Oldřich Dědek (born 26 November 1953) is a

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economist. He graduated in agricultural economics from the

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. He was born in

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Career

After completing his studies in 1978, Dedek was employed by the Economic Institute of the

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, where he worked as a researcher specialising in economic policy. In 1992, he joined the

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(''Česká národní banka'') as Deputy Director of the Institute of Economics, and in 1996, he was appointed an adviser to the ČNB Governor. He was formerly a member of the Scientific Council of the Faculty of Social Sciences at

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in Prague, where he lectures on financial market issues and European Economic integration (a 3-modeule course supported by the Jean Monnet grant which also includes courses by Katerina Smidkova and Wadim Strielkowski. He was named a Full Professor by the Charles University in Prague in 2011. As an adviser to

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in the first half of 1998 Dedek headed the team of authors who prepared the document ''Economic Strategy of Joining the European Union: Starting Points and Directions''. From 13 February 1999 to 2005, he was a ČNB Vice-Governor. In 2017,

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Milos Zeman appointed Dedek and fellow economist Marek Mora to the seven-member board of the

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Other activities

Dedek is currently a member of the Administrative Board of Charles University and of the Scientific and Pedagogical Board of the Masaryk Institute of Advanced Studies at the

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dedek, Oldrich 1953 births Living people Academics of the London School of Economics 20th-century Czech economists Czech Technical University in Prague People from Chlumec nad Cidlinou Czechoslovak economists 21st-century Czech economists