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Professor Petr Sedlacek

Professor Petr Sedlacek

Professor
Business School
School of Economics

Petr is a Professor of Economics at the Business School. Prior to joining , he was a Professor at the University of Oxford, where he is still an Associate Member. His research primarily focuses on labor markets, worker and firm heterogeneity and the influence of startups and young businesses on the rest of the economy. Petr has advised the European Commission and his research has attracted several grants and awards.
E-mail
p.sedlacek@unsw.edu.au
Location
Room 430A, Business School building
  • Book Chapters | 2022
    Born B; Müller GJ; Schularick M; Sedláček P, 2022, 'The macroeconomic impact of Trump', in The Trump Administration, Routledge, pp. 153 - 164,
  • Journal articles | 2024
    Mercan Y; Schoefer B; Sedláček P, 2024, 'A Congestion Theory of Unemployment Fluctuations', American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, 16, pp. 238 - 285,
    Journal articles | 2022
    Benedetti-Fasil C; Sedláček P; Sterk V, 2022, 'Startups and employment following the COVID-19 pandemic: a calculator', Economic Policy, 37, pp. 507 - 533,
    Journal articles | 2021
    Born B; Müller GJ; Schularick M; Sedláček P, 2021, 'The macroeconomic impact of Trump', Policy Studies, 42, pp. 580 - 591,
    Journal articles | 2021
    Sterk V; Sedláček P; Pugsley B, 2021, 'The Nature of Firm Growth', American Economic Review, 111, pp. 547 - 579,
    Journal articles | 2020
    Sedláček P, 2020, 'Creative Destruction and Uncertainty', Journal of the European Economic Association, 18, pp. 1814 - 1843,
    Journal articles | 2020
    Sedláček P, 2020, 'Lost generations of firms and aggregate labor market dynamics', Journal of Monetary Economics, 111, pp. 16 - 31,
    Journal articles | 2019
    Born B; Müller GJ; Schularick M; Sedláček P, 2019, 'The Costs of Economic Nationalism: Evidence from the Brexit Experiment∗', Economic Journal, 129, pp. 2722 - 2744,
    Journal articles | 2019
    Sedlacek P; Sterk V, 2019, 'Reviving american entrepreneurship? tax reform and business dynamism', Journal of Monetary Economics, 105, pp. 94 - 108,
    Journal articles | 2018
    Mangin S; Sedláček P, 2018, 'Unemployment and the labor share', Journal of Monetary Economics, 94, pp. 41 - 59,
    Journal articles | 2017
    Sedláček P; Sterk V, 2017, 'The growth potential of startups over the business cycle', American Economic Review, 107, pp. 3182 - 3210,
    Journal articles | 2016
    Sedláček P, 2016, 'The aggregate matching function and job search from employment and out of the labor force', Review of Economic Dynamics, 21, pp. 16 - 28,
    Journal articles | 2014
    Den Haan WJ; Sedlacek P, 2014, 'Inefficient continuation decisions, job creation costs, and the cost of business cycles', Quantitative Economics, 5, pp. 297 - 349,
    Journal articles | 2014
    Sedláček P, 2014, 'Match efficiency and firms' hiring standards', Journal of Monetary Economics, 62, pp. 123 - 133,
    Journal articles | 2006
    Sedláček P, 2006, 'Institutional Conditions of Monetary Policy Conduct in the Czech Republic', Prague Economic Papers, 15, pp. 113 - 134,
  • Preprints |
    Born B; Müller GJ; Schularick M; Sedlacek P, The Costs of Economic Nationalism: Evidence from the Brexit Experiment,
    Preprints |
    Mercan Y; Schoefer B; Sedlacek P, A Congestion Theory of Unemployment Fluctuations,
    Preprints |
    Mercan Y; Schoefer B; Sedlacek P, A Congestion Theory of Unemployment Fluctuations,
    Preprints |
    Pugsley BW; Sedlacek P; Sterk V, The Nature of Firm Growth,


2023 - 2027 Future Fellowship, Australian Research Council
2018 - 2023 Starting Grant, European Research Council
2017 - 2021 Research Training Group (8 PIs), German Research Foundation
2016 - 2017 Modigliani Research Grant, UniCredit
2016 - 2017 Research Fellowship, German Research Foundation
2014 - 2015 Post-doctoral Stipendium, Daimler and Benz Foundation


2021 Promising Young Scientist, Social Sciences, Neuron Foundation
2013 Joop Hartog award for the best PhD thesis in 2010-2011, Amsterdam School of Economics
2012 Young Economist of the Year, 2nd place, Czech Economic Society
2012 Annual CEF conference, Student competition, 1st place, Society for Computational Economics

2022 "A Congestion Theory of Unemployment Fluctuations", with Y. Mercan, B. Schoefer,AMERICAN ECONOMIC JOURNAL: MACROECONOMICS
2022 "Startups and Employment Following the COVID Pandemic: A Calculator", with C. Benedetti-Fassil, V. Sterk,POLICY STUDIES
2021 "The Macroeconomic Impact of Trump", with B. Born, G. Mueller, M. Schularick,POLICY STUDIES
2021 "The Nature of Firm Growth", with B. Pugsley, V. Sterk,AMERICAN ECONOMIC REVIEW
2020 "Lost Generations of Firms and the Aggregate Labor Market",JOURNAL OF MONETARY ECONOMICS
2019 "The Costs of Economic Nationalism: Evidence from the Brexit Experiment", with B. Born, G. Mueller, M. Schularick,ECONOMIC JOURNAL
2019 "Creative Destruction and Uncertainty",JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC ASSOCIATION
2019 "Reviving American Entrepreneurship? Tax Reform and Business Dynamism", with V. Sterk,JOURNAL OF MONETARY ECONOMICS
2018 "Unemployment and the Labor Share", with S. Mangin,JOURNAL OF MONETARY ECONOMICS
2017 "The Growth Potential of Startups over the Business Cycle", with V. Sterk,AMERICAN ECONOMIC REVIEW
2016 "The Aggregate Matching Function and Job Search from Employment and Out of the Labor Force",REVIEW OF ECONOMIC DYNAMICS
2014 "Match Efficiency and Firms' Hiring Standards",JOURNAL OF MONETARY ECONOMICS
2014 "Inefficient Continuation Decisions, Job Creat Costs, and the Cost of Business Cycles", with W. den Haan,QUANTITATIVE ECONOMICS
2006 "Institutional Conditions of Monetary Policy Conduct in the Czech Republic",PRAGUE ECONOMIC PAPER