Exploring the drivers of farm sustained participation in agri-environmental programmes – new research article by Štefan Bojnec and Imre Fertő

Exploring the drivers of farm sustained participation in agri-environmental programmes Štefan Bojnec – Imre Fertő Agricultural and Food Economics – 13, 50 (2025) – Published: 25 August 2025 This paper examines the socioeconomic and institutional determinants influencing sustained participation in Agri-Environmental Climate Schemes (AECS), drawing on comprehensive panel data from Slovenian farms […]
Do diversity and context collapse kill an online social network?

Do diversity and context collapse kill an online social network? Researchers of the RECENS group of the Centre for Social Sciences, Júlia Koltai and Károly Takács and of the ANETI Lab at Centre for Economic and Regional Studies, László Lőrincz and Johannes Wachs analysed if context collapse contributes to the decline of an online […]
Understanding Innovation in European Mountain Product Value Chains – new co-authored research article by Gusztáv Nemes in Mountain Research and Development

Understanding Innovation in European Mountain Product Value Chains: Empirical Typology, Patterns of Co-occurrence, and Policy Implications Emilia Schmitt, Jonathan Hopkins, Gianna Lazzarini, Carmen Forrer, Gusztáv Nemes, Diana Surova, Carmen Maestre Diaz, Michele Moretti, Dominique Barjolle Mountain Research and Development – Focus Issue: Innovation Pathways to Sustainability in Mountains – VOL. 45 · NO. 3 | 28 August […]
Eco-innovation drivers in the wine industry: insights from Hungarian wineries – new research article by Imre Fertő and Valéria Lekics in British Food Journal

Eco-innovation drivers in the wine industry: insights from Hungarian wineries Imre Fertő – Valéria Lekics British Food Journal 1–21. Research Article| August 22 2025 Purpose The aim of this study is to explore the drivers of eco-innovation in the Hungarian wine industry, focusing on the role of dynamic capabilities, networking and managerial commitment […]
Why Europe’s food prices move in clubs – not as one – by Tibor Bareith and Imre Fertő

Why Europe’s food prices move in clubs – not as one Tibor Bareith and Imre Fertő Divergence in the Single Market Three decades after the launch of the EU Single Market, it might seem natural to assume that consumers across Europe experience food price inflation in a broadly similar way. Yet the reality is […]
Firm quality and health maintenance – new research article by Anikó Bíró and Péter Elek in Journal of Health Economics

Firm quality and health maintenance Anikó Bíró – Péter Elek Journal of Health Economics – Volume 103, September 2025 Abstract We estimate the impact of firm quality – primarily measured by the firm-level wage premium – on the health maintenance of employees. Using linked employer–employee administrative panel data from Hungary, we analyze the dynamics of […]
Work addiction among managers: a battery of demands and resources approach – new research article by Ádám Páthy and co-authors

Work addiction among managers: a battery of demands and resources approach Tibor Dőry – Lili Anna Hujber – Ádám Páthy – Angéla Somogyi – Attila Szabo Cogent Psychology 12(1) – Published online: 8 Aug 2025 Abstract Work addiction negatively impacts health and well-being, yet little research has focused on managers, whose excessive work involvement […]
Metropolitan backbones and industrial peripheries: a spatial study on regional competitiveness in the EU – co-authored article by Csaba Lakócai

Metropolitan backbones and industrial peripheries: a spatial study on regional competitiveness in the European Union Luigi Capoani, Giancarlo Corò, Csaba Lakócai Economia e Società Regionale – Issue 2025/1 – Language: Italian – Pages 28 P. 87-114 This paper analyzes disparities in productivity and competitiveness across European regions. Beyond the traditional “Blue Banana” in Central-Western Europe, […]
Heterogeneity in Food Price Inflation Convergence Across the EU – new research article by Tibor Bareith and Imre Fertő in Agribusiness journal

Heterogeneity in Food Price Inflation Convergence Across the EU: Evidence From Club Dynamics and Structural Breaks Tibor Bareith – Imre Fertő Agribusiness – First published: 13 August 2025 Abstract This study examines food price inflation rate convergence among EU27 Member States from 2005 to 2024, focusing on structural breaks, external shocks, and regional disparities. Using panel […]
How to Shift Diets for the Climate? The Overlooked Power of Social Values – by Zsófia Benedek, Lajos Baráth, Imre Fertő, Zoltán Bakucs

Illustration: Cup of Couple / pexels.com How to Shift Diets for the Climate? The Overlooked Power of Social Values Zsófia Benedek, Lajos Baráth, Imre Fertő, Zoltán Bakucs Why Dietary Change Remains Elusive Global meat consumption has risen dramatically over the past decades, in direct contradiction to mounting evidence and policy recommendations pointing to […]