The green leap forward? State capitalism, industrial policy, and the limits of green transformation in China – new scientific study by Ágnes Szunomár in Post-Communist Economies journal

The green leap forward? State capitalism, industrial policy, and the limits of green transformation in China Ágnes Szunomár Post-Communist Economies – Published online: 26 May 2026 Abstract China’s rapid expansion in green industries – the green leap forward – is frequently cited as evidence of the effectiveness of state-led industrial policy in accelerating technological upgrading and […]
The employment effects of disability benefit reassessment – new co-authored study by Anikó Bíró and Judit Krekó is published in Jornal of Public Economics

The employment effects of disability benefit reassessment Anikó Bíró, Cecília Hornok, Judit Krekó, Dániel Prinz, Ágota Scharle Journal of Public Economics – Volume 259, July 2026 Highlights We study a disability insurance reassessment reform in Hungary using variation generated by a birthday cutoff. In line with a perceived threat of benefit loss, recipients reduced work […]