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 […]
Digital and Circular Transition Pathways in European Manufacturing: A PRISMA-based Review – new co-authored study by Viktor Varjú in Circular Economy and Sustainability journal

Digital and Circular Transition Pathways in European Manufacturing: A PRISMA-based Review Wifek Essoussi, Kinga Nagyné Pércsi & Viktor Varjú Circular Economy and Sustainability – Volume 6, article number 242 (2026) – Published: 11 May 2026 Abstract The shift towards sustainability in European manufacturing has […]
Changing functions of allotments and their regulatory challenges in Hungary – Gábor László Vasárus, József Lennert, András Donát Kovács, Ádám Szalai

Restructuring of the state-market relations in Turkey: An analysis of infrastructure failures in the transportation sector – by Ágnes Szunomár

Restructuring of the state-market relations in Turkey:An analysis of infrastructure failures in the transportation sector Over the past two decades, Turkey has invested heavily in large-scale transport infrastructure projects to showcase economic strength and modernisation. New bridges, highways, airports, and high-speed rail lines have become central elements of political communication and development strategy. However, […]
Urban Interest Representation in the EU: Opportunities, Channels, and Constraints – Evidence from Hungary – Balázs Brucker

Reclaiming the margins in environmental research: Epistemic inequalities across Europe’s geographical and disciplinary peripheries

co-authored article by Viktor Varjú, Dóra Bálint and Gergely Tagai
Restructuring of the state-market relations in Turkey: an analysis of infrastructure failures in the transportation sector – new co-authored study by Ágnes Szunomár

Restructuring of the state-market relations in Turkey: an analysis of infrastructure failures in the transportation sector Özgün Sarımehmet Duman & Ágnes Szunomár New Political Economy – Published online: 12 May 2026 Altmetric Abstract Investment in transport infrastructure has been a key driver of Turkish economic growth over recent decades. The market has expanded considerably […]
A study by Imre Fertő and Gergely Csurilla published in Social Science Quarterly has ranked within the top 10% of most-viewed papers

Paper titled: How to win the first Olympic medal? And the second? by Gergely Csurilla and Imre Fertő published in Social Science Quarterly, on behalf of Southwestern Social Science Association, has ranked within the top 10% of most-viewed papers published by the journal in 2024(among work published in Social Science Quarterly between January […]
Smart Cities and Urban Sustainability – by Boglárka Barsi

Smart Cities and Urban Sustainability Boglárka Barsi research fellow, ELTE CERS assistant professor, Széchenyi István University Based on Boglárka Barsi (2026) Smart Cities and Urban Sustainability, In: Vikas, Sharma; Ewelina, Idziak; José, Braga de Vasconcelos; Attila, Kurucz (eds.) Infrastructure Finance and Sustainable Governance, Heidelberg, Germany : Springer Cham (2026) pp. 211-230. Paper: Chapter […]
School to jail transition: early warnings from primary school — by János Köllő and István Boza

School to jail transition: early warnings from primary school — János Köllő and István Boza — Why do some young people end up in prison while most of their classmates do not? The answer is never simple. Family background, local opportunities, peer groups, personal choices, and chance all play a role. In our study, we focus […]