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 […]
Heterogeneous impacts of climate change on morbidity – new research article by Tamás Hajdu in Economics & Human Biology journal
Heterogeneous impacts of climate change on morbidity Tamás Hajdu Economics & Human Biology – Volume 58, September 2025 Highlights This paper examines the effect of temperature on emergency department (ED) visits. ED visit rates increase when average temperatures exceed 10°C. The impacts of climate change – both present and future – are substantial. […]
How to encourage people to follow a climate-friendly diet? Increase social cohesion!
New research article by Zsófia Benedek, Lajos Baráth, Imre Fertő and Zoltán Bakucs
A case study on the lithium-ion battery industry by György Csomós, András Donát Kovács and Jenő Zsolt Farkas in Journal of Cleaner Production
A systematic analysis of different forms of procedural injustice associated with reindustrialization in Hungary: A case study on the lithium-ion battery industry György Csomós – András Donát Kovács – Jenő Zsolt Farkas Journal of Cleaner Production – Volume 521, 25 – August 2025 Abstract Following the global financial crisis in 2008–2009 and the subsequent COVID-19 […]
Post-socialism: still here? – by Erika Nagy
Post-socialism: still here? by Erika Nagy The paper is a commentary written for a Research Colloquium published in Eurasian Geography and Economics. The forum is devoted to scrutinize the (non-)relevance of the concept of postsocialism today by authors working in various contexts and having different positionalities. This paper reflects on postsocialism as an ontological […]
Digitalization and Tourism: How X, Y, and Z Generations Make Travel Decisions in the Online Era – by Marcell Kupi
The digital age, generational differences, and travel decisions – without losing sight – by Marcell Kupi The study by Ivancsóné Horváth, Kupi, and Kundi (2025) explores how three generations—X, Y, and Z—make travel decisions in the digital age. Using a quantitative online survey, the authors examine how information sources, visual content, and digital platforms […]
Strategic Candidate Nomination – Which Party Has a Chance to Win? – by Ildikó Schlotter
Strategic Candidate Nomination – Which Party Has a Chance to Win? Ildikó Schlotter In a study performed together with Katarína Cechlárová from P.J. Šafárik University (Košice, Solvakia) and presented at AAMAS 2025, we explore a model where political parties can strategically nominate candidates to influence election outcomes—specifically, under Condorcet-consistent voting rules. These are voting systems that always […]
Beyond the degree: Fertility outcomes of ‘first in family’ graduates – new research article by Anna Adamecz, Anna Lovász and Sunčica Vujić
Beyond the degree: Fertility outcomes of `first in family’ graduates Anna Adamecz, Anna Lovász & Sunčica Vujić Review of Economics of the Household – Published: 23 July 2025 Abstract This paper examines the link between higher education and fertility, paying particular attention to the role of intergenerational educational mobility in shaping this relationship. Drawing […]
