doc. Ing. Ondřej Dvouletý Ph.D., MSc.

Ondřej Dvouletý is an Academic Editor, Researcher, Evaluator and Associate Professor operating in the areas of Entrepreneurship, Regional Development, Business and Labour Market Economics. He is an expert in quantitative evaluation and research methods, including counterfactual impact evaluation and propensity score matching techniques. He participated in the impact assessments of the financial instruments and public subsidies allocated by the Czech Ministry of Industry and Trade, and he also quantified the effects of the support targeted at the development of the Czech regions. For a long time, he also studied the effects of the subsidies allocated to the unemployed to start their own businesses. He also served as an expert in evaluations of the SMEs allocated subsidies and financial instruments for the European Investment Bank and the European Commission. Ondřej Dvouletý also significantly contributed to the 2023 OECD Framework for the Evaluation of SME and Entrepreneurship Policies and Programmes.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ondrejdvoulety/

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=ZS-UQVEAAAAJ&hl=cs

Research Gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ondrej_Dvoulety

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9151-2033

Web: https://kpo.vse.cz/english/about-us/department/staff/ondrej-dvoulety/

Contact: ondrej.dvoulety@vse.cz

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Links to reference publications:

• Dvouletý, O. (2024). From unemployment to self-employment: what does it mean for an individual's satisfaction and economic self-sufficiency?. Journal of Entrepreneurship and Public Policy, 13(1), 58-73. https://doi.org/10.1108/JEPP-07-2023-0070
• OECD. (2023). Framework for the Evaluation of SME and Entrepreneurship Policies and Programmes 2023, OECD Studies on SMEs and Entrepreneurship, OECD Publishing, Paris, https://doi.org/10.1787/a4c818d1-en
• Ex-post evaluation of OP PIK and replication counterfactual impact evaluation OP PI. (2023). Available from: https://mpo.gov.cz/assets/cz/podnikani/dotace-a-podpora-podnikani/oppik-2014-2020/evaluace-a-analyzy/2023/12/03-ZZ_Expost-OP-PIK.pdf
• Dvouletý, O., Blažková, I., & Potluka, O. (2021). Estimating the effects of public subsidies on the performance of supported enterprises across firm sizes. Research Evaluation, 30(3), 290-313. https://doi.org/10.1093/reseval/rvab004
• Dvouletý, O., Srhoj, S., & Pantea, S. (2021). Public SME grants and firm performance in European Union: A systematic review of empirical evidence. Small business economics, 57(1), 243-263. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11187-019-00306-x

What type of cooperation can a member be approached, based on his work?

• I conduct evaluations as an independent consultant (i.e. I provide evaluation consultations, I can become a member of the project implementation team as an evaluator, I conduct evaluations independently based on an agreement/order)
• I am an evaluator focused on the development and advancement of the field (i.e. I am interested in job offers on research projects, methodologically and technically demanding evaluations)
• I am an evaluation trainer/mentor (i.e. I am interested in requests for professional evaluation training or mentoring)
• I represent an educational or research institution (i.e. I am interested in offers for research cooperation between universities, schools and research institutions)

Which areas and approaches in evaluations are of most interest to the member?

• Impact assessment of public policies and strategies (general)
• Evaluation of projects and programs from public sources (general)
• Evaluation of projects and programs in the field of employment and employability (incl. social issues)
• Evaluation based on quantitative research
• Evaluation in the field of regional policy and regional development
• Development of evaluation methodology and testing of new methods