Jakub Matějů
Deputy Executive Director
Monetary Department
Fields:
financial sector,
modelling and forecasting,
monetary policy
modelling and forecasting,
monetary policy
Education: PhD. (Economics) CERGE-EI
Biography
- CNB Monetary Policy Department (policy formulation, forecasting GDP and inflation): 2012-2016
- European Central Bank: DG-E/PAC (forecasting house prices for EU27): 2016-2017
- Komerční banka: Economic research (FX and fixed income analysis and strategy): 2018-2019
- CNB Advisor to the board: 2019-present
Work in Progress
- Ace in Hand: The Value of Card Data in the Game of Nowcasting (with Tomáš Adam, Jiří Schwarz and Mastercard team)
- Small open economy HANK model: the impact of import-export heterogeneity on the propagation of shocks (with Volha Audzei and Ivan Sutoris)
- Distributional Effects of Monetary Policy: Evidence from Czech Job Market (with Haroon Mumtaz, Angeliki Theophilopoulou and Monika Junicke
Recent CNB Publications
- Jakub Mateju & Michal Kejak, 2015. "Limited Liability, Asset Price Bubbles and the Credit Cycle: The Role of Monetary Policy", Working Papers 2015/16, Czech National Bank.
- Tomas Adam & Sona Benecka & Jakub Mateju, 2014. "Risk Aversion, Financial Stress and Their Non-Linear Impact on Exchange Rates", Working Papers 2014/07, Czech National Bank.
- Jan Filacek & Jakub Mateju, 2014. "Adverse Effects of Monetary Policy Signalling", Working Papers 2014/13, Czech National Bank.
Selected Publications in Refereed Journals
- Jakub Matějů, 2019. "What Drives the Strength of Monetary Policy Transmission?", International Journal of Central Banking, International Journal of Central Banking, vol. 15(3), pages 59-87, September.
- Adam, Tomáš & Benecká, Soňa & Matějů, Jakub, 2018. "Financial stress and its non-linear impact on CEE exchange rates", Journal of Financial Stability, Elsevier, vol. 36(C), pages 346-360.
- Babecký, Jan & Havránek, Tomáš & Matějů, Jakub & Rusnák, Marek & Šmídková, Kateřina & Vašíček, Bořek, 2014. "Banking, debt, and currency crises in developed countries: Stylized facts and early warning indicators", Journal of Financial Stability, Elsevier, vol. 15(C), pages 1-17.
- Babecký, Jan & Havránek, Tomáš & Matějů, Jakub & Rusnák, Marek & Šmídková, Kateřina & Vašíček, Bořek, 2013. "Leading indicators of crisis incidence: Evidence from developed countries", Journal of International Money and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 35(C), pages 1-19.
Other Information
Awards:
Young Economist Award of the Czech Economic Society (2015: 1st place, 2013: 2nd place, 2009: best under 25)
CNB Economic Research Award for the Best Publication (2013)
Refereeing:
Journal of Financial Stability, Journal of International Money and Finance, Czech Journal of Economics and Finance