Why Europe’s food prices move in clubs – not as one – by Tibor Bareith and Imre Fertő
Why Europe’s food prices move in clubs – not as one Tibor Bareith and Imre Fertő Divergence in the Single Market Three decades after the launch of the EU Single Market, it might seem natural to assume that consumers across Europe experience food price inflation in a broadly similar way. Yet the reality is […]
Firm quality and health maintenance – new research article by Anikó Bíró and Péter Elek in Journal of Health Economics
Firm quality and health maintenance Anikó Bíró – Péter Elek Journal of Health Economics – Volume 103, September 2025 Abstract We estimate the impact of firm quality – primarily measured by the firm-level wage premium – on the health maintenance of employees. Using linked employer–employee administrative panel data from Hungary, we analyze the dynamics […]
Work addiction among managers: a battery of demands and resources approach – new research article by Ádám Páthy and co-authors
Work addiction among managers: a battery of demands and resources approach Tibor Dőry – Lili Anna Hujber – Ádám Páthy – Angéla Somogyi – Attila Szabo Cogent Psychology 12(1) – Published online: 8 Aug 2025 Abstract Work addiction negatively impacts health and well-being, yet little research has focused on managers, whose excessive work involvement […]
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 […]
