A book chapter co-authored by Tünde Virág with Vera Messing has been published in a book titled: Urban Marginality, Racialization, Interdependence

A book chapter co-authored by Tünde Virág with Vera Messing, in ‘Urban Marginality, Racialization, Interdependence’, edited by F. Alexandrescu, R. Powell and A. Vilenica, has been published. This chapter provides an analysis of governing an urban area historically characterized by high levels of ethnic, racial, religious, and social diversity and related urban marginality, yet stigmatized […]
The Contradiction of Social Immobility amongst Roma Youth in Hungary – by Kovai, Puskás and Szőke

Trapped Ambitions: The Contradiction of Social Immobility amongst Roma Youth in Hungary Cecília Kovai, Fanni Mária Puskás & Alexandra Szőke Journal of Intercultural Studies – Published online: 6 Feb 2025 Abstract The article focuses on the inner tensions that arise from the dissonance of normative expectations of social advancement and limited structural opportunities. […]
Firm Dynamics and Labour Productivity in Two Regional Centres: Old and New Challenges in the Post-COVID Period

Firm Dynamics and Labour Productivity in Two Regional Centres: Old and New Challenges in the Post-COVID Period Zsuzsanna Zsibók – Ildikó Egyed In the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis, the economic trajectories of European cities have become a focal point for researchers and policymakers. A recent comparative study investigates the firm dynamics […]
Partitioned matching games for international kidney exchange – new research article by Péter Biró, Márton Benedek and co-authors

Partitioned matching games for international kidney exchange Márton Benedek, Péter Biró, Walter Kern, Dömötör Pálvölgyi & Daniel Paulusma Mathematical Programming – Published: 11 February 2025 Abstract We introduce partitioned matching games as a suitable model for international kidney exchange programmes, where in each round the total number of available kidney transplants needs to be distributed […]
The effects of a disability employment quota when compliance is cheaper than defiance – research article by Judit Krekó and Álmos Telegdy

The effects of a disability employment quota when compliance is cheaper than defiance Judit Krekó – Álmos Telegdy Economica /LSE Economics Department/ – First published: 24 January 2025 Abstract This paper evaluates the effects of the Hungarian disability employment quota, which requires firms over a size threshold to employ individuals with disabilities or pay […]
Discrimination in track recommendation but not in grading: experimental evidence among primary school teachers in Hungary

by Tamás Keller and Zoltán Hermann
From Vodka to Craft Beer: The Craft Beer Revolution in the Baltic States – by Imre Fertő, Zoltán Bakucs and co-authors

From Vodka to Craft Beer: The Craft Beer Revolution in the Baltic States Imre Fertő, Ants-Hannes Viira, Aldona Stalgiené, Zoltán Bakucs Eurochoices – Original Article first published: 9 February 2025 The once flourishing beer sector of the Baltic states was decimated and homogenised into low-quality mass-produced beer during Soviet times. Against this background, […]
The role of capital income in the Hungarian income distribution from 2007 to 2021 – by Judit Krekó and Csaba G. Tóth

The role of capital income in the Hungarian income distributionfrom 2007 to 2021 By Judit Krekó and Csaba G. Tóth A new study by Judit Krekó and Csaba G. Tóth sheds light on an often-overlooked contributor to income inequality — capital income. The study offers a detailed analysis of how capital income has influenced […]
Economic and demographic dynamics in Central-European border regions between 2014-2020

by Gábor Lados, Dávid Nagy and Réka Horeczki
New paper by Csaba G. Tóth on population dynamics

A New Approach to Understanding Population Change in Central and Eastern Europe Csaba G. Tóth SocArXiv Papers – Original publication date: 2025-01-29 Abstract This study introduces a novel approach to decomposing population change by identifying the separate contributions of fertility, mortality, net migration, and initial age structure using stable population theory. Its strength lies in […]