Women-led farms and eco-efficiency: A hidden advantage for sustainable agriculture – by Imre Fertő
Women-led farms and eco-efficiency: A hidden advantage for sustainable agriculture Imre Fertő, Lajos Baráth & Štefan Bojnec The role of gender in agriculture has increasingly come under scrutiny, especially within the context of sustainable development. Yet, despite a growing recognition of women’s contributions to farming, their potential to drive significant environmental improvements through enhanced eco-efficiency […]
The firm geography of Central and Eastern Europe and the Western Balkans – by Judit Berkes
The firm geography of Central and Eastern Europe and the Western Balkans Judit Berkes – Ádám Páthy – Ildikó Egyed – Szilárd Rácz This article investigates the spatial distribution of firms across 15 countries in Central and Eastern Europe and the Western Balkans using data from the Orbis Europe database. By analyzing over 300,000 enterprises […]
Gender-based differences in eco-efficient farming – new research study by Imre Fertő, Lajos Baráth & Štefan Bojnec
Gender-based differences in eco-efficient farming Imre Fertő, Lajos Baráth & Štefan Bojnec Scientific Reports volume 15, Article number: 15895 (2025) – Published: 07 May 2025 Abstract This study investigates gender-based differences in eco-efficiency among Hungarian field crop farms, using data from the Farm Accountancy Data Network between 2015 and 2020. Applying Data Envelopment Analysis and Blinder-Oaxaca […]
The firm geography of Central and Eastern Europe and the Western Balkans – by Judit Berkes, Ádám Páthy, Ildikó Egyed and Szilárd Rácz
THE FIRM GEOGRAPHY OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE AND THE WESTERN BALKANS Authors: Judit BERKES, Ádám PÁTHY, Ildikó EGYED, Szilárd RÁCZ Journal of Urban and Regional Analysis Volume 17, Issue 1, 2025, pp. 5-35 Over the past three decades, significant socio-economic transformations have reshaped the post-socialist states of Central and Eastern Europe. This study examines […]
Chinese EV battery manufacturing in Hungary: helping or hindering the green transition – by Ágnes Szunomár
Chinese EV battery manufacturing in Hungary: helping or hindering the green transition Ágnes Szunomár As the automotive industry slowly transitions towards EVs, accompanied by a technological transformation, supply chains are also affected. Countries like Hungary, where low-skill assembly of imported components constitutes the majority of local value added, are bound to face the […]
The dynamics of leadership and success in software development teams – new research article by Johannes Wachs and co-authors in Nature Communications
The dynamics of leadership and success in software development teams Lorenzo Betti – Luca Gallo – Johannes Wachs – Federico Battiston Nature Communications – Volume 16, Article number: 3956 – Published: 27 April 2025 Abstract From science to industry, teamwork plays a crucial role in knowledge production and innovation. Most studies consider teams as static […]
Limits and openings for peri-urban gardening in the context of post-socialist extended urbanization – by András Vigvári
Limits and openings for peri-urban gardening in the context of post-socialist extended urbanization by András Vigvari This paper contributes to new debates on urban agriculture as a sustainability tool, addressing allotment gardens and post-socialist allotment gardens in particular, as a form of urban gardening flagged as especially promising by recent research. Combining perspectives from […]
Urban highways are barriers to social ties by Sándor Juhász
Urban highways are barriers to social ties by Sándor Juhász Urban highways are often portrayed as connectors—arteries of modern mobility that bring people and places closer. But from the ground level, they often do the opposite: they divide. Especially in car-centric US cities, highways represent not convenience, but disruption—of neighborhoods, of mobility, and of […]
Technology startups in Central and Eastern Europe: are they CEE-specific? Podcast by Andrea Szalavetz
Illustration: rawpixel.com / freepik.com Technology startups in Central and Eastern Europe: are they CEE-specific? by Andrea Szalavetz Summary of the research paper:Szalavetz, A. (2025). Technology startups in Central and Eastern Europe: are they CEE-specific? Post-Communist Economies, 37(4), 299–324. https://doi.org/10.1080/14631377.2025.2470007 Analysing qualitative data obtained from experts and technology startups in Central and Eastern […]
Socioeconomic inequalities and diabetes complications: an analysis of administrative data from Hungary – by Péter Elek, Balázs Mayer & Orsolya Varga
Socioeconomic inequalities and diabetes complications: an analysis of administrative data from Hungary Péter Elek -Balázs Mayer – Orsolya Varga European Journal of Public Health, Published: 8 April 2025 Abstract Diabetes complications are associated with increased healthcare costs and worsened patient outcomes. In this paper, we analyse how individual-level demographic and territorial-level socioeconomic and healthcare variables […]
