Generative AI and deceptive news consumption – new research article by Luca Sandrini & Robert Somogyi

Generative AI and deceptive news consumption Luca Sandrini & Robert Somogyi Economics Letters Available online 24 August 2023 Highlights Users consume quality news and deceptive content (clickbait or fake news). Consumption of news can be direct (on news outlets) or indirect (on a GenAI portal). Early improvement of AI harms consumers and news […]
The impact of university ties on early labor market outcomes – new study by Virág Ilyés & Anna Sebők

University peers and career prospects: The impact of university ties on early labor market outcomes Virág Ilyés – Anna Sebők Economics of Education Review Volume 96, October 2023 Highlights Former university peers contribute to the early career success of master’s graduates. They positively affect both hiring outcomes and the quality […]
Investments, subsidies and financial constraints in Estonian agriculture – new co-authored article by Imre Fertő

Investments, subsidies and financial constraints in Estonian agriculture Olha Aleksandrova, Imre Fertő, Ants-Hannes Viira Agricultural Finance Review Article publication date: 22 August 2023 Abstract Purpose The purpose of this study is to explore the determinants of investment decisions of Estonian farms after the transition to market economy and accession […]
Effects of LED lighting environments on lettuce – a new co-authored research article by László Sipos

Effects of LED lighting environments on lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.)in PFAL systems – A review Boros Ildikó Fruzsina – Székely Géza – Balázs László – Csambalik László – Sipos László Scientia Horticulturae, Volume 321, 1 November 2023 Highlights • Artificial light parameters impact lettuce yield and quality key quality […]
New research articles by Emese Dobos, Magdolna Sass and Gábor Túry in Society and Economy

Society and Economy – Latest articles From below or from above: How to force fashion MNCs to be more sustainable Emese Dobos Publication Date: 18 Aug 2023 Abstract Multinational companies in the fashion industry operate on a global level. Fashion was one of the first industries that outsourced production to developing countries and […]
Innovation studies, social innovation, and sustainability transitions research by Attila Havas and co-authors

Innovation studies, social innovation, and sustainability transitions research: From mutual ignorance towards an integrative perspective? Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions Volume 48, September 2023, Highlights Develops a definition of goal-oriented transformative change (GOTC). Discusses conceptual underpinnings of innovation studies, social innovation, and sustainability transitions research. Identifies a gap: none of these […]
How the EU’s electric vehicle battery strategy supports autocracies – by Andrea Éltető

Unintended consequences: how the EU’s electric vehicle battery strategy supports autocracies Author: Andrea Éltető In: Tepsa Briefs 08/2023 Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA) Abstract In coherence with the EU’s electric vehicle strategy, Hungary shot forward in the race. Asian companies build enormous capacities in the country, but at large cost for local people. The […]
Sister city network’s development in Central-Eastern European regional centres

SISTER CITY NETWORK’S DEVELOPMENT IN CENTRAL-EASTERN EUROPEAN REGIONAL CENTRES Petra Kinga KÉZAI – Ádám PÁTHY THEORETICAL AND EMPIRICAL RESEARCHES IN URBAN MANAGEMENT Volume 18, Issue 3, August 2023 Abstract In recent years, the analysis of contact networks has become increasingly popular in academia. Originally built on cultural understanding and peace through civil diplomacy, twinning, […]
A new co-authored article by Zoltán Elekes has been published in Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society

Regional diversification and labour market upgrading: local access to skill-related high-income jobs helps workers escaping low-wage employment Zoltán Elekes, Anna Baranowska-Rataj, Rikard Eriksson Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society – Published: 07 August 2023 Abstract This article investigates how the evolution of local labour market structure enables or constrains workers as regards escaping low-wage […]
Studies of Tibor Bareith and Imre Fertő in Challenges in the Carpathian Basin – conference volume

Sapientia Hungarian University of Transylvania CLUJ-NAPOCA, 2023 16th International Conference on Economics and Business CHALLENGES IN THE CARPATHIAN BASIN Towards a new sustainability? BAREITH TIBOR AND FERTŐ IMRE: THE IMPACT OF MACROECONOMIC FACTORS ON FOOD PRICE INFLATION: THE CASE OF HUNGARY Recent episodes of high and volatile food inflation in developed and emerging […]