Why Zambia’s rice policy needs more than irrigation infrastructure – by Imre Fertő
Why Zambia’s rice policy needs more than irrigation infrastructure In many low-income countries, agricultural transformation is constrained not only by land and labour, but by water. This is increasingly true in Zambia’s rice sector, where climate variability, weak infrastructure, and fragmented value chains combine to limit productivity and resilience. Our recent FAO study […]
The hidden benefit of starting school later: a stronger sense of control – by Dániel Horn
The hidden benefit of starting school later: a stronger sense of control by Dániel Horn When should children start school?The question is usually framed in terms of academic performance or later earnings.Yet, schooling may also shape something less visible but equally important: how children think about their own agency.Do they believe that effort matters, […]
Greener farming policies are judged by environmental outcomes. They should also be judged by what they do to farm costs – by Štefan Bojnec and Imre Fertő
Greener farming policies are judged by environmental outcomes. They should also be judged by what they do to farm costs Štefan Bojnec and Imre Fertő Agri-environmental schemes are usually assessed by whether they improve biodiversity, reduce pollution, or cut emissions. But for farmers, a more immediate question often comes first: what happens to […]
Featured Lendület Researcher: Balázs Reizer
Featured Lendület Researcher: Balázs Reizer 25 March 2026 – mta.hu Hungarian workers still earn significantly less than their Western counterparts. In order for this situation to change, it is essential to uncover the underlying causes of this phenomenon. This is the task undertaken by Balázs Reizer, Senior Research Fellow at the ELTE Centre for […]
Informality and Spatial Marginality of Roma in Bulgaria and Hungary – Tünde Virág’s book chapter has been published
Tünde Virág’s latest book chapter provides a comparative analysis of how Roma communities are spatially marginalized in Bulgaria and Hungary. Using Loïc Wacquant’s concepts of the “ghetto” and “anti-ghetto,” it shows how state policies, welfare systems, and historical trajectories shape distinct patterns of segregation in Eastern Europe. Published in the De Gruyter Handbook of Eastern […]
Reassessing the restorative features of Japan’s kōban policing System – by Gábor Héra
Reassessing the restorative features of Japan’s kōban policing system by Gabor Hera The article examines the long-standing academic debate surrounding the restorative justice potential of Japan’s kōban policing system. While some scholars portray kōban officers as key actors in community-based, informal conflict resolution and reintegration, others describe them as agents of a punitive and formal criminal […]
When Care Becomes Governance: What Social Services Do Beyond Helping – by Luca Sára Bródy
When Care Becomes Governance: What Social Services Do Beyond Helping In Hungary, care has become a central language of social policy. Programmes promise support, inclusion and development, especially in disadvantaged rural areas. Yet the growing role of care also raises a broader question: what happens when care is not only about helping, […]
Agri-environmental schemes reduce variable input costs: Evidence from Slovenian farms – new study by Štefan Bojnec and Imre Fertő in Journal of Cleaner Production
Agri-environmental schemes reduce variable input costs: Evidence from Slovenian farms Štefan Bojnec – Imre Fertő Journal of Cleaner Production – Volume 554, 8 April 2026 Highlights Agri-environmental schemes (AES) reduce energy and crop protection costs. Participation in AES shifts focus to less intensive tillage and sustainable farming. Yield trade-offs from AES may affect short-term farm […]
Shortest Two Disjoint Paths in Conservative Graphs – new research study by Ildikó Schlotter has been published in Algorithmica journal
Why sustainability in business depends on managers, not just markets – by Imre Fertő
Why sustainability in business depends on managers, not just markets Imre Fertő Policies to improve innovation and sustainability often focus on finance, regulation and technology. But evidence from Hungary’s wine sector suggests that managers themselves can play a decisive role. Firms led by managers who are more proactive, creative and open to experimentation perform better […]
