Pracovný životopis

Jan Fidrmuc, nar. 8. 3. 1971, občianstvo holandské

Kontakt:
Department of Economics and Finance 
Brunel University 
Uxbridge, UB8 3PH 
United Kingdom 
Email: Jan.Fidrmuc@brunel.ac.uk; Jan@fidrmuc.net
Web: www.fidrmuc.net
Phone: +44-1895-266-528
Fax: +44-1895-203-384

Súčasné zamestnanie:
Senior Lecturer in Economics, Department of Economics and Finance, Brunel University, od 2006. 

Vzdelanie:
Ph.D. in Economics, Center for Economic Research, Tilburg University, 1999; 
Master of Arts (M.A.) in Economics, University of Missouri–Columbia, 1994; 
Engineer (BSc) in Economics, University of Economics, Bratislava, 1993. 

Referencie: 

Professor Gérard Roland,
Economics Department, University of California, Berkeley, 627 Evans Hall #3880, Berkeley, CA 94720-3880, USA, groland@econ.berkeley.edu, Phone: +1-510-642-4321, Fax : +1-510-642-6615 

Professor Jürgen von Hagen,
Institut fuer Internationale Wirtschaftspolitik, University of Bonn, Lennéstrasse 37, 53113 Bonn, Germany, vonhagen@uni-bonn.de, Phone: +49-228-73-9232, Fax: +49-228-73-7953. 

Professor John E. Jackson,
M. Kent Jennings Collegiate Professor in Political Science, Department of Political Science, University of Michigan, 7766 Haven Hall, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA, jjacksn@umich.edu, Phone: +1-734-763-2216, Fax: +1-734-764-3522. 

Professor Arye Hillman,
Department of Economics, Bar-Ilan University, 52900 Ramat-Gan, Israel, Hillman@mail.biu.ac.il, Phone: +972-3-531-8951, Fax: +972-9-771-5628. 

Professor John Bennett,
Department of Economics and Finance, Brunel University, Uxbridge, UB8 3PH, UK, john.bennett@brunel.ac.uk, +44-1895-266649. 

Najvýznamnejšie publikácie

1)
“Anthropometry of Love: Height and Gender Asymmetries in Interethnic Marriages,” with Michele Belot, Economic and Human Biology 8 (3), 361-372, recently discussed at http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/19/modeling-interraciallove/?hp. 

“Mind the Break! Accounting for Changing Patterns of Growth during Postcommunist Transition,” with Ariane Tichit, Economic Systems 33, 138-154, 2009. 

“Voting on the Choice of Core Languages in the European Union,” with Victor Ginsburgh and Shlomo Weber, European Journal of Political Economy, March 2009, 56-62. 

“Money Can’t Buy Me Growth: Making Change Happen in Post-communist Countries?,” Seoul Journal of Economics 21 (3), 427-452, 2008. 

“Mind the Gap! Social Capital, East and West,” with Klarita Gërxhani, Journal of Comparative Economics 36, June 2008, 264-286. 

“The Willingness to Migrate in the CEECs: Evidence from the Czech Republic,” with Peter Huber, Empirica 34 (4), September 2007, 351-369. 

“Languages in the European Union: The Quest for Equality and its Cost,” with Victor Ginsburgh, European Economic Review 51 (6), August 2007, 1351-1369. 

“Fire the Manager to Improve Performance? Managerial Turnover and Incentives after Privatization in the Czech Republic,” with Jana P. Fidrmuc, Economics of Transition 15 (3), July 2007, 505-533. 

“Can You Teach Old Dogs New Tricks? On Complementarity of Human Capital and Incentives,” with Jana P. Fidrmuc, Journal of International Money and Finance 25, April 2006, 445-458. 

“Who Favors Enlargement? Determinants of Support for EU Membership in the Candidate Countries’ Referenda,” with Orla Doyle, European Journal of Political Economy 22, June 2006, 520-543. 

“Introduction to symposium on Job destruction, job creation, and voting in postcommunist societies,” with John E. Jackson, European Journal of Political Economy, June 2006, 345-348. 

“Labor Mobility during Transition: Evidence from the Czech Republic,” Zeitschrift für Arbeitsmarktforschung (Journal or Labor Market Research) 37 (4), special issue on “Europeanization of the Labor Markets in an Enlarged European Union,” 2004, 437-450. 

“Le français, deuxieme langue de l’Union Européenne?” with Victor Ginsburgh and Shlomo Weber, Economie Publique 15, 2004, 43-63. 

“Migration and Regional Adjustment to Asymmetric Shocks in Transition Economies,” Journal of Comparative Economics 32 (2), June 2004, 230-247. 

“Optimum Choice of the Exchange-rate Regime for the Accession-candidate Countries,” with Mathilde Maurel, Journal of Comparative Economics 32 (2), June 2004, 197-201. 

“Disintegration and Trade,” with Jarko Fidrmuc, Review of International Economics 11 (5), September 2003, 811-829. 

“Economic Reform, Democracy and Growth during Post-communist Transition,” European Journal of Political Economy 19 (3), September 2003, 583-604. 

“Democracy in Transition Economies: Grease or Sand in the Wheels of Growth?” EIB Papers 6 (2), 2001, 24-40. 

“Economics of Voting in Post-Communist Countries,” Electoral Studies 19 (2/3), Special issue: Economics and Elections, June/September 2000, 199-217. 

“Political Support for Reforms: Economics of Voting in Transition Countries,” European Economic Review 44 (8), August 2000, 1491-1513. 

“Les Ajustements aux Chocs par Les Migrations Inter-regionales: Le Cas des Republiques Tcheque et Slovaque,” Revue d’études comparatives Est-Ouest 31 (4), December 2000, 5-26. 

“Stability of Monetary Unions: Lessons from the Break Up of Czechoslovakia,” with Julius Horvath and Jarko Fidrmuc, Journal of Comparative Economics 27 (4), December 1999, 753-781. 

“Unemployment and the Dynamics of Political Support for Economic Reforms,” Journal of Policy Reforms 3 (2), 1999, 139-156. 

2)
Political Economy of Transition and Development: Institutions, Politics and Policies. Co-editor (with Nauro Campos), ZEI Studies in European Economics and Law, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2003. 

3)
“Interest Groups, Stakeholders, and the Distribution of Benefits and Costs of Reform,” with Abdul G. Noury, in: Understanding Market Reforms, Volume 1: Philosophy, Politics, and Stakeholders, in: Jose Maria Fanelli and Gary McMahon (Eds.), Palgrave McMillan, New York, 2005, 153-175. 

“Optimal Path into the EMU: Big Bang or Gradualism?” In: Karl Aiginger and Gernot Hutschenreiter (eds.): Economic Policy Issues for the Next Decade, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston, 2003, 123-140.

“Anatomy of Voting Behavior and Attitudes during Post-Communist Transition: Czech Republic 1990-98,” with Orla Doyle, in: Nauro F. Campos and Jan Fidrmuc (eds.): Political Economy of Transition and Development: Institutions, Politics and Policies. ZEI Studies in European Economics and Law, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston, 2003, 139-164. 

“EU Enlargement: Economic Consequences and Perspectives for the European Union,” with Susanne Mundschenk, Iulia Traistaru and Jürgen von Hagen, in Andrew M. Warner (ed.) The European Competitiveness and Transition Report 2001-2002, Oxford University Press and World Economic Forum, Oxford and Geneva, 2002. 

“Macroeconomic Developments in the Czech Republic and the EU Accession,” with Jarko Fidrmuc. Prague Economic Papers 9 (4), 2001, 309-324. 

“The Slovak Republic,” with Jarko Fidrmuc. In: Helena Tang, ed., Winners and Losers of EU Integration: Policy Issues for Central and Eastern Europe. Chapter 9, pp. 189-218. Washington D.C: The World Bank, 2000. 

“Integration, Disintegration and Trade Flows in Europe: Borders Do Matter!” With Jarko Fidrmuc. In: East-West Trade: Ten Years After, Chapter IV, pp. 39-56. Vienna, Austria: Institute for Advanced Studies and Bank Austria AG, July 1999. 

“Political Sustainability of Economic Reforms: Dynamics and the Role of Unemployment.” In: H. van der Wusten ed., Conference Proceedings: Transformation Processes in Eastern Europe, Part IV, Political Transformation and the Environment, pp. 51-73, The Hague: NWO/ESR/ReOB, June 1998. 

“Slovakia,” with Jarko Fidrmuc. In: Richard N. Cooper and János Gács, eds., Trade Growth in Transition Economies, Chapter 6, pp. 189-226. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar, 1997. 

“Slovakia,” with Jarko Fidrmuc. In: János Gács, ed., Case Studies on Impediments to Exports in Small Transition Economies, IIASA Working Paper WP-96-145 (Vol.II), 1996, 225-312. [Case studies to accompany the Edward Elgar Publication] 

Organizovanie konferencií
“Intervention Economics: Impact of External Interventions on Developing Economies,” 5th Annual CEDI Conference on Development and Institutions, CEDI, Brunel University, June 4, 2010. 

“Party and Electoral Competition,” joint conference of Department of Economics and Finance and Magna Carta Institute, Brunel University, June 18-19, 2009. 

“Advanced Perspectives on Migration and Mobility,” with Oded Stark, ZEI, University of Bonn, September 30 – October 1, 2004. 

“Political Economy of Job Creation and Job Destruction,” with John Jackson, joint conference of Center for European Integration Studies (ZEI) and William Davidson Institute (WDI); held at ZEI, University of Bonn, August 15-16, 2003. 

“Political Economy of Transition: Institutions, Policies and Politics,” with Nauro Campos, joint conference of Center for European Integration Studies (ZEI) and Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR); held at ZEI, University of Bonn, May 14-15, 2002. 

Výskumné granty
Bofit Visiting Researcher Grant, Bank of Finland, Helsinki, February-March 2011. 

Low Pay Commission, “The impact of the national minimum wage on the labourmarket 
outcomes of young workers in a recession,” with Juan de Dion Tena 

Horrillo (Universidad Carlos III, Madrid), March-October 2010, L16,998. 

Fukino Fellowship, Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo, January-February 2010. 

Brunel Fellowship (Award No. BF03/05), Autumn 2005, one term research leave. 

Individual Marie Curie Fellowship (HPMF-CT-2002-02048) for ECARES, Université Libre de Bruxelles: “Institutional Foundations of Economic and Political Developments in Post-communist Countries,” January 2003-January 2005, 24 months full-time research position. 

Global Development Network, Global Research Project Grant: “Understanding Reform: Interest Groups, Stakeholders, and the Distribution of Benefits and Costs of Reform,” September 2002 – May 2003, with Abdul Noury, $4,000. 

Trinity College Dublin, Start-up Fund for New Lecturers, “Mutual Interactions between Institutional Change, Policy Choices and Economic Outcomes during Post-communist Transition,” 2001/02, €14,831. 

Trinity College Dublin, Arts and Social Sciences Benefactions Fund 2001/02. “Evolution of Voting Behavior and Attitudes during Post-communist Transition,” €1,900. 

EU 5th Framework Programme Research Project HPSE-CT2001-00063: “Regional Labour Market Adjustment in the Accession Candidate Countries,” August 2001— August 2004, Scientific coordinator for the Bonn node, €173,774 out of total project budget of €808,695. 

Global Development Network, Global Research Project Grant: “Determinants of  Growth: Growth Experience and Prospects of the Visegrad Economies,” February 2001 – March 2002, Team Leader, with Julius Horvath and Jarko Fidrmuc, $20,750. 

ACE Phare Research Grant P98-1061-R: “Optimum Choice of Exchange-rate Regime for the Accession Countries: Cost and Benefit Analysis of EMU Membership,” September 2000—March 2002, Partner, €27,750 out of total project budget of € 180,354. 

Ocenenia
•	2001 European Investment Bank Prize (Second Prize). 
•	European Union’s Phare ACE Ph.D. Scholarship, Center for Economic Research, Tilburg University, 1996-1999. 
•	Hamilton Fellowship of the Fulbright Commission, University of Missouri – Columbia, 1993-1994. 
•	OeAD Scholarship of the Austrian Government, University of Vienna, 1992. 

Členstvo v organizáciách

•	European Public Choice Society (member of the Executive Board)
•	European Economic Association. 

Vydavateľská činnosť
Spoluvydavateľ e-časopisu „economics“ , ktorý vydáva The Kiel Institute for the World Economy. 

Časopisy: European Economic Review; Economic Journal, American Political Science Review, American Economic Review, European Journal of Political Economy; Journal of Comparative Economics, Economics of Transition, Comparative Economic Studies; Journal of Policy Reform, Journal of Development Economics, Review of International Organizations, IMF Staff Papers, Czech Economic Review, Europe-Asia Studies. 

Návrhy výskumných projektov: Global Development Network, Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada, Czech Science Foundation (GACR), Flemish Science Foundation (FWO), National Science Foundation (NSF). 

Ďalšie profesijné činnosti
Electronic-help-desk member for Global Research Project on Understanding Reform (giving advice and guidance to authors of country reports), Global Development Network, August 203 – August 2004. 

Vyučované predmety
Macroeconomics, Transition Economics, Political Economy, European Integration. 

Jazykové znalosti
anglicky (plynulo), holandsky (dobre), nemecky (dobre), rusky (dobre), slovensky (materinský)