CERGE-EI FOUNDATION
Economists Shaping the Future
Mission
The CERGE-EI U.S. Foundation supports our founding partner CERGE-EI (Czech Republic) in promoting modern economic research, education and literacy. Our primary regional focus is Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia. We also collaborate with other educational and research institutions, philanthropic entities and supranational organizations in this mission.
Ruling year
1995
President
Tony Claudino
Main address
26 Broadway Floor 8
New York, NY 10004 USA
EIN
25-1725738
NTEE code
Research Institutes and/or Public Policy Analysis (B05)
Graduate, Professional(Separate Entities) (B50)
Economics (as a Social Science) (V22)
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Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Education in economics is one of the least reformed areas in the post-communist world. In most institutions, professors are paid below poverty line salaries and as a result must hold down multiple jobs. Teaching materials are outdated and professional development opportunities are few. Poor instruction leaves future voters and leaders with little understanding of the workings or underlying logic of free markets. Young people are robbed of a quality education that can aid them in thinking critically about the problems facing their societies. This subsequently impedes the prospects for greater openness, growth, and prosperity in this important part of the world.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
CERGE-EI
The Center for Economic Research and Graduate Education - Economics Institute is the first and foremost economics Ph.D and research institute in Central and Eastern Europe. CERGE-EI serves as a higher educator for the entire former Soviet bloc as well as other economies in transititon, including Iraq, Afghanistan, African countries and other developing nations. As a research center, CERGE-EI has been identified as the primary center of transition economics research and information in the world.
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Goals & Strategy
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What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
1. To promote the western ideals of free and open inquiry and nondiscriminatory education.
2. To educate economists for government, academia, and industry in countries where such skills are critically lacking.
3. To promote research in theoretical and applied policy-related economics, especially with respect to the transition from communism to free markets.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
CERGE-EI Foundation is actively seeking donors and grants to support its initiatives in the region. The two main ones are:
CERGE-EI Foundation is one of the main supporters of CERGE-EI, the first and most significant Ph.D. program in economics in Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. CERGE-EI's mission to address the critical shortage of market economics expertise in the post-communist region has expanded to serve emerging economies worldwide. CERGE-EI is not only a top research institution, but is also actively engaged in policy research through its think-tank, the Institute for Democracy and Economic Analysis (IDEA).
CERGE-EI Foundation operates a Teaching Fellows program, which aims to strengthen the quality of economic education throughout the post-communist region. It does so by providing supplemental income to selected western-trained academics who choose to work in academia in the region. But it goes well beyond providing additional income, it creates a network of professionals facing similar challenges and experience.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
The Foundation is led by senior professionals with experience in business and academia. For nearly 30 years we have been successful in raising funds to support our mission, both thanks to engaged and experienced leadership of the Board of Directors, and dedicated team members, who handle everyday operations.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
Over 500 graduates from M.A. and Ph.D. program at CERGE-EI.
Over 140 000 students reached by the Teaching Fellows at more than 180 universities in 25 countries in the target region.
More than 230 faculty participants in 5 countries who successfully completed the Faculty Development program.
Our main goal is to strengthen the Teaching Fellows program by diversifying and expanding its funding.
We also aim to support CERGE-EI in attracting strong candidates for its programs.
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CERGE-EI FOUNDATION
Board of directorsas of 01/27/2023
Mr. Burkhard Dallosch
Marc S. Ellenbogen
Orley Ashenfelter
Michael C. Markovitz
Randall K. Filer
Burkhard Dallosch
Jan Švejnar
Julia R. Bryan
Susan E. Walton
Boris A. Borozan
Gérard Roland
Dragana Stanišić
Craig R. Stapleton
Štěpán Jurajda
Martin Tolar
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