Commentaries (Economics and Politics)

Dr Drabek regularly comments on economic policy and social and political issues. This page lists the most recent commentaries by Dr Drabek on economic policy, society and politics both in English and in Czech.

Economic Policy (English)

Oct 2024: COMMENTS on “The Brutes’ New Suits” by James Livingston

Oct 2024: Czechia as an Industrial Museum?

Nov 2023: FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC: SHOULD WE COMPETE ON “PRICE” OR SUBSIDIES? HOW EFFECTIVE IS CZECH POLICY?

Jun 2023: Taming inflation expectations is the most difficult step for the CNB. But without it, it will not defeat inflation.

Apr 2023: ANOTHER CNB FAUX-PAS – undesirable effects of its exchange rate policy

Apr 2023: WHAT IS CENTRAL BANK WAITING FOR?

Dec 2022: On Mr Sunak

Nov 2022: SPECIFICS OF INFLATION IN THE CR AND WHY IS IT SO DIFFICULT TO TAME?

Aug 2022: DILEMMA OF ANTI-INFLATIONARY POLICY IN CZECH REPUBLIC: INFLATION OR UNEMPLOYMENT?

Jun 2022: INFLATION AND POLITICAL GAMES ABOUT THE CZECH NATIONAL BANK

Dec 2019: A RESPONSE TO A CRITIC OF THE EXCHANGE RATE POLICY IN CR

Nov 2019: A CRITICAL VIEW OF THE CZECH ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION

Economic Policy (Czech)

Oct 2024: COMMENTS on “The Brutes’ New Suits”.  by James Livingston

Oct 2024: Česko jako průmyslové muzeum?

June 2024: JAK DOMINANTNI JE FISKALNI DOMINANCE ? SPECIFICITA CESKE FISKALNI POLITIKY.  

Feb 2023: Česká cesta. Proč je tak obtížné krotit inflaci v Česku a proč to trvá tak dlouho

Nov 2023: Lítost a dotace nestačily. Proč se VW vzdal investice v Česku a jaké to má důsledky pro naši konkurenceschopnost

Apr 2023 DALŠÍ FAUX-PAS ČNB –nežádoucí účinky její kurzové politiky

Apr 2023: NA CO CEKA CNB? Odmítáním vyšších sazeb dává ČNB signál všem – máte čas utrácet.

Jan 2023: Inflace anebo nezaměstnanost či imigrace? Dilema Protiinflační politiky

July 2022: INFLACE A POLITICKE HRATKY O CESKOU NARODNI BANKU

Aug 2019: Spatna kritika Mezinarodniho Menoveho Fondu

Society and Politics (Czech)

Jun 2020: Plan Evropske Komise je pro nas vyhodny!

Sep 2019: ZDANENI CIRKEVNICH RESTITUCI?