Oldřich Dědek
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Oldřich Dědek

Czech economist (born 1953)

Oldřich Dědek (born 26 November 1953) is a Czech economist. He graduated in agricultural economics from the University of Economics, Prague.2

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Born Nov 26, 1953.1

About

He was born in Chlumec nad Cidlinou.

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Companies

Early life and education

  • Date not recordedLondon School of Economics and Political Science3
  • Date not recordedUniversity of Warwick3
  • Date not recordedCzechoslovak Academy of Sciences3
  • Date not recordedPrague University of Economics and Business3
  • Date not recordedCharles University3

Career

Occupation: university teacher, economist, pedagogue.7

  • Since 2017Member of the Bank Board of the Czech National Bank6
  • Since 2017Board member, Czech National Bank5
  • 1999 to 2005Member of the Bank Board of the Czech National Bank6
  • Date not recordedWorked at Institute of Economic Studies, Charles University in Prague4
  • Date not recordedWorked at London School of Economics and Political Science4
  • Date not recordedWorked at Czech National Bank4

After completing his studies in 1978, Dedek was employed by the Economic Institute of the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, where he worked as a researcher specialising in economic policy. In 1992, he joined the Czech National Bank (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 Charles University 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 Prime Minister Josef Tošovský 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, President Milos Zeman appointed Dedek and fellow economist Marek Mora to the seven-member board of the Czech National Bank.

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Personal life

  • BornNov 26, 1953, Chlumec nad Cidlinou8
  • CitizenshipCzech Republic9