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Jiri Blazek

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Economic geography, global production networks, regional innovation systems, regional innovation policy

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Viktor Kveton @viktorkveton.bsky.social · 7h

New 3 years post-doc position in economic geography at Charles University. Research on the impacts of global changes (climate, geopolitical tensions, and AI) on the Czech economy. Strong quantitative/econometrics background required. See: cuni.cz/UKEN-1573.ht...

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Andrés Rodríguez-Pose @rodriguez-pose.bsky.social · 5d

#Czechia re-elects #Babiš. The map tells the tale: #Prague holds out, towns & rural areas—where status, jobs & faith have faded—swing.
Brussels should invest in the places time forgot or brace for irrelevance.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... doi.org/10.1093/cjre...
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Viktor Kveton @viktorkveton.bsky.social · Jan 17

🛠️ Building integrated governance isn’t a quick fix—it’s a process:
🔹 Empower admin & intermediaries
🔹 Open doors to stakeholder feedback
🔹 Foster a collaborative culture
Radical growth starts with inclusion. 🌍 #RIS #Governance

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Ugo Panizza @upanizza.bsky.social · Jan 13

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Dani Rodrik @drodrik.bsky.social · Jan 13

"The Global Distribution of Authorship in Economics Journals" (w/ E Aigner and J Greenspon)--a much revised and updated version now forthcoming at World Development. (Incidentally, my very first academic publication was in that same journal back in 1981!) drodrik.scholar.harvard.edu/publications...

The Global Distribution of Authorship in Economics Journals

Aigner E, Greenspon J, Rodrik D. The Global Distribution of Authorship in Economics Journals. 2025.

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