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CERGE-EI Working Papers (all papers are downloadable):

• Visit http://www.cerge-ei.cz/publications/working_papers/.

Paper List (several papers are downloadable):

• Effect of Corporate Economic Performance on Firm-Level Environmental Performance in a Transition Economy, joint work with D. Earnhart, Environmental and Resource Economics, 2010, vol. 45(1), pp. tbs.
• Pollution Reductions in the Czech Republic, joint work with D. Earnhart, Post-Communist Economies, 2008, vol. 20(2), pp. 231-252.
• Effect of Pollution Control on Corporate Financial Performance in a Transition Economy, joint work with D. Earnhart, European Environment (now Environmental Policy and Governance), 2007, vol. 7(4), pp. 247-266.
• Direct and Indirect Effects of Ownership on Firm-Level Environmental Performance, joint work with D. Earnhart, Eastern European Economics, 2007, vol. 45(4), pp. 66-87.
  
• Pollution, Production, and Sectoral Differences in a Transition Economy, joint work with D. Earnhart, Comparative Economic Studies, December 2006; vol. 48(4): pp. 662-81.
• Prague Summer Olympic Games 2016: Economic Impact Study, in Czech, joint work with S. Jurajda, D. Munich, and P. Zemcik. Published in Politická Ekonomie, 4/2006.
• Effects of Ownership and Financial Performance on Corporate Environmental Performance Abstract is available here (2002, CEPR DP #3557, joint work with D. Earnhart). Revised version was published in Journal of Comparative Economics, vol. 34(1), 2006, pp. 111-129.
  
• Understanding Corruption and Corruptibility Through Experiments: A Primer, joint work with L. Dusek and A. Ortmann. (Previous version available as CERGE-EI DP #136.) Published in Prague Economic Papers, 2/2005, vol. 14(2), 2005, pp. 147-162.
• Enterprise Investment During the Transition: Evidence from Czech Panel Data Abstract is available here (March 1998, CEPR DP #1835, joint work with J. Svejnar). Revised version was published in The Review of Economics and Statistics, vol. 84(2), May 2002, pp. 353-370.
• Development of Czech Firms During Transition: An Overview , joint work with E. Kocenda. Published in Politická Ekonomie, 4/2002.
• The Paradox of Czech Crusaders: Will They Ever Learn the Corruption Lesson? (Corruption and Anticorruption in the Czech Republic) (April 2001, CERGE-EI Working Paper #171, joint work with E. Kocenda). Revised version published in The Emerging Markets Review, vol. 2 (2), 2001, pp. 138-160.
• Financial Conditions and Investment during the Transition: Evidence from Czech Firms (March 2000, CERGE-EI Working Paper #153, joint work with J. Svejnar). Revised version was published in Anna Meyendorff and Anjan Thakor (editors): Designing Financial Systems in Transition Economies: Strategies for Reform in Central and Eastern Europe as Chapter 11, pp. 215-260, MIT Press, 2002.
• Does a Soft Macroeconmic Environment Induce Restructuring on the Microeconomic Level during the Transition Period? Evidence from Investment Behaviour of Czech Enterprises (June 1999, CERGE-EI Working Paper #147)
• Depreciatin Rates in a Transition Economy: Evidence from Czech Panel Data (December 1998, CERGE-EI Working Paper #137), revised version published in Prague Economic Papers , 3/1999, vol. 8(3), 3/99, pp. 261-277.
• Enterprise Breakups and Performance During the Transition (October 1997, CERGE-EI Working Paper #116, joint work with M. Singer and J. Svejnar), also published as CEPR Discussion Paper No. 1757 . Revised version was published in The Review of Economics and Statistics, vol. 83(1), February 2001, pp. 92-99.
• Manager Interests, Breakups and Performance of State Enterprises in Transition (April 1994, CERGE-EI Working Paper #51, joint work with M. Singer and J. Svejnar). Revised version was published in The Czech Republic and Economic Transition in Eastern Europe, editor: J. Svejnar, Academic Press, Inc., USA, 1995, and in Czech traslation in Česká republika a ekonomická transformace ve střední a východní Evropě, editor: J. Švejnar, Academia, Praha, 1997.
• Kuriozitka - Paradox (in Czech language, HTML only) (October 1998)

Discussion Papers

Following Discussion Papers (drafts which did not make it to Working Papers for various reasons) are available in limited number of copies upon request - please contact me or CERGE-EI library.

• CERGE DP 7/98, M. Singer and L. Lizal, "An Estimation of Euler's Equation of a Profit Maximising Firm: The Case of Czech Republic 1992-1995," April 1998.
• CERGE-EI DP No. 1999-26, L. Lizal, "Monopoly Regulation in the Czech Republic and EU," November 1999.  PDF available here. Revised Czech version was published in  Finance a úvěr,  9/2000,  pp. 488-502, with English summary.
• CERGE-EI DP No. 2000-40, L. Lizal, "Má stát právo považovat Microsoft za monopolní firmu? (Does the State have the right to declare Microsoft a monopoly?)" May 2000, in Czech only. PDF available here. Revised version was published in  Politická Ekonomie, 4/2001, with English summary.
• CERGE-EI DP No. 2001-67, D. Janosik and L. Lizal, "Notes on History and Development of Bankruptcy Procedures in the Czech Republic" July 2001. PDF available here.
• CERGE-EI DP No. 2001-68, L. Lizal, "Determinants of Financial Distress: What Drives Bankruptcy in a Transition Economy? The Czech Republic Case" July 2001 .  PDF available here.
• CERGE-EI DP No. 2002-89, L. Lizal and J. Svejnar, "Privatization Revisited: The Effects of Foreign and Domestic Owners on Corporate Performance" June 2002 .  PDF available here.
• CERGE-EI DP No. 2004-130,  L. Lizal, "The Enterprise Sector Development in the Czech Republic: Large Enterprises and SME Perspective" June 2004.  PDF available here.
• CERGE-EI DP No. 2004-136,  L. Dusek, A. Ortmann, L. Lizal, "Understanding Corruption and Corruptibility Through Experiments: A Primer" December 2004.  PDF available here.

To see the whole list of CERGE-EI working papers, click here, full list of CERGE-EI publications is here.

Book Reviews:

• "Výzva konkurenceschopnosti (recenze Ročenky konkurenceschopnosti)", in: Ekonom, February 9, 2006.
  
• "Lepší je být chudý a bez práce (recenze knihy D.Landes: Bohatství a bída národů) [It is better to be poor and unemployed (review of D.Landes: Wealth and Poverty of Nations)]", in: MFDNES, August 28, 2005.
  
• Review of: Plamen D. Tchipev, Jürgen G. Backhaus and Frank H. Stephen (editors):"Mass Privatisation Schemes in Central and East European Countries. Implications on Corporate Governance," Prague Economic Papers, vol. 8(1), 1/99, 1999, pp. 94-95.
• Recenze: Plamen D. Tchipev, Jürgen G. Backhaus and Frank H. Stephen (editors):"Privatizace ve střední a východní Evropě," Politická Ekonomie, vol 47(2), 2/99, 1999, pp. 283-284.

Reserach Interests:

Applied microeconomics, econometrics, firms, transition, industrial organization, environmental economics.

Scientific Bodies:

• Grant Agency of Charles University (GAUK) since 2003.
• Scientific council of IPFM University since 2004.
• Scientific council of VSEM University since 2004.
• Scientific council of NHF VSE since 2005.

Professional Societies:

• European Economic Association, member.
• The Econometric Society, memeber.
• Canadian Economic Association, memeber.
  
• CEPR, London, UK, research fellow.
• Davidson Institute Research Fellow, Michigan, USA.