Welcome! I am Petr Janský, Professor of Economics at Charles University. I am founding director of the Center for Public Finance, which aims to contribute to evidence-based public policy, and of the CORPTAX research group, which aims to determine how global minimum taxes impact investment by multinationals.
As an independent, globally-minded economist and researcher based in Prague, I undertake research aimed at improving public policy and the quality of life in Czechia, Europe and throughout the world.
- In my research, which intersects public finance, international economics, and development economics, I study the impact of firms’ interactions with public policies on living standards.
- I have recently contributed to research with papers on corporate taxation, global minimum tax, tax havens, corporate tax avoidance, effective tax rates and investment of multinationals, illicit financial flows, and income inequality.
- My work has been accepted for publication in World Development, IMF Economic Review, Economic Geography, and Oxford University Press.
- My research is frequently cited in top economics journals and in the media, e.g., such as The Economist and the Financial Times.
- I have presented my research at leading academic conferences, including those organised by the European and American economic associations, and at major policy forums, e.g., the European Parliament in 2019, 2020, 2022, and 2025.
- I have worked on research with influential international organisations such as the United Nations and the European Commission.
- I serve on the Advisory Board of the EU Tax Observatory, Paris School of Economics, and the National Economic Council of the Czech Government.
Links to the rest of this website: In addition to research, I enjoy teaching and advising doctoral students and contributing to policy debates in Europe and globally and in Czechia.
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