doc. Ing. Andrej Cupak, PhD.
Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Finance
Department: Department of Banking and International Finance
Position: Associate Professor
Scientific-pedagogical characteristics of the person
Second degree of higher education
Study field and programme: Programme and Field: 3.3.24 Quantitative Methods in Economics, 2012, Faculty of Economics and Management, Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra
Third degree of higher education
Study field and programme: Programme: Economics and Management, Field: 3.3.17 Sectorial and Cross-Sectional Economies, 2015, Faculty of Economics and Management, Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra
Associate professor
Study field and programme: Programme: Finance, banking, investment, 2025, Faculty of Economics and Finance, University of Economics in Bratislava
Current and previous employment
Associate Professor
Faculty of Economics and Finance, University of Economics in Bratislava
March 2021 - present
Senior Researcher
National Bank of Slovakia
February 2020 - present
Researcher
Faculty of Economics and Finance, University of Economics in Bratislava
November 2020 - Febraury 2021
Data Expert and Research Associate
LIS: Cross-National Data Center in Luxembourg
February 2018 - January 2020
Researcher
National Bank of Slovakia
April 2015 - January 2018
Development of pedagogical, professional, language, digital and other skills
Data Science Summer School
Barcelona Graduate School of Economics
2023
Economics Summer School
Institute of Banking Education, NBS
2020
LIS Introductory Summer Workshop
LIS: Cross-National Data Center in Luxembourg
2018
Microeconometrics Summer School
Barcelona Graduate School of Economics
2017
Economics Summer School
Institute of Banking Education, NBS
2016
Overview of activities within the teaching career at the university
Number of defended theses
Bachelor's (first degree): 9
Diploma (second degree): 10
Overview of the research/artistic/other outputs
Number of the research/artistic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases: 17
Number of citations registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases: 247
The most significant research/artistic/other outputs
Cupak, A., Fessler, P., Hsu, J. W., & Paradowski, P. R. (2022). Investor confidence and high financial literacy jointly shape investments in risky assets. Economic Modelling, 116, 106033. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econmod.2022.106033
Cupak, A., Fessler, P., Silgoner, M., & Ulbrich, E. (2021). Exploring differences in financial literacy across countries: the role of individual characteristics and institutions. Social Indicators Research, 158(2), 409-438. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11205-021-02713-8
Cupak, A., Fessler, P., & Schneebaum, A. (2021). Gender differences in risky asset behavior: the importance of self-confidence and financial literacy. Finance Research Letters, 101880. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.frl.2020.101880
Cupak, A., Kolev, G. I., & Brokešová, Z. (2019). Financial literacy and voluntary savings for retirement: novel causal evidence. The European Journal of Finance, 25(16), 1606-1625. https://doi.org/10.1080/1351847X.2019.1641123
Cupak, A., Fessler, P., Schneebaum, A., & Silgoner, M. (2018). Decomposing gender gaps in financial literacy: New international evidence. Economics Letters, 168, 102-106. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2018.04.004
The most significant research/artistic/other outputs over the last six years
Ciaian, P., Cupak, A., Fessler, P., & Kancs, D. A. (2024). Environmental and social attitudes and investments in crypto-assets. Applied Economics, 56(60), 9060-9080. https://doi.org/10.1080/00036846.2023.2297742
Cupak, A., Fessler, P., Hsu, J. W., & Paradowski, P. R. (2022). Investor confidence and high financial literacy jointly shape investments in risky assets. Economic Modelling, 116, 106033. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econmod.2022.106033
Cupak, A., Fessler, P., Silgoner, M., & Ulbrich, E. (2021). Exploring differences in financial literacy across countries: the role of individual characteristics and institutions. Social Indicators Research, 158(2), 409-438. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11205-021-02713-8
Cupak, A., Fessler, P., & Schneebaum, A. (2021). Gender differences in risky asset behavior: the importance of self-confidence and financial literacy. Finance Research Letters, 42, 101880. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.frl.2020.101880
Cupak, A., Kolev, G. I., & Brokešová, Z. (2019). Financial literacy and voluntary savings for retirement: novel causal evidence. The European Journal of Finance, 25(16), 1606-1625. https://doi.org/10.1080/1351847X.2019.1641123
The most significant citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
APVV-23-0329 "Financial literacy and information sources: how to improve the financial decisions?" Duration: 2024-2027. Role: principal investigator.
APVV-21-0174 "Rural development and agricultural employment: the role of policies, globalization and climate changes." Duration: 2022-2025. Role: investigator.
VEGA project No. 1/0607/21 "Countercyclical Instruments of Banking Regulation in the Eurozone." Duration: 2021-2023. Role: investigator.
VEGA project No. 1/0221/21 "Interest rates in the environment with central bank digital currency." Duration: 2021-2023. Role: investigator.
APVV-20-0359 "Covid-19 pandemic, macroeconomic development, food security and household wellbeing." Duration: 2021-2024. Role: principal investigator.
Participation in conducting (leading) the most important research projects or art projects over the last six years
APVV-23-0329 "Financial literacy and information sources: how to improve the financial decisions?" Duration: 2024-2027. Role: principal investigator.
APVV-21-0174 "Rural development and agricultural employment: the role of policies, globalization and climate changes." Duration: 2022-2025. Role: investigator.
VEGA project No. 1/0607/21 "Countercyclical Instruments of Banking Regulation in the Eurozone." Duration: 2021-2023. Role: investigator.
VEGA project No. 1/0221/21 "Interest rates in the environment with central bank digital currency." Duration: 2021-2023. Role: investigator.
APVV-20-0359 "Covid-19 pandemic, macroeconomic development, food security and household wellbeing." Duration: 2021-2024. Role: principal investigator.
Overview of organizational experience related to higher education and research/artistic/other activities
Lecturer at the workshop "Work in STATA"
University of Economics in Bratislava
12.11.2020