doc. Ing. Robin Maialeh, Ph.D., LL.M.

Robin Maialeh is an economist and social scientist who earned his PhD in Economics and Economic Policy at the Prague University of Economics and Business. He has held visiting positions at Princeton University, the Bern University of Applied Sciences, and the University of California, Berkeley. He has taught economic theory at several universities, including the Prague University of Economics and Business, the Czech Technical University in Prague, and currently the UCT School of Business. He also served as Vice-Rector of Unicorn University. From 2021 to 2024, he held the position of Director of the Research Institute for Labour and Social Affairs (RILSA). Since 2023, he has been working as the Czech Republic’s representative (National Liaison Official) to the European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research at the United Nations Office in Vienna.

In his academic work, Robin Maialeh focuses primarily on economic policy, political economy, critical theory, and the methodology of science. He has published several scholarly books and articles concentrating mainly on divergent development trends, employing methodological approaches that span a wide range of fields from philosophy to mathematical modelling.

Researchgate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Robin-Maialeh?ev=hdr_xprf
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robinmaialeh/
ORCID: 0000-0001-7820-3316

Areas of expertise: economic policy, political economy, macroeconomics, critical theory, methodology of science

Monography
Maialeh, R. 2026. Economic Modeling of Distribution Dynamics: Advanced Analyses on Convergent and Divergent Trajectories. Switzerland: Springer Nature.
Maialeh, R., ed. 2024. Navigating Europe’s Socio-Economic Crisis. Palgrave Macmillan.
Maialeh, R. 2023. Critical Theory and Economics: Philosophical Notes on Contemporary Inequality. London: Routledge.
Maialeh, R. 2020. Dynamic Models and Inequality: The Role of the Market Mechanism in Economic Distribution. Switzerland: Springer Nature.
Vědecké články (vybrané)
Adekunle, I. A., Williams, T. O., Maialeh, R., & Adegbenro, M. A. (2025). Knowledge, Attitude or Risk? What Drives the Financial Literacy Gaps of University Staff?. Borsa Istanbul Review. (Forthcoming)
Ezenwa, N., Adekunle, I. & Maialeh, R. (2025). Material ESG Performance and Bid Premium in Merger and Acquisition Deals. International Journal of Finance & Economics. (Forthcoming)
Cervenka, F. & Maialeh, R. (2025). Wealth Inequality in the Czech Republic: An Experimental Study on Bridging the Gap between Perception and Reality. Bulletin of Economic Research. (Forthcoming)
Adekunle, I. A., Quadri, K. A. & Maialeh, R. (2025). Social-economic Determinant of Air Travel Demands in Africa. Transport Policy, 166:179–188.
Khan, N. A., Bahaudur, W., Akhtar, M., Maialeh, R. & Pravdina, N. (2025). Examining the Impact of Leadership Coaching Behavior on Team-Level Knowledge Creation and Environmental Performance: A Social Exchange Theory Perspective. Business Ethics, the Environment & Responsibility, 34(4):1–15.
Sirot, G., Unal, U. & Maialeh, R. (2024). Inflationary dynamics of labour market activity: Evidence from the Czech Republic. Economic Analysis and Policy, 84:1309–1327.
Cervenka, F. & Maialeh, R. (2024). Unheard Echoes of Equality: Perceptions of Wealth Inequality in the Czech Republic. Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy, 24(3):666–690.
Khan, N. A., Maialeh, R., Akhtar, M., & Ramzan, M. (2024). The Role of AI Self-Efficacy in Religious Contexts in Public Sector: The Social Cognitive Theory Perspective. Public Organization Review, 24:1015–1036.
Maialeh, R. (2024). Success-Breeds-Success Distributional Dynamics in Stochastic Competitive Systems. Quality & Quantity, 58(2):1901–1916.
Khan, N. A., Bahabur, W., Maialeh, R., Pravdina, N. & Akhtar, M. (2023). Turning the Tide on Turnover: The Impact of Empowering Leadership on the Work-Family Spillover of Managers. PLoS ONE, 18(8), e0287674.
Aksoy, T., Yüksel, S., Dincer, H., Hacioglu, U. & Maialeh, R. (2022). Complex Fuzzy Assessment of Green Flight Activity Investments for Sustainable Aviation Industry. IEEE Access, 10, 127297–127312.
Maialeh, R. (2019). Generalisation of Results and Neoclassical Rationality. Unresolved Controversies of Behavioural Economics Methodology. Quality & Quantity, 53(4):1743–1761.