Summary

The Prague University of Economics and Business (UEP) is the leading university in the field of management and economics in the Czech Republic.

Centre for Regional and Administrative Sciences plays an important role in national as well as international scientific research and has an important position as an advisory body for government authorities and state administration.

Research fields of Centre for Regional and Administrative Sciences are theory and practice of investment process, spatial development, regional policy economics and public administration.

Centre for Regional and Administrative Sciences is the leading institution in advisory services in monitoring and evaluation of investment environment in the Czech Republic. The Centre was responsible for econometric evaluation of the reforms of the system of investment incentives as well as for preparation of the professional document for position of the Czech Republic for international negotiation in the field of investment incentives.

Key relevant projects

Limits for investments in the Czech Republic (2016)

The research objective of the project is to prepare systematically elaborated proposal to improve the investment environment in the Czech Republic through finding limits that have an impact on investment incentives and investment locations in the territory. The means to achieve this goal are the analysis of key legislation and key management documents, detections limits affecting the investment environment and design methodology as limits for investments to systematically break down.

Donator: The Technology Agency of the Czech Republic, program Omega

Optimisation of the Investment Incentives System to Increase the Competitiveness of the Czech Republic and its Regions (2012 – 2013)

This project is focused on the creation of a proposal to optimize public support of investments to improve the competitiveness of the Czech Republic and its regions. Results given by this project are used by the public sector on both state and local level of administration. This project contributes to the stronger growth of the economy competitiveness in the Czech Republic, through the efficiency of public interventions, in the global or European context.

Donator: The Technology Agency of the Czech Republic, program Omega

Other relevant projects

Evaluation of New Parameters of Incentives Act (Regulatory Impact Assessment, 2014)

Donator: Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic

The Impact of Large Enterprises on the Economy of the Czech Republic (2013)

Donator:  Confederation of Industry of the Czech Republic

The Impact of Large Enterprises on the Economy of the Czech Republic: case study Škoda Auto (2013)

Donator: Škoda Auto

Measuring the Impact of University Business Cooperation (2013)

Subcontractor of Cardiff University (European Commission)

 

Milan Damborský, Ph.D., Deputy Director

Prague University of Economics and Business

Churchilla sq. 4

130 67 Prague 3

Phone: + 420 777 565 599

milan.damborsky@gmail.com