The European Union’s investment screening framework and China – by Tamás Peragovics and Ágnes Szunomár
The European Union’s investment screening framework and China – a complicated picture by Tamás Peragovics and Ágnes Szunomár In this paper, our objective was to investigate the relationship between the European Union’s Investment Screening Framework (ISF) and Chinese foreign direct investment (FDI), asking how and to what extent China has shaped the development and […]
Basic research cooperation on European regional development and competitiveness – by Csaba Lakócai
Basic research cooperation on European regional development and competitiveness by Csaba Lakócai In a research cooperation with the Strasbourg-based European YouthThink Tank (EYTT), Csaba Lakócai, research fellow at the Institute of World Economics, has been conducting basic research since 2023 on the spatial patterns of contemporary socio-economic development in the EU at the NUTS2 […]
Enhancing Policy Insights: Machine Learning-Based Forecasting of Euro Area Inflation HICP and Subcomponents by László Vancsura, Tibor Tatay and Tibor Bareith
Enhancing Policy Insights: Machine Learning-Based Forecasting of Euro Area Inflation HICP and Subcomponents László Vancsura – Tibor Tatay – Tibor Bareith Forecasting 2025, 7 (4), 63; – Published: 26 October 2025 Abstract Accurate inflation forecasting is of central importance for monetary authorities, governments, and businesses, as it shapes economic decisions and policy responses. While most […]
A New Approach to Understanding Population Change in Central and Eastern Europe – new research article by Csaba G. Tóth in Population and Development Review
A New Approach to Understanding Population Change in Central and Eastern Europe Csaba G. Tóth Population and Development Review – First published: 23 October 2025 Abstract This study introduces a novel approach to decomposing population change by identifying the separate contributions of fertility, mortality, net migration, and initial age structure using a stationary population […]
Family foster care or residential care: the impact of home environment on children raised in state care – new research article by Anna Bárdits and Gábor Kertesi
Family foster care or residential care: the impact of home environment on children raised in state care Anna Bárdits & Gábor Kertesi Journal of Population Economics – Published: 17 October 2025 Abstract This study investigates how family foster care, compared to residential care, affects the outcomes of adolescents raised in state care. Using Hungarian administrative […]
Varieties of dependent growth models: External finance in Central and Eastern European economies – new study by Tamás Tibor Csontos has published in Acta Oeconomica journal
Varieties of dependent growth models:External finance in Central and Eastern European economies Tamás T. Csontos Acta Oeconomica – Online Publication Date: 14 Oct 2025 Abstract This paper explores the changing landscape of external finance in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) following the global financial crisis of 2008. Through comparative statistical analysis, it traces shifts in […]
Global value chain participation and the technology structure of exports – co-authored study by Andrea Éltető has published inJournal of Applied Economics
Global value chain participation and the technology structure of exports: experience from the Central and Southeast European countries Bojan Shimbov, Andrea Éltető & Maite Alguacil Journal of Applied Economics – Published online: 12 Oct 2025 Abstract This paper examines the relationship between global value chain (GVC) participation and technology absorption in Central and Southeast European […]
European Innovation Award for Kidney Transplantation Software Developed with the Participation of Mechanism Design Research Group led by Péter Biró
Péter Biró and his Mechanism Design Research Group participated in the development of a software tool called KEPsoft, which has won an Innovation Award from the European Association of Research and Technology Organisations (EARTO). The four-member consortium representing Hungary’s ELTE KRTK Institute of Economics, founded with the support of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, as […]
The Governance and Development Policy Dimensions of the Success of Rural Proofing – new research article by István Finta in European Countryside
The Governance and Development Policy Dimensions of the Success of Rural Proofing István Finta European Countryside – Volume 17 (2025): Issue 3 (September 2025) Abstract Faced with different problems and growth opportunities, regions pose challenges for national central governments and even for the European Union as a whole, requiring the development of area-sensitive interventions such as rural proofing. Due to […]
When Ethical Meets Entrepreneurial: How SME Leaders in Resource-Constrained Economies Can Build Sustainable Competitive Advantage – by Szilárd Podruzsik
When Ethical Meets Entrepreneurial: How SME Leaders in Resource-Constrained Economies Can Build Sustainable Competitive Advantage by Szilárd Podruzsik In Jordan’s challenging business environment – marked by severe water scarcity, high unemployment, and the integration of over 1.3 million refugees – SMEs face an uncomfortable truth: approximately 70% fail within their first five years. Yet […]
