Doc. Mgr. et Mgr. Ing. Štěpán Bahník, Ph.D. was a guest on the Podniko podcast by the Faculty of Business Administration at Prague University of Economics and Business, where he discussed the replicability of scientific studies, trust in science, and the role of open science. In the interview, he addressed the question of why some […]
Doc. Ing. Petr Houdek, Ph.D. appears in the new Czech Television documentary Hazard v kapse (Gambling in Your Pocket), which explores online betting, digital forms of gambling, and their impact on individuals and society. The documentary Hazard v kapse shows how gambling has been gradually moving from physical venues to the online environment. People no […]
On Friday, March 27, the Decision Lab Prague held another of its research seminars, where we had the pleasure of welcoming two international guests. During the session, Kristjan Pulk from the University of Tartu, Estonia, presented his research on “The modality of pension information matters: The effects of visualization and interactivity”. The second speaker was […]
We are pleased to announce that our colleague Alessandro Stringhi has published an article titled “Guilt and Fairness” in the Games and Economic Behavior journal. What is the study about? The paper asks a central question: what drives trustworthiness and prosocial behavior in interpersonal interactions? Two main candidates are inequity aversion (a dislike of being in a disadvantageous position […]
Our colleagues Petr Houdek and Štěpán Bahník won an excellent second place in the competition for the best publication of the Faculty of Business Administration for 2025. On February 18, 2026, they received the award from Dean Prof. Jiří Hnilica and Vice Dean for Research Doc. Marek Hudík in the Best Article category. Their study, […]
What if part of what we call cognitive bias in management presentations is not a flaw in judgment, but a reasonable adaptation to the environment? In an interview for Hospodářské noviny, Will Bennis from Decision Lab Prague shows why complex models often fail in uncertain times and why it is sometimes more useful to understand […]
We are pleased to announce that our research assistant, Adéla Kulhavá, has achieved significant success in the academic field. As part of the ESOP (Excellent Student Research Papers) competition at the Prague University of Economics, her bachelor’s thesis was awarded in the category “contribution to knowledge.” Under the supervision of Ing. Lucie Mařanová, Adéla focused […]
We are happy to share that our member, Marek Hudík, spoke at the TEDxVSE University conference with a lecture in the thematic section “Vision from Theory” entitled “The Power of Self-Selection.” The TEDxVSE University: From Theory to Market event took place on November 25, 2025, at the University of Economics in Prague, in Žižkov. The […]
The Christmas season is traditionally associated with gift-giving and expressing gratitude for cooperation in business. But where is the line between innocent gestures and corrupt behavior? Our doctoral student, Michael Arntz, addresses this topic in two new publications—a popular article for Hospodářské noviny and a new scientific study, which he co-authored with his supervisor Štěpán […]
