Montag, Josef

doc. Ing. Josef Montag , Ph.D.

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Telefon:  +420 221 005 543

Katedra ekonomie a empirických právních studií
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Contact Information

Address: nám. Curieových 7, 11640 Prague, Czech Republic

Phone: +420 221 005 543

Email: montagj@prf.cuni.cz

Website: sites.google.com/site/josefmontag

Education

PhD in Law and Economics, University of Turin, 2011

Ing. (MSc equiv.) in Economic Policy, University of Economics, Prague, 2004

Bc. (BSc equiv.) in Economics, University of Economics, Prague, 2002

Visiting Scholar, Law School, Cornell University, 8/2008–7/2010

Visiting Student, Institute of Law and Economics, University of Hamburg, 9/2006–6/2007

Professional Experience

Department of Economics, Faculty of Law, Charles University
– Assistant Professor, 11/2018–Present

International School of Economics (LSE Affiliate Centre)
Kazakh-British Technical University, Almaty
– Assistant Professor, 8/2016–9/2018
– Director for Research, 1/2018–9/2018

Faculty of Business and Economics, Mendel University, Brno
– Researcher (0.3 FTE research grant contract), 7/2015–12/2017
– Post-Doctoral Researcher, 7/2013–6/2015

Tilburg Law and Economics Centre, Tilburg University
– Visiting Researcher, 4/2014–7/2014

CERGE-EI, Charles University, Prague
– Post-Doctoral Fellow (part time), 1/2012–12/2013

Faculty of Law, Masaryk University, Brno
– Researcher, 7/2012–6/2013

Wüstenrot Financial Group, Prague
– Analyst, 4/2011–5/2012

Department of Economics, University of Economics, Prague
– Teaching Assistant, 8/2007–1/2008
– Teaching Assistant, 9/2005–8/2006

Institute of Sociology, the Czech Academy of Sciences
– Junior Researcher, 9/2004–6/2005

Journal Articles

Abdiyeva, Karlygash, et al. Seroepidemiological and molecular investigations of infections with Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever virus in Kazakhstan. Forthcoming in the International Journal of Infectious Diseases.

Montag, Josef, and James Tremewan. Let the punishment fit the criminal: An experimental study. Forthcoming in the Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization.

Brabenec, Tomáš, and Josef Montag. 2018. Criminals and the Price System: Evidence from Czech Metal Thieves. Journal of Quantitative Criminology 34: 397–430.

Montag, Josef. 2017. Identifying Odometer Fraud in Used Car Market Data. Transport Policy 60: 10–23.

Montag, Josef. 2015. What Drives the Gender Gap? An Analysis Using Sexual Orientation. Kyklos 68: 577–608.

Montag, Josef. 2015. The Simple Economics of Automobile Pollution: A Case for Fuel Tax. Energy Policy 85: 138–149.

Montag, Josef, and Tomáš Sobek. 2014. Should Paris Hilton Receive a Lighter Prison Sentence Because She’s Rich? An Experimental Study. Kentucky Law Journal 103: 95–125.

Montag, Josef. 2014. A Radical Change in Traffic Law: Effects on Fatalities in the Czech Republic. Journal of Public Health 36: 539–545.

Journal Articles in Czech

Dušek, Libor, a Josef Montag. 2017. Dopady zkráceného přípravného řízení na délku a výsledky trestního řízení. [The effects of accelerated criminal proceedings on the duration and outcomes of criminal procedure.] Trestněprávní revue 16: 59–66.

Dušek, Libor, a Josef Montag. 2016. Ekonomický přístup ke zkoumání práva: přehled metodologie a nástin příležitostí pro výzkum v České republice. [The economic approach to legal research: methodology overview and some research opportunities in the Czech Republic.] Jurisprudence 6: 39–48.

Working Papers

Huber, Peter, and Josef Montag. 2018. Homeownership, Political Participation, and Social Capital in Post-Communist Countries and Western Europe. ISE Working Paper no. 8. Almaty: International School of Economics, Kazakh-British Technical University.

Hana Broulíková, Peter Huber, Josef Montag, and Petr Sunega. 2017. Homeownership, Mobility, and Unemployment: Evidence from Housing Privatization. ISE Working Paper no. 7. Almaty: International School of Economics, Kazakh-British Technical University.

Dušek, Libor, and Josef Montag. 2016. The Effects of a Simpler Criminal Procedure: Evidence from One Million Czech Cases. ISE Working Paper no. 1. Kazakh-British Technical University, Almaty.

Dušek, Libor, and Josef Montag. 2016. Tradeoffs of Justice: A Theory of Optimal Use of Alternative Criminal Procedures.

Montag, Josef. 2013. Is Pro-Labor Law Pro-Women? Evidence from India. CERGE-EI Working Paper no. 488. Charles University, Prague.

Book Chapters

Sobek, Tomáš, and Josef Montag. 2019. Value Incommensurability. In Marciano, Alain, and Giovanni Battista Ramello, eds. Encyclopedia of Law and Economics. New York: Springer.

Sobek, Tomáš, and Josef Montag. 2019. Proportionality Test. In Marciano, Alain, and Giovanni Battista Ramello, eds. Encyclopedia of Law and Economics. New York: Springer.

Montag, Josef, and Tomáš Sobek. 2019. Subjective Punishment. In Marciano, Alain, and Giovanni Battista Ramello, eds. Encyclopedia of Law and Economics. New York: Springer.

Kerlinová Alena, and Josef Montag. 2013. “Regulation and its limits: economists’ view.” (In Czech.) In Metoda a ekonomické limity regulace ve finančním právu, by Libor Kyncl, Petr Mrkývka, et al., 127–141. Brno: Masaryk University.

Montag, Josef. 2005. “Market-Based Financing of Owner-Occupied Housing in Developed Countries.” (In Czech.) In Housing Standards 2004/2005: Financing Housing and Refurbishing Housing Estates, by Martin Lux, Petr Sunega, Tomáš Kostelecký, Daniel Čermák, and Josef Montag, 25–48. Prague: Institute of Sociology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic.

Work in Progress

Industry delicensing and trade liberalization in India: Effects on women’s relative labor market performance (with Rachna Maheshwari and Sisir Debnath).

Intrahousehold division of labor, human capital formation, and labor market outcomes: A study of same-sex partners (with Alfredo Paloyo).

Legal origins and labor market outcomes of men and women.

Grants, Scholarships, Awards

Principal Investigator: “Trust and Terror: The Dark Side of Social Capital?” Czech Science Foundation research grant ($115,000), with Niclas Berggren, Pierre Bentata, and Miroslav Zajíček, 2017–2019. (Declined.)

Principal Investigator: “After the Curtain: Empirical Studies of Migration in Transition Economies.” Czech Science Foundation research grant ($140,000), with Martin Guzi, Peter Huber, Štěpán Mikula, and Petr Sunega, 2015–2017.

Co-Investigator: “Economics of Criminal Procedure: Theoretical and Empirical Analysis of Criminal Justice Under Constraints.” Czech Science Foundation research grant ($45,000), with Libor Dušek, 2015–2016.

Co-Investigator: “Exploiting Policy Interventions in the Czech Republic to Answer General Questions About Criminal Deterrence.” Czech Science Foundation research grant ($42,000), with Libor Dušek, 2012–2013.

Dissertation Fellowship, University of Turin, 2008–2010.

Most Dedicated Boxer, Cornell Boxing Club, Fall 2008 and Spring 2009.

Huygens Scholarship, University of Amsterdam, 2008. (Declined.)

 

Courses Taught

Faculty of Law, Charles University
– Statistics for Lawyers (lecturer), Fall 2018
– Principles Macroeconomics (sections), Fall 2018

 

 Kazakh-British Technical University, International School of Economics
– Principles Microeconomics (lecturer), Fall 2016 and 2017
– Principles Macroeconomics (lecturer), Spring 2017 and 2018
– Intermediate Macroeconomics (lecturer), Spring 2018
– Thesis Supervision (BSc 1)

Mendel University, Faculty of Business and Economics
– Macroeconomics (TA, principles), Fall 2013 and Spring 2015
– Microeconomics (TA, principles), Fall 2014
– Thesis Supervision (BSc 4, MSc 3)

Masaryk University, Department of Economics
– Law and Economics (lecturer, graduate), Fall 2013, 2014, and 2015
– Thesis Supervision (MSc 1)

Masaryk University, Department of Philosophy
– Topics in Social Science: Economic Theory and Empirical Evidence (lecturer, graduate), Spring 2013

University of Economics, Prague, Department of Economics
– Economics of Drugs and Addiction (co-lecturer, graduate), Spring 2016
– Microeconomics (TA, intermediate), Fall 2007
– Industrial Organization (TA, intermediate), Fall 2007
– Economics (TA and co-lecturer, principles), Spring 2006 and Fall 2007
– Macroeconomics (TA, principles), Fall 2005
– Thesis Supervision (BSc 8, MSc 1)

Professional Service

European Parliament’s List of Experts (2017–2019).

Masaryk-Mendel Joint Research Workshop, Organizer (2014/2015), with Peter Huber, Štěpán Mikula, and Martin Guzi.

Research Workshop at Mendel University, Organizer (2013/2014), with Peter Huber.

Czech Law and Economics Association (founding member).

Reviewer: Charles University Grant Agency; Children and Youth Services Review; Economic Development and Cultural Change; Economic Inquiry; European Journal of Comparative Economics; European Law and Economics Association; European Parliament; International Journal of Manpower; International Review of Law and Economics; Journal of Public Health; Ministry of the Interior of the Czech Republic; Transportation Research Part F: Psychology and Behaviour.

Summer Schools and Workshops

Scholarship and a Free Society, Institute for Humane Studies, Bryn Mawr College, June 12-17, 2010.

Social Change Workshop, Institute for Humane Studies, Brown University, June 13-19, 2009.

IMPRS Summer School (Economics, Law and Psychology), Max Planck Institute of Economics, Jena (Germany), August 1-25, 2008.

Technical and Quantitative Skills

Expertise in statistics, econometrics, data management, and databases.

Proficient with analytical and query languages (R, Stata, SQL).

Languages

Czech (native), English (fluent), Russian (intermediate), German (basic).

Presentations at Conferences and Seminars

German Law and Economics Association, University of Marburg, July 22, 2017.

Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, Essen, July 18, 2017.

Society for Institutional & Organizational Economics, Columbia University, June 23, 2017.

Workshop on the Law and Economics of Migration and Mobility, University of Bern, June 15, 2017.

Young Economists’ Meeting, Masaryk University, June 2, 2017.

Public Choice Society Annual Meetings, New Orleans, LA, March 3, 2017.

European Association of Law and Economics, Bologna University, September 15 and 17, 2016.

European Association for Comparative Economic Studies, Regensburg University, September 9, 2016.

Conference on Empirical Legal Studies in Europe, University of Amsterdam, June 22, 2016.

Young Economists’ Meeting, Masaryk University, June 2, 2016.

Public Choice Society Annual Meetings, Fort Lauderdale, FL, March 12, 2016.

Italian Society of Law and Economics, University of Naples Federico II, December 18, 2015.

Faculty of Economics and Administration, Masaryk University, Brno, November 3, 2015.

Polish Association of Law and Economics, Warsaw School of Economics, October 23, 2015.

Public Law Enforcement and Deterrence Policies Workshop, Université Paris Ouest, October 8, 2015.

European Association of Law and Economics, University of Vienna, September 17, 18, and 19, 2015.

Society for Institutional & Organizational Economics, Harvard University, June 21, 2015.

Young Economists’ Meeting, Masaryk University, May 21, 2015.

Law and Economics Workshop, Erasmus University Rotterdam, February 13, 2015.

European Association of Law and Economics, Aix-Marseille Université, September 20, 2014.

German Law and Economics Association, Ghent University, July 11, 2014.

Tilburg Law and Economics Centre, Tilburg University, June 4, 2014.

Faculty of Economics and Administration, Masaryk University, Brno, April 29, 2014.

Department European and International Public Law, Tilburg University, April 28, 2014.

Prague Conference on Political Economy, Prague, April 5, 2014.

Midwestern Law and Economics Association, University of Illinois, October 12, 2013.

European Association of Law and Economics, University of Warsaw, September 26 and 28, 2013.

German Law and Economics Association, Free University of Bolzano, September 14, 2013.

American Law and Economics Association, Vanderbilt University, May 18, 2013.

Czech Economic Society, Masaryk University, Brno, April 23, 2013.

Department of Economics, Mendel University, Brno, April 4, 2013.

Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, Essen, January 25, 2013.

Prague Conference on Political Economy, Prague, October 27, 2012.

European Association of Law and Economics, Stockholm University, September 21, 2012.

American Law and Economics Association, Stanford University, May 18, 2012.

Department of Economics, University of Economics, Prague, November 30, 2010.

Federal Employment Agency, Nuremberg, November 18, 2010.

Conference on Empirical Legal Studies, Yale University, November 6, 2010.

Department of Economics, University of Economics, Prague, October 15, 2010.

Department of Economics, University of Economics, Prague, January 12, 2010.

Inter-University Graduate Conference, Cornell University, March 7, 2010.

Conference on Empirical Legal Studies, University of Southern California, November 19, 2009.