What makes a devoted local-food-buying club customer? New research article by Zsófia Benedek and Imre Fertő in Heliyon
What makes a devoted local-food-buying club customer? Zsófia Benedek – Imre Fertő Available online 3 November 2024 Highlights Local-food-buying clubs (LFBCs) are grassroots initiatives with the potential to scale up Local food and LFBC consumers are heterogeneous in terms of attitudes and preferences Less engaged LFBC customers are interested in […]
Hungarian Gas Market Trends in a Risky and Unpredictable Environment – new research article by Csaba Weiner
Hungarian Gas Market Trends in a Risky and Unpredictable Environment: A Comparison of the Situation before and after Russia’s 2022 Invasion of Ukraine Csaba Weiner, Ph.D., Senior Research Fellow, Institute of World Economics, HUN-REN Centre for Economic and Regional Studies, Budapest, Hungary, email: weiner.csaba@krtk.hun-ren.hu Economic Studies (Ikonomicheski Izsledvania), Vol. 33(8), pp. 167-189 […]
Empowering Women in Sustainable Agriculture: The Key to a Greener Future
By Štefan Bojnec and Imre Fertő
Small but Salient: The Securitization of Ukraine’s Ethnic Hungarian Minority – article by Péter Balogh and Katalin Kovály
Small but Salient: The Securitization of Ukraine’s Ethnic Hungarian Minority Péter Balogh and Katalin Kovály Published online by Cambridge University Press: 31 October 2024 Nationalities Papers , First View , pp. 1 – 24 Abstract This article analyzes the key factors behind the securitization of Ukraine’s small ethnic Hungarian minority in recent years and how […]
Is a balanced entrepreneurial ecosystem essential for success? – New co-authored research study by Balázs Páger
Is a balanced entrepreneurial ecosystem essential for success? A configurational analysis of European regional entrepreneurial ecosystems Éva Komlósi, Marcus Dejardin, László Szerb & Balázs Páger The Journal of Technology Transfer – Published: 25 October 2024 Abstract This study challenges the assumption that well-balanced and bottleneck-free entrepreneurial ecosystems (EEs) are the sole drivers […]
Inequality perception and preferences globally and locally – new study by Attila Gaspar and co-authors
Inequality perception and preferences globally and locally – correlational evidence from a large-scale cross-country survey Attila Gáspár, Carmen Cervone, Federica Durante, Anne Maass, Caterina Suitner, Roberta Rosa Valtorta & Michela Vezzoli The Journal of Economic Inequality -Published: 17 October 2024 Abstract Using a large, representative survey involving 31 countries, we establish […]
Wellbeing and sustainability in Europe in the 2010s – An empirical analysis by Csaba Lakócai
Wellbeing and sustainability in Europe in the 2010s – An empirical analysis Csaba Lakócai Wellbeing, Space and Society – Volume 7, December 20245 Highlights Life expectancy increased in each European country over the 2010s. The level of wellbeing and the size of the ecological footprint evolved differently. Welfare state systems have certain impact on the wellbeing […]
Currency Reform in Post-War Germany: A Strategic Tool for U.S. Dominance – by Tamás Szigetvári
In the aftermath of World War II, Germany found itself economically devastated, with an oversupply of currency, inflationary pressures, and a return to a barter economy that paralyzed production and trade. The currency reform of June 20, 1948, aimed to address this economic collapse by introducing the Deutsche Mark (DM) and replacing the […]
The Survival of Corporate Farms in Central and Eastern Europe: Unpacking the Drivers Behind Their Resilience by Imre Fertő
Since the fall of communism, Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) has seen profound changes in its agricultural sector. While many small and medium-sized farms have struggled to survive in the competitive, market-driven economy, large corporate farms have displayed remarkable resilience. In a recent study, we explore the key factors that have enabled these […]
Crafting a Revolution: The Rise of Budapest’s Craft Beer Scene – by Zoltán Bakucs
Over the past two decades, the global beer market has witnessed a significant shift with the rise of craft brewing, as small, independent breweries have challenged the dominance of large-scale, multinational beer producers. This transformation, driven by growing consumer demand for local and artisanal products, has spread across Europe, reaching cities like Budapest. […]
