Each year, the Faculty of Business and Economics of Mendel University in Brno sponsors and coordinates the PhD Student Conference called PEFnet. The conference provides an opportunity for PhD students around the world to present their work and interact with other students and scientific investigators. The objective of the conference is to bring young researchers and PhD students to share experience and original research contributions on selected topics concerning economic studies. Authors are invited to submit a full paper written in English. All submissions will be refereed for quality, originality, and relevance by the scientific board. Conference topics and sessions:1. Economic Policy and Administration2. Management, Marketing and Tourism3. Business Economics and Accounting4. Quantitative Research and Statistics5. Computer Science and Information Systems6. Social and Economic Perspectives of Regional Development