Introduction

The International Research Centre (IRC) was established in 2018 as a project of the Faculty of International Relations (FIR), Prague University of Economics and Business (VŠE). IRC is committed to develop a community of scholars and promote a broad range of initiatives that inspire, nurture, and disseminate rigorous empirical and theoretical research in all fields of economics, with a particular focus on international economics. IRC provides a dynamic and international research environment to FIR affiliates, as well as fellows from other faculties of VŠE and visiting scholars, to share ideas and foster research collaborations.