Anikó Bíró on mind training, stress and behaviour in Plos One
Mind training, stress and behaviour—A randomised experiment Yonas Alem, Hannah Behrendt, Michèle Belot, Anikó Bíró Published: November 12, 2021 Abstract In this paper, we evaluate the effects of a psychological training, called Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) on stress and risk and time preferences. MBSR is a well-known psychological technique, which is believed to improve […]
László Lőrincz on Co-Worker Networks and Productivity Differences in Entropy scientific journal
Do Co-Worker Networks Increase or Decrease Productivity Differences? by László Lőrincz Entropy 2021, 23(11), 1451Received: 23 September 2021 / Revised: 19 October 2021 / Accepted: 26 October 2021 / Published: 31 October 2021(This article belongs to the Special Issue Structures and Dynamics of Economic Complex Networks) Abstract Do labor mobility and co-worker networks contribute to convergence […]
Articles by Imre Fertő, András Donát Kovács and Jenő Zsolt Farkas are published in Sustainability
Spatial Transformation of the Pig Sector in Hungary and Slovenia: A Comparative Analysis by Arnold Csonka – Štefan Bojnec -Imre Fertő (This article belongs to the Collection Sustainable Livestock Production)Sustainability 2021, 13(21), 11851; https://doi.org/10.3390/su132111851Received: 13 September 2021 / Revised: 21 October 2021 / Accepted: 25 October 2021 / Published: 27 October 2021 Abstract This paper presents […]
New study by Agglomeration and Social Networks Research Group in Scientific Reports
Universal patterns of long-distance commuting and social assortativity in cities Eszter Bokányi, Sándor Juhász, Márton Karsai & Balázs Lengyel Scientific Reports volume 11, Article number: 20829 (2021) Published: 21 October 2021 Abstract Millions commute to work every day in cities and interact with colleagues, partners, friends, and strangers. Commuting facilitates the mixing of people from distant and diverse […]
A new co-authored study by Nagy Erika and Mihály Melinda is published in November issue of Applied Geography
Crisis, institutional change and peripheral industrialization: Municipal-central state relations and changing dependencies in three old industrial towns of Hungary Erika Nagy – Gergő Gajzágó – Melinda Mihály – Ernő Molnár Applied Geography, Volume 136, November 2021, 102576 Highlights The global financial crisis unfolded unevenly. The local focus allows us to grasp the complexity […]
Economist János Kornai, professor emeritus of the Institute of Economics died at age 94
Economist János Kornai, holder of the Szechenyi Prize and the French Legion of Honour, member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, professor emeritus at Harvard and Budapest’s Corvinus universities. He received honorary doctorates from 15 universities and his works have been translated into more than twenty languages. In 2010, he was presented with Hungary’s […]
La Gonette case study written by Csaba Lakócai is published in European Spatial Research and Policy
EUROPEAN SPATIAL RESEARCH AND POLICY Volume 28 2021 Number 1 Csaba Lakócai The role of location in the functioning of a local currency: La Gonette case study Abstract The beginning of the 21st century was a proliferation of complementary currencies world-wide. Among them, a number of newly created local currencies were notable. France proved to […]
Newsletter 3/2021
July – September 2021
Co-authored new article by Attila Gáspár and Rita Pető is published in Journal of Population Economincs
Social Mobility and Political Regimes: Intergenerational Mobility in Hungary, 1949–2017 Paweł Bukowski, Gregory Clark, Attila Gáspár & Rita Pető Abstract This paper measures social mobility rates in Hungary during the period 1949 to 2017, using surnames to measure social status. In those years, there were two very different social regimes. The first was the Hungarian People’s […]
A new co-authored research article by Flóra Samu in theme issue of the Philosophical Transactions B
Evaluating mechanisms that could support credible reputations and cooperation: cross-checking and social bonding Flóra Samu and Károly Takács Published: 04 October 2021 Philosophical Transactions BVolume 376 Issue 1838 – 22 November 2021 Theme issue ‘The language of cooperation: reputation and honest signalling’Published by the Royal SocietyResearch article Abstract Gossip is believed to be […]
