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Assistant Professor Cameran Ashraf was appointed by the German Government to the Council of Experts for the International Freedom of Religion or Belief Alliance (IRFBA)

May 21, 2025
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Assistant Professor Cameran Ashraf was appointed by the German Government to the Council of Experts for the International Freedom of Religion or Belief Alliance (IRFBA).  IRFBA is a network of 38 states which brings together senior government representatives to discuss actions their nations can take together to promote respect for freedom of religion or belief and protect members of religious minority groups worldwide.  Professor Ashraf's appointment reflects both his longstanding academic work and policy advisement on freedom of religion or belief and artificial intelligence.  Together wit

Valentin Seidler's new article has just been published in Nature Communications

April 23, 2025
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Household surveys in sub-Saharan Africa collect important location-based information on age, income and health of Africans that support health and development efforts. Scientists and practitioners alike often assume this data is equally good everywhere, but no one has closely looked at how data quality might vary across different parts of a country. In this study, we examined the quality of recent household survey data in 35 African countries, looking at village areas (5×5 km) and districts.

DPP Alumni Careers Talk March 2025

April 14, 2025
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On March 26, we welcomed two alumni of the Master of Public Administration (MPA) program, Viktor Mak (MPA 2019) and Bálint Németh (MPA 2016) along with Tamas Gyorgy from the CEU Careers Services Office, for an engaging panel discussion.

Policy Talks: Mega Trends in Global Aid Architecture

March 28, 2025
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Policy Talk, March 25, 2025

The Department of Public Policy had the privilege of hosting Akihiko (Aki) Nishio, Vice President for Development Finance at The World Bank, for an insightful Policy Talk on the evolving landscape of international aid.

Policy Talk: Erich Kirchler on the Psychology of Tax Behavior

March 28, 2025
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Policy Talk, March 19, 2025

Erich Kirchler on the Psychology of Tax Behavior: Two Decades of Research at the University of Vienna.

As part of the Department of Public Policy’s Policy Talks Series, Professor Erich Kirchler, an expert in economic psychology, presented insights from two decades of research on tax behavior at the University of Vienna. His talk explored the intersection of psychology and taxation, focusing on how trust and power shape tax compliance.