I am an economist at Česká spořitelna, an expert guarantor of the Finegra portal (which includes, among other things, a calculator of the financial profitability of rental and ownership housing) and a member of the board of the Czech Economic Society.In 2018-2021, I was a member of the Committee for Budget Forecasts at the National Budget Council. In 2010-2012, I was President of the Czech Economic Society. I have lectured at the IMF, OECD and other foreign institutions. I am the author of a university textbook on behavioural economics and co-author of an elementary school textbook on financial literacy and two books of economic fairy tales for young children. I have conducted about 50 financial and economic literacy seminars for teachers across the Czech Republic. In my blog texts I focus mainly on the Czech economy, fiscal policy, monetary policy, banking regulation, etc. Previously, I worked at the Czech National Bank for a number of years as an advisor to the Bank Board, Director of the Monetary Policy and Strategy Department and Senior Economist in the Financial Stability Department.