, 2023. 21 s.
• 20 Years of Internationalisation of the Czech Republic’s Economy
  • Taušer, J., Ševčíková, M., Bednář, M. 20 Years of Internationalisation of the Czech Republic’s Economy.  Prague. 2017.

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