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1 CURR ICULUM VITAE Dr Jan Libich Homepage e: Video-inte erviews: Newspape er column: La Trobe University, Melbourne & VŠB-TU Ostrava EDUCATION PhD March Jan 2006 School of Economics, University of New South Wales, Sydney Thesis: Optimal Institutional Design of Monetary Policy MCom(ho ons) and BCom University of Economics (VŠE), Prague, Czech Republic Major: Finance, Thesis: Inflation Targeting RESEARCH INTERESTS Monetary and Fiscal Policies and their Interactions Game Theory Sportss Economics Pension Systems ACADEMIC EMPLOYMENT Senior Lecturer Department t of Economics and Finance, La Trobe University, Melbourne Senior Lecturer (fixed term) Department t of Economics, VŠB-TU and Finance, La Trobe University, Melbourne Ostrava Lecturer Department t of Economics from Nov 2008 from 2013 July Nov 2008 BOOKS 1) Co-author of the Australian editions of the world s best-selling introductory economics textbooks by Greg Mankiw: (i) Principles of Economics and (ii) Principles of Macroecon nomics (first print August 2014) ). 2) Forthcoming in 2015 sole-authored book by Cengage titled Real-World Economic Policy: Insights from Leading Australian Economists. ACADEMIC PAPERS (including the ABDC 2013 and ERA E rankings) 1) (A,A*) Libich, J. and Nguyen, D., (2013), Macro Meets Micro: Stochastic (Calvo) Revisions in Games, the B.E. Journal off Theoretical Economics, 14(1). 2) (B,B) Lenten, L., Libich, J., and Stehlík, P. (2013), Policy Timing and Footballers Incentives: Penalties Before or After Extra-time? thee Journal of Sports Economics, 14(6), pp ) (A,A) Libich, J. and Stehlík, P. (2012), Monetary Policy Facing Fiscal Indiscipline Under Generalized Timing of Actions, Journal of Institutionall and Theoretical Economics s, 168(3), pp ) (B,B) Hughes Hallett, A. and Libich, J. (2012), Explicit Inflation Targets, Communication, and Central Bank Independence: Friends or Foes??', Economic Changee and Restructuring, 45(4), pp ) (A,A) Libich, J. (2011), Inflation Nutters? Modelling the Flexibility of Inflation Targeting, The B.E. Journal of Macroeconomics, 11( (1), Article 17. 6) (A,A) Libich, J. and Stehlík P. (2011), Endogenous Monetary Commitment, Economics Letters, 112, pp ) (A,A) Hughes Hallett, A., Libich, J., and Stehlík P. (2010), Macroprudential Policies and Financial Stability, the Economic Record, 87(277), pp

2 8) (A,A) Libich, J. and Stehlík, P. (2010), Incorporating Rigidity and Commitment in the Timing Structure of Macroeconomic Games, Economic Modelling, Elsevier, 27, pp ) (A,A) Libich, J. (2009), A Note on the Anchoring Effect of Explicit Inflation Targets, Macroeconomic Dynamics, Cambridge University Press, Volume 13(5), pp ) (A,A) Hughes Hallett, A., Libich, J., and Stehlík P. (2009), 'Rogoff Revisited: The Conservative Central Banker Proposition Under Active Fiscal Policies', Economics Letters, Elsevier, Volume 104(3), pp ) (A,A) Libich, J. (2008), An Explicit Inflation Target as a Commitment Device, Journal of Macroeconomics, Elsevier, Volume 30(1), pp ) (B,B) Hughes Hallett, A. and Libich, J. (2007), Fiscal-Monetary Interactions: The Effect of Fiscal Restraint and Public Monitoring on Central Bank Credibility, Open Economies Review, Springer, Volume 18(5), pp REFEREED POLICY ORIENTED PAPERS AND SPECIAL ISSUES 13) (B,B) Libich, J. (2015), The Economic Future of Europe: Change of Diet or Premature Death?, forthcoming in World Economics, 15(4). 14) (C,C) Hughes Hallett, A., Libich, J., and Stehlík P. (2014), Monetary and Fiscal Policy Interaction with Various Degrees of Commitment, Czech Journal of Economics and Finance, 64(1), pp ) (B,B) Libich, J., Savage, J., and Walsh, C.E. (2011), Monetary-Fiscal Interactions: How To Improve Policy Outcomes? Symposium at ACE 2010, Economic Papers, 30(1), pp ) (B,B) Franta, M., Libich, J. and Stehlík P. (2011), The Big Picture of Monetary-Fiscal Interactions, Economic Papers, 30(1), pp ) (B,B) Libich, J., Stehlík P. and Savage, J. (2010), Fiscal Neglect in a Monetary Union, Economic Papers, 29(3), pp ) (B,C) Harding, D. and Libich, J. (2010) Froth and Bubble: The Inconsistency of Paul Krugman's Macroeconomic Analysis, Agenda, 17(1), pp ) (C,-) Hughes Hallett, A., Libich, J., and Stehlík P. (2010), Welfare Improving Coordination of Fiscal and Monetary Policy, Czech Economic Review, 5, pp ) (-,C) Libich, J. and Savage, J. (2010), Tethering the Fiscal Sow: Monetary Policy that Keeps Pork in the Sty, Policy 26(3), Spring, pp ) (-,B) Libich, J. and Stehlík, P. (2008), Macroeconomic Games on Time Scales, Dynamic Systems and Applications, Volume 5, pp ) (-,C) Libich, J. (2006), Should Monetary Policy Be Transparent?, Policy 22(1), Autumn, pp OTHER PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES Research Associate: Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis, Australian National University, Research program: Macroeconomic Policy Frameworks Membership: Economic Society of Australia, American Economic Association Editorial Board: Czech Journal of Economics and Finance Organizer and panel chair: special session titled Monetary-Fiscal Interactions: How To Improve Policy Outcomes? at the 39th Australian Conference of Economists, Sydney. Panellists Prof Carl Walsh (U of California, SC), Don Brash (former Governor of RBNZ), Jacopo Cimadomo (ECB), and Stephen Kirchner (UTS) Sept 2010 Co-organizer and panel chair: special session titled Penalties Before or After Extra-Time? A Solution to the Penalty Shoot-out Problem at the Economics and Psychology of Football, London, UK. Panelists Henry Birtles, Lionel Page, Liam Lenten, and Tom Dart May 2010 Co-convener (with Liam Lenten): 12th Australasian Macroeconomics Workshop, La Trobe University Apr 2007 Co-organizer: CEPET workshop in Economic Theory, Udine, Italy Jun 2007 VISITING RESEARCHER Kansas City Fed Jan 2012 George Mason University Jan & Sept 2008, Jan 2012 University of West Bohemia Jan 2008, Jul 08 - Jan 09, Nov 09, University of Graz June 2008 University of New South Wales Oct/Nov 2007 Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis Aug 2007 Czech National Bank July 2006 INVITED SEMINAR PRESENTATIONS (49 since 2005) 2

3 Victorian Government (Treasury, May 2014) University of Melbourne (Apr 2014) Monash (Apr 2014) University of West Bohemia (Oct 2013) Czech National Bank (May 2013) CERGE- EI (Jan 2013) Reserve Bank of Australia (Sept 2012) Macquarie University (Sept 2012) University of Technology Sydney (Sept 2012) National Bank of Poland (Jun 2012) Polish Academy of Sciences (Jun 2012) Magdeburg University (May 2012) Charles University (Apr 2012) International Monetary Fund (Jan 2012) Kansas City Fed (Jan 2012) George Mason University (Jan 2012) Berlin (joint Free/Technical/Humboldt, Dec 2011) Czech Economic Society (Nov 2011) University of Basel (Oct 2011) University of West Bohemia (Oct 2011) Czech National Bank (Sep 2011) Monash (Mar 2011) University of Melbourne (Mar 2011) Australian National University (Nov 2010) Queensland University of Technology (Nov 2010) European Central Bank (Jun 2010) Charles University (Nov 2009) Czech National Bank (Jan 2009) London School of Economics (Sept 2008) International Monetary Fund (Sept 2008) CERGE-EI (Sept 2008) George Mason University (Sep 2008) Austrian National Bank (June 2008) University of Graz (June 2008) UNSW (Oct 2007) University of Adelaide (March 2007) Deakin (August 2006) Dutch National Bank (July 2006) Czech National Bank (July 2006) Koblenz Business School (July 2006) Munich University (June 2006) Deutsche Bundesbank (June 2006) Dortmund (June 2006) Reserve Bank of New Zealand (Nov 2005) Victoria University of Wellington (Nov 2005) University of Queensland (Sept 2005) Bayreuth University (June 2005) Reserve Bank of Australia (Feb 2005) PRESENTATIONS AT CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS (40 since 2004) 8 th Biennial Conference of the Czech Economic Society Nov 2014 University of Economics, Prague EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy Jul 2014 Prague 43 th Australian Conference of Economists Jul 2014 University of Tasmania, Hobart Eurozone Future: from Crisis to Stabilization, Reform and Growth? Nov 2013 Mendel University, Brno The Nature of Change (a multidisciplinary panel) Oct 2013 Charles University, Prague 2 nd IES Economic Meeting - Modelling in Macroeconomics and Finance Sep 2013 Charles University, Prague EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy Jul 2013 Prague 7 th Biennial Conference of the Czech Economic Society Nov 2012 University of Economics, Prague Workshop on Macroeconomic Dynamics Sep 2012 University of Sydney American Economic Association Meeting Jan 2012 Chicago, USA 13 th International Conference on Finance and Banking Oct 2011 Ostrava, Czech Republic 16 th Australasian Macroeconomics Workshop Apr 2011 University of Tasmania 39 th Australian Conference of Economists Sep 2010 Macquarie University, Sydney Recent Developments in Macroeconomics Jun 2010 Mannheim, Germany Causes and Consequences of the 2008 International Crisis Jun 2010 Rome, Italy The Economics and Psychology of Football May 2010 London, UK 15 th Australasian Macroeconomics Workshop Apr 2010 RBNZ, VUW, New Zealand 22 nd Australasian Finance and Banking Conference Dec 2009 UNSW, Sydney Financial Crisis: Institutions and Policies Nov 2009 Mendel University, Czech Republic 38 th Australian Conference of Economists Sep 2009 University of Adelaide 3

4 Workshop on Economic Dynamics Aug 2009 Deakin University Sydney-Melbourne Conference on Macro Theory May 2009 University of Sydney and Melbourne 14 th Australasian Macroeconomics Workshop Apr 2009 Deakin University 27 th Australasian Economic Theory Workshop Feb 2009 Massey University, Auckland 5 th Biennial Conference of the Czech Economic Society Nov 2008 University of Economics, Prague 13 th Australasian Macroeconomics Workshop Mar 2008 University of Sydney American Economic Association Meeting Jan 2008 New Orleans, USA 35 th Australian Conference of Economists Sep 2007 Hobart, University of Tasmania Fiscal Policy Frameworks: Roles, Evolution and Modelling Aug 2007 CAMA, Sydney Central European Workshop in Economic Theory Jun 2007 CEPET, Udine, Italy 12 th Australasian Macroeconomics Workshop Apr 2007 La Trobe, Melbourne 25 th Australasian Economic Theory Workshop Feb 2007 ANU, Canberra 35 th Australian Conference of Economists Sept 2006 Curtin University, Perth 11 th Australasian Macroeconomics Workshop April 2006 The Reserve Bank of Australia and CAER, UNSW, Sydney 24 th Australasian Economic Theory Workshop Feb 2006 Centre of Applied Economic Research, UNSW, Sydney Advanced Liberty & Society Conference Sep 2005 Centre for Independent Studies, Sydney 34 th Australian Conference of Economists Sep 2005 University of Melbourne, Economic Society of Australia 1 st Summer School on Monetary Theory and Policy July 2005 ZEI, Bonn, Germany (lecturers: Ben McCallum, Larry Christiano) 10 th Australasian Macroeconomics Workshop Mar 2005 University of Melbourne 23 rd Australasian Economic Theory Workshop Feb 2005 University of Auckland, New Zealand PhD Conference in Economics and Business (UNSW Nominee) Nov 2004 Australian National University, Canberra 33 rd Australian Conference of Economists Sep 2004 University of Sydney, Economic Society of Australia 1 st Meeting of the Study Group on Monetary Policy in CIS Countries Kiel Inst. for World Economics and UACES, Bruges, Belgium July 2004 REFEREEING (23 journals & 2 PhD theses since 2005) Australian Parliamentary Budget Office International Economic Review European Economic Review Economic Systems Economics Letters BE Journal of Macroeconomics Oxford Economics Papers Journal of Economic Surveys Scottish Journal of Political Economy International Journal of Central Banking Economic Modelling Journal of Macroeconomics Open Economies Review Economic Record Australian Economic Review Emerging Markets Finance and Trade Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies Czech Journal of Economics and Finance International Review of Economics and Finance Economics Papers Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal Central European Review of Economic Issues Series of Advanced Economic Issues Policy Australian National University (PhD thesis) CERGE-EI (PhD thesis) GRANTS AND AWARDS Grant from the Neuron Foundation for the top project by Czech Economist

5 Fiscal, Monetary, and Growth Implications of an Aging Population: Problems and Solutions (1 million CZK, app $50,000) Teaching Award, Institute of Economic Studies, Charles University 2013 My three-week course on the Global Financial Crisis ranked in the top three of all subjects (overall subject score 4.7, overall teaching score 4.8 out of 5). Winner, Lecturer of the Year (top spot for La Trobe University) 2012 Organized by UniJobs and based on nominations from over 70,000 students at Australian Universities Australian Government Office for Teaching and Learning Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning 2012 For Helping Students Discover, and Quench, Their Thirst for Knowledge ($10,000) La Trobe University Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning 2012 For Helping Students Discover, and Quench, Their Thirst for Knowledge ($1,000) Faculty Research Awards, Commendation 2011 In Recognition of Academic Excellence in Research Faculty Teaching Awards, Commendation 2011 In Recognition of Academic Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching ($5,000) Outstanding Reviewer, Emerald Awards for Excellence 2011 Awarded to top referee from each Emerald Journal Winner, Lecturer of the Year (top spot for La Trobe University) 2011 Winner, Lecturer of the Year (top spot for La Trobe University) 2010 Winner, Lecturer of the Year (top spot for La Trobe University) 2009 Australian Research Council Discovery Grant Monetary-fiscal policy interactions and their effect on economic performance: new theory, empirics, and an application to Australia ($134,000, I was the sole Chief investigator, the Partner investigators were: Andrew Hughes Hallett, Petr Stehlík) Faculty of Law and Management Large Research Grant Developing a toolkit of indicators and macroeconomic models ($70,000, with Don Harding, Shawn Leu, Heidi Ryoo, and Buly Cardak) Faculty of Law and Management Competitive Research Grants Four grants of $5,000 each Winner, Dean s Award for Service 2005 For substantial and significant voluntary contribution to the development of the Faculty of Commerce and Economics, UNSW International Postgraduate Research Scholarship (IPRS) Commonwealth Government of Australia University Postgraduate Research Scholarship (UPRS) University of New South Wales MEDIA AND POLICY ENGAGEMENT Over a dozen of commentaries and interviews in English for media and research publications, e.g.: - Econ Focus by the Federal Reserve Board in the United States ( minute video-interview with me for Channel 31 on managing personal finances ( minute video profile of my research by CERGE-EI ( - Commentary for Crikey on Australian government policies ( minute video-interview with me on How to teach/learn effectively at University ( UuZ2-o9znM) minute interview with me on the European Monetary Union ( minute podcast on my research (with Liam Lenten and Petr Stehlik) on penalty shootouts in soccer, 12,782 downloads as of 31/3/2014 ( Own newspaper column in the leading Czech economic outlet Hospodářské noviny titled Jan Libich s Economix (with the subtitle Academic research serving the real world ), also available online at Four interviews for BBC radio (Czech) on various economic issues (a 15-minute example can be listened to at 5

6 Over a dozen of newspaper, magazine and online interviews in Czech, including three four-page interviews with photographs profiling my research (e.g. at Several high-profile invited presentations, e.g. as panelist discussing reforms of the financial system (another panelist was Deputy Governor of the Czech Central Bank, details at or two-hour talk about the future of the global economy at Science Café, Prague ( HOUR-LONG VIDEO INTERVIEWS WITH POLICYMAKERS AND ACADEMICS As of 1/1/2015 my channel has had over 26,000 views and 165 subscribers. Prof Stephen King, Monash, former ACCC Commissioner, Public Policy and Regulation (link), May 21, 2014 A/Prof Frank Jotzo, Australian National University, Lead Author of the 5 th Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Economics and Policy of Climate Change (link), May 8, 2014 Prof John Piggott, UNSW, Director of the ARC Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research, Pension System and Retirement Financing (link), Apr 22, 2014 Prof Bruce Chapman, Australian National University, Architect of HECS, Education Financing: Government as Risk Manager? (link), Mar 21, 2014 Prof Cezary Wojcik, Director of Economics at the Polish Academy of Sciences and formerly advisor to Governor of the National Bank of Poland and Polish Minister of Finance, What Makes a True Leader? (link), Nov 22, 2013 Prof Cezary Wojcik, Director of Economics at the Polish Academy of Sciences and formerly advisor to Governor of the National Bank of Poland and Polish Minister of Finance, Will the Euro Survive? (link), Nov 22, 2013 A/Prof Daniel Munich, the Czech National Council of Economic Advisors, Why Do We have Unemployment? (link), Oct 10, 2013 A/Prof Daniel Munich, the Czech National Council of Economic Advisors, How to Improve Czech Universities? (link), Oct 10, 2013 A/Prof Daniel Munich, the Czech National Council of Economic Advisors, Why Do Kids Dislike School? (link), Oct 10, 2013 Prof Bob Gregory, AO, ex-rba board member, Australian National University, Macroeconomics: Musings on Short/Medium-Run Topics (link), Nov 2012 Michael Knox, Chief economist and director strategy Morgans Financial, Financial Markets and the Crisis of 2008 (link), Oct 2012 Prof Warwick McKibbin, ex-rba board member, Australian National University, The Global Financial Crisis (link), Oct 2012 Prof Adrian Pagan, ex-rba board member, University of Sydney, Real-World Monetary Policy (link), Oct 2012 Dr Stephen Kirchner, UTS and CIS, The Public Debt Crisis and Its Solutions (link), Sept 2012 Prof Paul Frijters, University of Queensland, Macroeconomics: A Fun Exploration of Long-Term Trends (link), Sept 2012 Dr Andrew Leigh, Federal Member of Parliament and former ANU Economics Professor, Designing Effective Economic Policies (link), Sept 2012 Dr Liam Lenten, La Trobe University, Football Penalties BEFORE Extra-Time? Assessing the Proposal (link), Aug 2012 Dr Kerry Howells, University of Tasmania, Effective Learning and Teaching (link), Aug 2012 Prof Eric Leeper, Indiana University, Monetary-Fiscal Interactions: A Primer (link), Jul 2011 Prof Hughes Hallett, George Masson and St. Andrew's Universities, The Economic Future of the European Union (link), Jun 2011 Dr Don Brash, Governor of RBNZ ( ), The Institutional Design of Monetary and Fiscal Policies (link), May