About the Institue

In Slovakia, the Institute of Economics is affiliated with one of only two faculties that offer education in the study program Economics. The Institute consists of a smaller, but highly specialized team of economists (eight full-time or part-time tenure-track employees, five doctoral students) focusing on research topics in macroeconomics, microeconomics, and operations research, with strong ties to economic policy-making, finance, and the banking industry. The core team’s qualification structure includes one professor emeritus and one associate professor emeritus, two full-time professors, three associate professors and one assistant professor. Several courses are offered by a group of adjunct professors and associates who have strong ties to the economic policy-making (e.g., Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic), or are result of a cooperation with other faculties and universities (e.g., Bratislava University of Economics and Finance).

Future outlook. The future vision of the Institute of Economics is aiming to establish itself as a unique, Slovak-based department of excellence, offering three-stage education (bachelor, master, and doctoral) in theoretical economic modelling, with a strong applications in public policy making and the private sector. The long-term goal of the new doctoral program in Economics is to produce several graduates who will continue to be active in the academic field at other internationally recognized universities.