Matyáš Levínský

Matyáš Levínský — researcher at PAQ Research working on housing, municipalities, and Czech public policy.

Matyáš Levínský

Hi, I am Matyáš Levínský, a data analyst working at PAQ Research. My work focuses on Czech municipal fragmentation, regional disparities and political structures. This includes everything from looking at municipal finances, electoral geography, housing policies to education outcomes. I studied urbanism at the Technical University in Berlin, and sociology at the Charles University in Prague.

This site is a collection of my publications, with some occasional projects that interested me in between. If you are interested, you can find my CV.

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Fragmented municipalities, expensive services, overstretched mayors. The answer is a reform of the community-of-municipalities institute

publication
author
literature review

A comprehensive case for reforming Czech municipal government through the Společenství obcí institute, modeled on the French intercommunal system, rather than through politically unrealistic mergers.

Feb 25, 2026
4 min

Cooperation, investment, and strong centres. Reforming RUD can improve life in the regions

publication
second author
literature review

A framework proposal for reforming Czechia’s municipal fiscal allocation system (RUD) to incentivise inter-municipal cooperation and support microregional centres.

Nov 11, 2025
2 min

ANO has absorbed the anti-system parties. The former coalition hits a ceiling in poorer microregions, where turnout also rose

publication
author
data analysis

Regional analysis of the 2025 Czech parliamentary elections showing how ANO consolidated the anti-system vote and how socioeconomic development shaped turnout and party support.

Oct 4, 2025
2 min

The left has vanished, ANO votes in cities, the Christian Democrats have the most councillors. A look at Czech municipal elections

publication
author
data analysis

Analysis of Czech municipal elections revealing the near-disappearance of the left, the collapse of electoral competition in small municipalities, and the distinctive regional bases of the major parties.

Apr 16, 2025
3 min

Protecting lower-income owners, incentives to build and rent. A smarter way to tax real estate

publication
second author
literature review

Proposal for Czech property tax reform shifting the burden from buildings to land values, paired with a labor tax cut, to protect vulnerable owners and improve housing supply.

Apr 3, 2025
2 min

10 myths about taxing wine

publication
second author
literature review

Quick-reaction fact-check debunking ten common objections to introducing an excise tax on still wine in Czechia.

Apr 17, 2024
1 min

Czechia is not falling behind in philanthropy, but the state could do more to encourage giving

publication
second author
literature review

Benchmarking Czech philanthropy against other European countries and proposing tax reforms to encourage charitable giving.

Apr 4, 2024
2 min

Analyzing AI Hype: Past and Present Booms

project
author
literature review

Research essay tracing AI hype cycles from the 1950s to the present, using sociology of technology frameworks to situate the current ChatGPT-era excitement.

Mar 20, 2024
14 min

Analyzing the CNN coverage of the Prague University shooting

project
author
data analysis

Analysis of CNN’s live-block reporting on the Prague University shooting compared to coverage of US mass shootings, using R for web scraping and text analysis.

Feb 29, 2024
8 min

Ukrainian refugee integration: one year on

publication
second author
data analysis

One-year review of Czechia’s integration of Ukrainian refugees across housing, employment, and education, drawing on the ongoing Voice of Ukrainians panel.

Apr 17, 2023
2 min

Residents of Prague 1 are troubled by tourism and transit traffic

publication
second author
data analysis

Representative survey of Prague 1 residents on the impacts of over-tourism and transit traffic on quality of life.

Mar 15, 2023
2 min
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