Habits of Using Private Gardens and Green Spaces in Suburban Villages around Nitra – by Tamás Hardi, Ádám Páthy and co-authors

Habits of Using Private Gardens and Green Spaces in Suburban Villages around Nitra Tamás Hardi, Gabriela Repaská, Ádám Páthy, Ján Veselovský GEOGRAPHICA PANNONICA Volume 29, Issue 1, 48–64 (March 2025) Abstract The growth of suburbs alters the traditional villagescape due to increasing population and new housing developments. This not only affects the buildings but also alters […]
Empowering Women Farmers for Sustainable Agriculture in the EU – Imre Fertő – Štefan Bojnec

Values and subjective well-being of European entrepreneurs – new research article by Ákos Bodor, Zoltán Grünhut and co-authors

Values and subjective well-being of European entrepreneurs: a configurational analysis across technological levels Éva Komlósi, Evelyn Calispa-Aguilar, Ákos Bodor, Zoltán Grünhut & Zoltán Schepp Review of Managerial Science – Published: 13 March 2025 Abstract Human values (HV) and subjective well-being (SWB) are critical factors influencing firm performance and entrepreneurial success. While prior […]
Trade-offs and synergies when balancing economic growth and globalization for sustainable development goals achievement

Trade-offs and synergies when balancing economic growth and globalization for sustainable development goals achievement Imre Fertő and Gábor Harangozó (HUN-REN KRTK and Corvinus University of Budapest) United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have increasingly become a focal point of global policy discussions. However, halfway through their 2030 target, global progress remains significantly off track. […]
Women are underconfident and men are overconfident – new research article by Anna Adamecz

Revisiting the Dunning-Kruger effect: Composite measures and heterogeneity by gender Anna Adamecz, Radina Ilieva, Nikki Shure Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics, Volume 116, 2025 Highlights We test for the Dunning-Kruger effect using composite measures and birth cohort data. We use tests from ages 5/10/16 and self-estimates of ability at ages 10/16. We show that […]
Crypto Price Predictions: How Activation Functions Shape Neural Network Accuracy – by Tibor Bareith

Illustration: Kaboompics.com – pexels Crypto Price Predictions: How Activation Functions Shape Neural Network Accuracy Cryptocurrencies—most notably Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Litecoin—have gained worldwide attention for their dramatic price movements and potential to disrupt traditional financial systems. Unlike government-issued money, these digital assets rely on decentralized computer networks known as blockchains, where transactions are verified and […]
Integrators and Robot Adoption: Facts from Hungary – co-authored study by Gábor Békés

Integrators and Robot Adoption: Facts from Hungary Gábor Békés – Alessandra Bonfiglioli – Rosario Crinó – Gino Gancia 7 Mar 2025 – Centre for Economic Policy Research – CEPR DP20026 Abstract This paper explores the role of intermediaries in facilitating the adoption of industrial robots. Using administrative data and firm-to-firm transactions in Hungary, […]
Europe’s Invisible Neighbourhoods: Why Farmland Still Matters for Rural Development – by Imre Fertő

Europe’s Invisible Neighbourhoods:Why Farmland Still Matters for Rural Development Lillemets, Jüri, Viira, Ants-Hannes, & Fertő, Imre While Europe’s population is increasingly urbanized, an overlooked reality persists: most Europeans live remarkably close to agricultural land. A recent study by Lillemets et al. (2025) highlights that nearly all Europeans live within 10 kilometers of […]
Trade-offs and synergies when balancing economic growth and globalization for sustainable development goals achievement

by Imre Fertő & Gábor Harangozó
Urban highways are barriers to social ties – new co-authored research article by Sándor Juhász

Urban highways are barriers to social ties Luca Maria Aiello – Anastassia Vybornova – Sándor Juhász and Eszter Bokányi Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) Vol. 122 | No. 10 – March 4, 2025 Significance Highways are physical barriers that cut opportunities for social connections, but the magnitude of this […]