Microbreweries and local unemployment in Hungary – new study by Zoltán Bakucs, Kevin Yoel Kovacs and Imre Fertő published in Contemporary Social Science journal
Microbreweries and local unemployment in Hungary Zoltán Bakucs, Kevin Yoel Kovacs & Imre Fertő Contemporary Social Science – Published online: 12 Nov 2026 Abstract Microbreweries may contribute to local economies, but they also tend to locate in places with favourable conditions. We ask whether Hungarian municipalities hosting a microbrewery differ in registered-unemployment indicators from observably similar […]
Organic certification is not the whole story of sustainable winemaking – by Imre Fertő
Organic certification is not the whole storyof sustainable winemaking Imre Fertő Survey data from 232 Hungarian wineries show that greener practices and the ability to learn from outside knowledge are associated with organic certification. But certification does not capture every way wineries engage with sustainability. Organic certification is often used as a visible sign […]
New state capitalist varieties in the Global East in a changing global landscape – new study by Judit Ricz and Magdolna Sass in Post-Communist Economies
New state capitalist varieties in the Global East in a changing global landscape Judit Ricz & Magdolna Sass Post-Communist Economies – Published online: 10 Nov 2026 Abstract The polycrisis along with intensified geopolitical and geoeconomic rivalry has transformed the landscape of state interventions. Our special issue explores how these processes, dubbed under the […]
Anchor sponsor firms in open source software ecosystems: A case study of the rust ecosystem – new research article by Brigitta Németh and Johannes Wachs
Anchor sponsor firms in open source software ecosystems:A case study of the rust ecosystem Brigitta Németh – Johannes Wachs Technological Forecasting and Social Change – Date: February 2027 –Article: 124936 – Volume 235 – Available online 28 October 2026 Highlights Mozilla’s 2020 withdrawal from Rust is a case of anchor sponsor exit in open source […]
Space and Society in Tér és Társadalom: The first 40 years
Space and Society: 40 years and beyond in regional science and Spatial Research Vol. 40 No. 3 (2026) – 04-11-2026 Published by the Institute for Regional Studies, ELTE Centre for Economic and Regional Studies Space and Society in Tér és Társadalom: The first 40 years Gábor Lux 3-22 PDF (English) Places matter – and so […]
Good Enough for a Home? How EU-Funded Housing Decides Who Deserves It – by Tünde Virág
Good Enough for a Home?How EU-Funded Housing Decides Who Deserves It Tünde Virág Development programmes promise inclusion. Too often, they deliver displacement, stigma and new forms of exclusion. We usually blame programme design, weak institutions or a lack of political will. But what happens after a programme leaves Brussels and Budapest and lands in a […]
What drives organic certification? Practices, capabilities, and governance in the wine sector – new scientific article by Imre Fertő and Valéria Lekics in Sustainable Futures journal
What drives organic certification?Practices, capabilities, and governance in the wine sector Imre Fertő, Valéria Lekics Sustainable Futures, Volume 12, 2026, Available online 3 November 2026 Highlights Organic certification reflects accumulated sustainability engagement, not practice adoption. Organizational learning capabilities are associated with higher certification likelihood. Trust-based relationships are associated with lower certification likelihood. […]
Who Acts on Climate Concern? Socio-Demographic Patterns of the Concern–Behaviour Gap in Hungary – new study by Ákos Bodor, Grünhut Zoltán and Varjú Viktor in Climate Resilience and Sustainability
Who Acts on Climate Concern?Socio-Demographic Patterns of the Concern –Behaviour Gap in Hungary Ákos Bodor, Grünhut Zoltán, Varjú Viktor First published: 29 October 2026 – Climate Resilience and Sustainability Abstract Climate concern is widespread, yet it does not necessarily translate into pro-climate action. This study examines the concern–behaviour gap using data from a nationally representative survey of […]
Within the framework of the bilateral project “The impact of agricultural policy on the greening and sustainability of economies” Imre Fertő, Zoltán Bakucs and Lajos Baráth visited the University of Primorska
Within the framework of the bilateral project “The impact of agricultural policy on the greening and sustainability of economies”, Imre Fertő, Zoltán Bakucs and Lajos Baráth – members of the Agricultural Economics and Rural Development research group – visited the University of Primorska, where they held discussions with Dean Tatjana Horvát regarding future cooperation. Publications of […]
How much do employers shield workers’ pay from changes in sales? by Róbert Károlyi
How much do employers shield workers’ pay from changes in sales? Róbert Károlyi When a company’s sales fall, how much does its employees’ pay change? Workers may expect their employer to cushion temporary setbacks, but that protection may depend on whether the difficulty affects one company or its whole sector. My research, published in […]