Who we are?
The Institute for Economic and Environmental Policy, IEEP, was established within the Prague University of Economics in 1997 and it is one of the University Departments. While the IEEP focuses on conducting research in environmental economics and policy, its activities are varied, including consultancy, scientific research, education and publishing documents in the fields of state policy in economics, the social sphere, the environment and regional development. The IEEP is a multidisciplinary institution bringing together experts from a wide range of institutions and disciplines. Its organization is characterized by dynamic and flexible teams of experts from different universities, academic institutions, state administration and private enterprises. These teams are drawn from IEEP's numerous contacts with institutions in both the Czech Republic and abroad. The IEEP has established very close co-operation with the Faculty of Economics and Public Administration and other departments at the University of Economics. Many students and Ph.D. students regularly participate in particular research projects and the institute’s administration.
Currently, the IEEP is focused on the possibilities of taking an active part in the research programmes of the EU, especially the 7th Framework Programme. Its research focus within these activities concerns modeling the impacts of structural policies and the implementation of market-based environmental protection instruments such as environmental liability, tradable permits, environmental taxes and others.
Close co-operation in many areas of the research has been established with the IREAS, Institute for Structural Policy a non-profit organization.
What we do?
The IEEP has succesfully realized a number of research projects. The major areas of IEEP's activities include:
- evaluating environmental damages and externalities,
- analyses and proposals on the use of market-based instruments in the area of environmental protection (in water and waste management, air protection etc.),
- analysis of the effects of state interventions and approximation with EU legislation,
- regional policy and the use of EU structural funds and cohesion funds,
- modelling the policies‘ impacts.
Our Staff
Ing. Lenka Slavíková, Ph.D.
Executive director
slavikova (at) ieep.cz.
prof. Ing. Jiřina Jílková, CSc.
Director for Research
jilkova (at) ieep.cz.
Ing. Jan Slavík, Ph.D.
Director for International Relations
slavik (at) ieep.cz.
Mgr. Viktor Květoň
Ing. Jiří Moravec, Ph.D., MBA
doc. Ing. Jan Pavel, Ph.D.
Ing. Oto Potluka
Ing. Martin Pělucha, Ph.D.
Ing. Soňa Veverková
Ing. Dana Viktorová, Ph.D.
doc. Ing. Leoš Vítek, Ph.D.
Ing. Jitka Vlčková
External Fellows:
prof. Ing. Jaroslav Daňhel, CSc.
prof. RNDr. František Janouch, CSc.
doc. Ing. Jaroslav Knápek, CSc.
Ing. Lubomír Petružela, CSc.
doc. Ing. Iva Ritschelová, CSc.
doc. Ing. Stanislav Šaroch, CSc.
RNDr. Hana Švejdarová
Partner institutions in CR:
IREAS, Institute for Structural Policy
Environment Centre, Charles University of Prague
Foreign partners:
Mikael Skou Andersen, professor, The National Environmental Research Institute, University of Aarhus,
JoAnn Carmin, asistent professor, Department of Urban Studies and Planning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
Dieter Ewringmann, Cologne Center for Public Economics (FiFO),
Sabine Flamme, professor, Labor für Abfallwirtschaft, Siedlungswasserwirtschaft, Umweltchemie (LASU),
Klaus Gellenbeck, professor, Institut für Abfall, Abwasser und Infrastrukturmanagement GmbH, Ahlen (INFA Ahlen),
Robert Holländer, professor, Universität Leipzig, Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät,
Tatiana Kluvánková-Oravská, research worker, Slovak Academy of Sciences ,
Isolde Roch, professor, Leibniz Institute of Ecological and Regional Development (IOER),
Stefan P. Schleicher, professor, University of Graz a WIFO – Austrian Institute of Economic Research,
John Shutt, director, ERBEDU – European Regional Business & Economic Development Unit, Leeds Business School, Leeds Metropolitan University,
Gerhard Steinebach, professor, Technische Universität Kaiserslautern.
